Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adj] [prep] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1727 ) , he was involved in virtually every significant building project in the university . |
| 2 | I mean he was married for quite a long time to her apparently . |
| 3 | He preferred the furtherance of his own prestige over the needs of his kingdom — especially England , from where he was absent for almost the entire period of his kingship . |
| 4 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
| 5 | ‘ He was ill for about a week . |