Example sentences of "[num] he [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As early as 1895 he was a regular contributor to the Engineer and Engineering , taking the great engineers of the day to task over technical issues , and he soon became well known . |
| 2 | By the 1830s he was a revered scientist and had invented an electromagnetic coil machine . |
| 3 | In the Seventies he was a regular visitor to Joe Allens in Covent Garden where he went with his mother . |
| 4 | Between 1971 and 1975 he was a vital force in British music — and those are exactly the years covered by Best Of The Mercury Years ( Mercury ) . |
| 5 | By 1672 he was a close friend of Robert Hooke [ q.v. ] , as the latter records in his diary ; the two men met frequently to discuss linguistic matters . |
| 6 | At just 46 he is the third youngest president of all time and five years younger than the voice of rebellious youth , Bob Dylan . |
| 7 | From 1715 he was an intimate friend of the diarist Thomas Hearne [ q.v. ] , who recorded various insights into his character . |
| 8 | When he joined the Party in 1922 he was the only member in Danzig , and had to wait until after Hitler was released from the Landsberg prison and the Party was re-launched before he could become active on its behalf . |
| 9 | By 1824 he was a salaried managing partner . |
| 10 | Even in his eighties he was a fine-looking man , the more so in any kind of formal dress . |
| 11 | By the end of the Eighties he was the youngest captain in the crack Guards Regiment Feliks Dzerzhinsky . |
| 12 | In 1930 he was the youngest member of the Reichstag and was considered by all to be a high-flyer . |
| 13 | From 1971 to 1977 he was the head coach of the Washington Redskins professional football team , and turned what had been a lacklustre bunch into a city 's obsession . |
| 14 | In chapter 33 he is a noble figure of godlike magnanimity . |
| 15 | In World War I he was a crucial mediator between the Russian and British governments when the former borrowed huge amounts of sterling for munition purchases and support of the rouble . |
| 16 | On 6 May 1628 he was the first to propose proceeding through the Petition of Right , although he did not use the phrase , and the House waited for word from Coke before acting . |
| 17 | From 1975–77 he was a first-class umpire . |
| 18 | In 1835 he was the third serjeant-at-law in Ireland and , shortly afterwards , second serjeant . |
| 19 | In 1928–29 he was an ideal supplier of chances for Len Griffiths and Harry Havelock , while also providing 10 League goals himself from 16 appearances ( including a hat-trick at Brighton just before Christmas ) and helping the Palace to their best run in the FA Cup for years . |
| 20 | At fifteen he was an independent , tough and troublesome man-boy . |
| 21 | In the 1920s he was the closest political friend of the prime minister , Stanley Baldwin , supporting him in leadership crises in 1923 and 1929–31 , and contributing much to the tone of Baldwinite Conservatism — an emphasis upon moral seriousness and social responsibility , a concern to soothe class feelings , and deep distrust of Lloyd George . |
| 22 | Consequently , at the age of nine he was a pale , thin child and short for his age . |
| 23 | Samuel Fox Esq was born in 1815 , and when he died in 1887 he was the first person to be buried in the cemetery attached to the church . |
| 24 | In 1887 he was the first witness called before the select commission on forestry . |
| 25 | From 1946 to 1948 he was the last deputy chairman of the Southern Railway before nationalization . |
| 26 | Much is made of the age factor by Mr Tim Devlin , the Conservative defender of a 774 majority , for at 32 he is the youngest contender in the country 's closest three-way spilt . |
| 27 | In 1971 he was a key figure in the Oz magazine obscenity trial . |
| 28 | Methven was later to create an embarrassing scandal among the godly , when he was publicly deposed for adultery in 1562 — a sin which did not prevent him finding a niche among the ministry of the Church of England — but in 1558 he was a major asset to the Protestants , preaching not only in Dundee but , during the summer months , in other parts of Angus and in Fife . |
| 29 | In 1982 he was an occasional driver in the Williams car when injuries created an opening , but the dominant Mario had disappeared back to America . |
| 30 | From 1864 he was a consulting analytical chemist in London ; he also taught at St Saviour 's Grammar School , the School of Medicine for Women , and the City of London College . |