Example sentences of "[verb] he was [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if he was , the best way to catch him was through blood testing . |
| 2 | An alleged hitman accused of pushing a young couple over a cliff in a burning car has claimed he was at home smoking drugs at the time . |
| 3 | He played the hard man and pretended he was beyond fear , but that was nonsense . |
| 4 | ‘ Anyway , a certain man appeared , and pretended he was in love with Miss Havisham . |
| 5 | George Burley 's door , two along from mine , was wide open , and I found he was in residence , dressed but asleep , quietly snoring in his armchair . |
| 6 | Human rights group say he was in charge of Bolivian death squads responsible for murdering hundreds of journalists , political and labour leaders , and church officials . |
| 7 | The casualty rate so far was no more than might have been expected from the hazardous nature of the operation , and although he could not , in all honesty , say he was in command of the whole ship , he at least held the strategic upper hand . |
| 8 | Yet Diana truly believed he was in love with her because of the devoted way he behaved in her presence . |
| 9 | Canon Law was most strict on this : a priest was bound to hear the confession of any man who believed he was in danger of death . |
| 10 | He was aware that she believed he was in need of art . |
| 11 | I imagine he was at home with his highly attractive wife . ’ |
| 12 | Tony says he was into raves until 1990 , when he got bored with the same hectic beats and ‘ could see it was n't going to get any bigger because the government was n't backing it . |
| 13 | Cheltenham taxi driver , Richard Morris says he was on cloud 9 when he realised what had happened . |
| 14 | When morning came he was in pain and not best pleased . |
| 15 | Police confirmed he was under arrest . |
| 16 | Det Sgt Hardy Jones of Darlington CID confirmed he was in contact with officers from other forces to discuss the raids . |
| 17 | Who else but Daly could be humble enough to offer to withdraw from the 1993 US Ryder Cup team if his team-mates do n't want him , and get fined for fast play , officials deciding he was in contempt by completing the second round of the TPD Championship in just over two hours . |
| 18 | He 's got a lot of matches this week , he 's got he was on duty last night from six to ten , this morning he 's got a match , tonight he 's got a match ! |
| 19 | He guessed he was in disgrace again , because neither |
| 20 | The major assistance I was able to give him was in connection with the Tribunal , presided over by Lord Radcliffe , established to investigate the Vassall affair in November 1962 . |
| 21 | Afterwards , when they were alone , Marshall said : ‘ If that was an accurate account , one person had ample opportunity to take the knife off the bar and we already know he was at Linley 's party . ’ |
| 22 | I , know he was in Black Adder |
| 23 | He found himself wishing he was at home again , at Polly 's home , and could creep stealthily into the twins ' room and sit there as he sometimes had at night , on the floor among their discarded toys and cuddly animals , with his back to the wall , listening to the sound of their breathing . |
| 24 | I see that Wetherall got MOTM for the game on Saturday from one of the tabloids , so much for me saying he was at fault for the goals . |
| 25 | He telephoned relatives in Skelmersdale at 9.20pm last night , saying he was in Liverpool again . |
| 26 | Mr Ashworth telephoned his family in Skelmersdale about 9.20 last night , saying he was in Liverpool . |
| 27 | The doctor goes with her , saying he was in Yorkshire on medical business . |
| 28 | I suppose he was at Jefferson 's . |
| 29 | ‘ She liked to believe he was in line to be the next PM . |
| 30 | ‘ The whole journal appears to have been written in South Africa but he moved to Cape Province , and from later entries it seems he was in contact with Cecil Rhodes … ’ |