Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adj] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early stages he was content to keep her towards the rear of the field as Teleprompter — also attempting a mile and a half for the first time — took his accustomed role of front-runner . |
| 2 | She ignores me , whining about how he was supposed to meet her at the Bullet 's Head . |
| 3 | She was the one sister who was sympathetic to him ; that is , when he was able to detach her from the others . |
| 4 | ‘ He was able to introduce her to a lot of people but her real ambition is to be a movie star , not an actress on the stage . |
| 5 | Carol knocked , came in before he was able to tell her to . |
| 6 | She could almost hear him making the effort to be cheerful , as if he was afraid to disappoint her in case she decided not to ring him again . |