Example sentences of "[verb] he was [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By nightfall he believed he was 30 miles from Lubeck , so next morning he headed for the port along with workpeople . |
| 2 | ‘ He says he was freezing cold , ’ Philippa explained ‘ And stayed in my father 's old chamber in the White Tower . ’ |
| 3 | I think I just assumed he was that sort of person and night-time did that to him . |
| 4 | With just the aid of a walking stick he had made his way to the Blue Boar followed by most of the kids in the village , who must have thought he was some sort of God . |
| 5 | ‘ So when I contacted Liverpool and was told he was available I w sted no time in setting up the deal . |
| 6 | You know he was that tramp must have been an honest man because father said there was quite a little of sovereigns in that , and so I suppose it had been given to the parish and had seen that the man was properly buried , and then they discovered that he was an Aberdonian . |
| 7 | ‘ Father Reynard was a suspect but I now know he was busy riding to Woodstock . |
| 8 | It took Russell almost three weeks to call Ellen for a date and when they did meet he was 45 minutes late . |
| 9 | I suppose it was discretion that led him to omit he was visiting General & Cumbria Assurance . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I suppose he was some kind of tenant . ’ |
| 11 | It was hard to believe he was forty-two years old . |
| 12 | erm , but I mean I , I was given to believe he was full time he never said oh it 's so many days |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't know why you should have led me to believe he was some kind of old buffer . ’ |
| 14 | Well I believe , I 'm not certain on that , it was in Street I think it was and er she also worked for Joseph in Street too , when she when she went , went out to work she was working for Joseph stitching for him too , but he became later Mayor of Walsall and I believe he was Liberal MP for it Pat the Liberal MP was n't it ? |
| 15 | but the other one , they did this vi video diary that they each spoke on and he was getting more upset , the more weight she lost he was more discontent in saying that |
| 16 | I was forced to put Micky Deere between the posts and the referee 's insistence that he remove his bi-focals meant he was two fathoms below useless . |
| 17 | She saw he was bright red as she stared at him . |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't realise he was that sort . |
| 19 | You thought he was that kind of bloke ? ’ |
| 20 | He tried talking but the teachers would n't listen and thought he was repeating words like a parrot or just being cheeky . |
| 21 | You do n't imagine Charles would have asked Guy to help us if he thought he was some kind of financial shark ? |
| 22 | Hopper thought he was another Dean , and then became outcast from Hollywood within three years because he acquired a reputation for being a mean-like perfectionist . |
| 23 | He was not tall , close to minimum height in fact , but he was stocky , and he made up for lack of inches with a pressing , high-speed manner which sometimes made people think he was all noise and movement and no intelligence . |
| 24 | In fact I do n't know what made me think he was that way in the first place — unless it was you , of course , leading me off the trail ! |
| 25 | They talked for ages , making each other laugh , finding shared points of view , generally having a good time — until Vitor realised he was overdue back at the track . |
| 26 | ‘ I only realised he was any good when he was 13 and went down to the English schools Under-14 championships at Queens one Monday . |
| 27 | Well , I think he was good player — but playing in that Liverpool side was nt difficult , and he s not really played for any other side so its hard to tell exactly how good he is . |
| 28 | ‘ I think he was better casting than I was for the part . |
| 29 | I think he was two Summers in school . |
| 30 | But then , Boaz who it , said he was honourable man , he replies , very positively he says may you be blessed by the Lord . |