Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] he [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The official report from the hospital stated that when the President arrived he was in a state of complete coma , with no recordable blood pressure or pulse , ‘ the eyes wide open , with no response to light ’ , and no reflexes anywhere . |
| 2 | The witness said he was in his caravan at an itinerant site on the Upper Glen Road when he was woken by the sound of gunfire . |
| 3 | According to popular myth , Law discovered he was on the list to leave Old Trafford from a TV report when he was visiting his sick mother in Aberdeen . |
| 4 | Later the film director said he was in love with the young woman , who was adopted by Farrow and Andre Previn when they were married . |
| 5 | Mansell last night admitted he was considering driving in the infamous Indy sports car series in the USA — despite fears about safety . |
| 6 | Byrne was not a particularly big man , standing only 5 feet 9 inches and weighing 13 stone , but Deaf Burke was even smaller at 5 feet 8½ inches , and 12 stone 7 lbs , so the Irishman felt he was onto a good thing . |
| 7 | Terry Daniels of the polishing shop at Alexandra Pottery proved he is in the know on the green scene when he came top in the environmental competition in the last edition of Newsline . |
| 8 | When morning came he was in pain and not best pleased . |
| 9 | AB alleges he discovered , through records obtained before he launched a £200,000 legal action against the transfusion service , that the donor knew he was in a high-risk group for HIV infection . |
| 10 | He personified the pre-war amateur at his peak , a kindly engaging man who was well placed to have been a major influence in the game had he been of a more forceful character . |
| 11 | Bus driver with a friendly charm is Britain 's best A bus driver thought he was in trouble when a stranger telephoned his manager asking for his name . |
| 12 | The Prince felt he was in the company of someone very special , took great delight in time spent talking to him , and was inspired by all that he heard . |
| 13 | I 'd have said if he 'd been dead but Kevin 's mum said he was on the danger list . " |
| 14 | One feller said he was from Great Homer Street . |
| 15 | The gelding show-ed he was in good heart this week by winning at Edinburgh on Thursday . |
| 16 | Our hopes were high this morning after the Red Cross said he was in good spirits . |