Example sentences of "[vb past] he be the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His about-face once in office pleased economists , but robbed him of his mandate : the voters no longer believed he was the man they had elected . |
| 2 | And he claimed he was the victim of a ‘ mystery ’ vendetta . |
| 3 | I reckoned he was the minister Clare was planning to denounce and I set about trying to discover his secret for myself . ’ |
| 4 | McNally alleged he was the victim of an unprovoked blow to the face which caused him to fall hitting his head on the floor . |
| 5 | He did so well he has since won three England caps as a midfielder and Liverpool decided he was the man they wanted , although they have tried him back in his striking role in recent games . |
| 6 | He used to come and collect that , and er But er the union well we were alright A chap named he was the secretary and er and Jack he was the president and me Dad were on the committee , there were several of on the committee . |
| 7 | In so far as Jupiter survived he was the personification of Providence or Destiny . |
| 8 | You swore he was the love of your life . ’ |
| 9 | She felt he was the culmination of the African 's search rather than in conflict . |
| 10 | I knew he was the clerk from the Town Hall Annexe . |
| 11 | He did not recognize me but I knew he was the gentleman I had met on the stairs when visiting Miss Havisham . |
| 12 | We knew he was the owner of the club and — while he ca n't have been more than four-foot-nine inches tall — we knew that Soho was run by Maltese gangsters just like him . |
| 13 | Over at Galaxy Crossroads 5 , they see the place where Johnson paused to have an Embassy Mild and a can of Fosters , and bumped into an old nutter who thought he was the devil . |
| 14 | I think David thought he was the artist and he knew what he wanted to do — which I think is actually true — the artist basically does know what he wants to do — but I think the manager should just be there to sort out the finance and try to keep you on a the straight and narrow . |
| 15 | I thought he was the taxi driver . |
| 16 | Goodman incorrectly thought he was the man to go off but Sunderland fans were soon relieved when he stayed on the pitch . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought he was the man behind the organization on the Coptic side . ’ |
| 18 | So she went to the funeral service , and listened to the tributes — ‘ everyone thought he was the sun , the moon and the stars ’ . |
| 19 | And he thought he was the hero . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I thought he was the cat 's whiskers in your books , ’ Lily said . |
| 21 | Thought he was the chef from the Muppets . |
| 22 | I thought he was the highlight of that particular event and Jan has also impressed a certain Mr Satriani , who sang his praises in a Guitarist interview recently . |
| 23 | And er he thought he was the bee 's knees you see , he thought he knew everything about railways . |
| 24 | We found out that they thought he was the captain giving out safety instructions because we were about to sink . |
| 25 | Staff thought he was the stripogram booked for a stewardess 's farewell party . |
| 26 | She thought he was the dregs . |
| 27 | The Prince politely shook hands with six Peggottys , two Betsy Trotwoods , eight Mr Pecksniffs , seven Mr Fezziwigs , eight Mrs Fezziwigs , two Doras , a couple of Little Dorrits , two Miss Flites , a villainous gentleman who announced he was the convict Magwitch , and numerous other Lionisers too nervous to announce their identities . |
| 28 | Which former Hereford United goalkeeper and prospective parliamentary candidate announced he was the son of God , then said he was a snowplough instead ? |
| 29 | Katherine came back and their marriage lasted twenty-nine years , to end in 1963 when Quinn admitted he was the father of a son born to an Italian girl . |
| 30 | To only a few had he been the devil who gloated over their private grief . |