Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] he [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He told me he was round Madge 's this morning — He might have put them back — in her cardi pocket or somewhere . |
| 2 | He told me he was in a marriage of convenience . |
| 3 | ‘ If he told you he was in Geneva throughout his absence , he was lying . ’ |
| 4 | Captain Tony Jacklin told him he was on the list . |
| 5 | Then the cross-shaped glazing bars of the window told him he was in the spare bedroom of Number 29 . |
| 6 | When his heart brimmed and overflowed , he told her he was in love with her . |
| 7 | ‘ And Mrs McD was a bit staggered when we told her he was in Mull . |
| 8 | And this same man , this Gentle , told her he was in love with her , and put the words together so perfectly she disregarded all she 'd heard but those he spoke . |
| 9 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 10 | It 's true you know if a di if a child did come out the gate , with that wee fella yesterday I saw him he was with Ryan and he went up that path like lightning . |
| 11 | She knew what he was at once . |
| 12 | What was more , the old lady knew what he was at , for the look she shot her companion had been brimful of mischief . |
| 13 | With things like art nouveau and Edwardian furniture , when David started buying them , I went and got books to get my act together in order that I knew what he was into , but with drugs , I did n't know , added to which David was very secretive and for a long time I was n't aware that he was having a problem , not necessarily from cocaine addiction , which everybody loves to tell you is not addictive , but it is in terms of the fact that you rely on feeling up to cope — you just become more and more paranoid . |
| 14 | ‘ You knew what he was like , did n't you ? ’ |
| 15 | If they all knew what he was like , he 'd have nowhere to run . |
| 16 | You never knew him , you never knew what he was like … ’ |
| 17 | You knew what he was like . |
| 18 | She knew what he was like , how he never did anything without having thought about the repercussions first . |
| 19 | Ultimately , the man convinced me he was in fact a window-cleaner , starting about half past three to four o'clock . |
| 20 | He liked who he was in her eyes . |
| 21 | It is as if they are saying , ‘ We believe in Jesus because he proved who he was by working miracles . ’ |
| 22 | That convinced him he was on the right track and within a few months some alert marketing men in the Wilson Sporting Goods Company were equally impressed . |
| 23 | Rory thought for a second Prentice was pretending , but the boy 's expression convinced him he was in real pain . |
| 24 | Julie Warburton , 21 , said Green had her he was in love with her , and added : ‘ He also said he wanted to divorce his wife and wanted to leave her for me . ’ |
| 25 | She wondered what he was like . |