Example sentences of "[vb base] he [was/were] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I heard one of the constables say he was a tip-top detective from London . ’ |
| 2 | Bran the Blessed — some say he was a Celtic God , some a virtuous king — is really responsible for the legend of the ravens . |
| 3 | Erm as I say he was a he was brilliant man er I mean we all we I 'm about one of the last of the ones that were taught under him . |
| 4 | To come back to Jonathan for a moment , you say he was a great liberal , he was an admirer of Lloyd George ? |
| 5 | People say he was a bit of a joker . ’ |
| 6 | Mr Collett 's employers say he was a first class driver . |
| 7 | They say he was a big boy do n't they ? |
| 8 | ‘ Sometimes he 'd cry about this , ’ she recalls , ‘ and say he was an awful nuisance to me . |
| 9 | I mean , I can remember him on this , er on this bike and then he rose to be a manager and er as he was , I say he was the manager fo er magistrate up until he retired last year . |
| 10 | Kee looked at Karen and said quietly , ‘ Some people say he was the strongest houngan of all , the houngan we call Baron Samedi . ’ |
| 11 | He would confess all , go on his knees , say he was the Prince 's slave , buy him expensive presents … |
| 12 | But as I say he was the most conscientious removal man and after two years when he came in he was so upset . |
| 13 | An ’ we now know he wuz the Triad connection , the one who took over the sect an' corrupted it . ’ |
| 14 | I know he was a ratepayer because he repeated this fact in the subsequent inquiry , a dozen or so times , adding that he did n't pay rates to have his hat ruined , a view I could understand . |
| 15 | How many know he was a prominent contributor to this magazine ? |
| 16 | For all we know he was a complete stranger . ’ |
| 17 | Well , I know he was a man , I saw him ! |
| 18 | You know he was an outdoor man . |
| 19 | I remember he was an awfully big chap . |
| 20 | Remember he was an England international — played brilliant for West Brom most weeks . |
| 21 | In fact he er I understand he was a very good er advertising salesman . |
| 22 | I suppose he was a captain of a ship or summat when he was younger . |
| 23 | ‘ I liked him ’ , one daughter summed up a grandfather who had been orphaned in the Irish potato famine : ‘ he was an old man , and I was only nine when he died , but as our father was at the [ First World ] War , I suppose he was the only man in the house . |
| 24 | The locals say they believe he was a swine thief , but it all seemed a bit serious to represent merely the chase and capture of a robber who stole pigs belonging to the monks of Jervaulx Abbey . |
| 25 | I believe he was a real bachelor with a ravishing mistress tucked away . |
| 26 | I believe he was the first westerner to make contact with the Dalai Lama , who became a great friend . |
| 27 | I believe he was the Wandering Jew , doomed to live forever . |
| 28 | They reckon he was a big boy though do n't they ? |
| 29 | John Hampden 's admirers claim he was the Winston Churchill of the English Civil War , and played a vital role in the birth of democracy . |
| 30 | Roseau 's family now claim he was the victim of right-wing pied noir extremists , who had already twice beaten him up and who were unhappy with Roseau 's association with the Gaullists . |