Example sentences of "he was [verb] [prep] [noun] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , at seventeen , he was bowing to Mrs Cohen 's wish and had entered University College to study medicine . |
| 2 | He was regarded by Sir John Eliot [ q.v. ] as one of the ablest and most articulate critics of Charles I 's government . |
| 3 | There is widespread speculation that he was uncovered by Vladimir Kuzichin , a minor KGB official who defected last year . |
| 4 | As he leaped down the stair he was shouting for Farquhar Neas , and whisky to take a foul taste from his mouth . |
| 5 | He was shouting at Auntie Lou in the kitchen . |
| 6 | When William Carey was suffering his final illness , he was visited by Alexander Duff , a young Scottish missionary . |
| 7 | Glassford had declared his intention of supporting Lord Dundas 's interest in the election , but when he was visited by Alexander Bruce of Kennet , who was managing the election for Lord Dundas , ‘ we really found all not so right ’ . |
| 8 | The day before he died , he was visited by Dr. Bates and Mr. Increase Mather ( of New England ) . |
| 9 | As a result he was reprimanded by Henry Ireton [ q.v. ] for airing his views unnecessarily and not keeping to the point . |
| 10 | He was rebuked by Leonid Kravchuk , the Ukrainian President , who then announced that Ukraine would leave the rouble zone on Oct. 1 . |
| 11 | Once in New York he was invited to Wall Street where he addressed the assembled and hushed stockbrokers who had suspended business with the understanding that the talk would not exceed three minutes . |
| 12 | Late in 1868 he was invited by Colonel John Stewart Wood , the inspector-general of the RIC , to become his private secretary . |
| 13 | He was invited by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to give a recital for the Royal Family at Windsor Castle . |
| 14 | After a school meeting , he was invited by Tony Hadley , a teacher and coach , to go to Birchfield Harriers where he was told : ‘ You must join the club . ’ |
| 15 | After he retired from Parliament , he was invited by Edward Talbot , bishop of Rochester [ q.v. ] , |
| 16 | Bobby Anscombe had intended his ultimatum as an exit line , but he was stopped by Michael Banks , who had worked with him in the past and knew his volatile temper . |
| 17 | Although , as we have seen , in 1828 Veitch was dismissed from his consulship for having addressed Napoleon as ‘ Your Majesty ’ instead of plain ‘ General ’ when he met the vanquished Emperor en route for St Helena , he had become such a popular figure in Madeira that , after representations from the island , he was reinstated by Lord Palmerston in 1831 . |
| 18 | He was referred to Wirral JJ. ex. p . |
| 19 | He was killed near Sidi Abdulla 30 April 1943 . |
| 20 | By the time he was killed in North Africa , Claudia and Philip had become lovers . |
| 21 | He was referring to Lou Duva , his former manager , and George Benton , then trainer . |
| 22 | He was joined by Sarah Measham from Swindon Branch , Michael Jones of Trust and Taxation , London and Karen Bridge of the Department of Social Security , Swindon . |
| 23 | He was joined by Peter Sheppard a few years later when it became apparent that so much information was potentially available from flight recorders that it needed another man to help interpret all the data . |
| 24 | He was joined by Anthony Fry , corporate finance partner in the Crawley office . |
| 25 | In this he was joined by Dennis Hopper , who was equally ecstatic . |
| 26 | That year he was joined by Edward Wakelin , who took charge of the workshop . |
| 27 | He was joined by Richard Van Allan as the Grand Inquisitor , and these two bass-baritones supplied the power and nobility which had been wanting . |
| 28 | He was joined by Evelyn Waugh and F. W. F. Smith , second Earl of Birkenhead [ qq.v . ] . |
| 29 | He was transferred to West Ham in the close-season and after two seasons there went on to Reading for whom he played against Palace on 22 January 1938 . |
| 30 | After his condition stabilised he was transferred to St Andrew 's Hospital , Billericay . |