Example sentences of "[vb past] 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 | I think I just assumed he was that sort of person and night-time did that to him . |
3 | 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 |
4 | 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 . |
5 | She saw he was bright red as she stared at him . |
6 | You thought he was that kind of bloke ? ’ |
7 | He tried talking but the teachers would n't listen and thought he was repeating words like a parrot or just being cheeky . |
8 | You do n't imagine Charles would have asked Guy to help us if he thought he was some kind of financial shark ? |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | ‘ 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 . |
12 | But then , Boaz who it , said he was honourable man , he replies , very positively he says may you be blessed by the Lord . |
13 | But Hermens said he was confident Krabbe would be cleared after he had talked to leading athletics officials and heard about another report from the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) which also classifies the drug as a stimulant . |
14 | Tony Schofield , managing director of the Royal Bank 's branch banking division , said he was confident Capital House would continue to flourish under Mr Field . |
15 | He said he was nineteen years old ; he also said he was an orphan , but they all said that , they thought it made people pay more . |
16 | While this was taking place , the deputy mayor spoke about the tradition and said he was sure Councillor Roland Simpson , who was about to take up his second year of office , would soon be discovered . |
17 | Mr Chris Patten , the Environment Secretary , said he was sure Mr Chope could reply comprehensively when he summed up the debate . |
18 | He said he was sure Presidents Bush and Gorbachev would approve of what was happening in Germany , and believed France and Britain , who had given such support during the long and difficult years as well as ‘ our East European neighbours ’ would understand . |
19 | But shadow health secretary David Blunkett said he was disappointed Mrs Bottomley had not announced a full independent public inquiry . |
20 | Another MP William Powell said he was disappointed Mr Clarke was still committed to the VAT policy . |
21 | The pilot said he was changing direction — and vanished off radar screens . |
22 | Even after being suspended 16 days ago , Mr Onanuga said he was certain Mr Lamont paid him £18.36 for three bottles of wine and two packets of Hamlet on the crucial Monday . |
23 | After watching some of Ali 's films , a London neurologist said he was convinced Ali had brain damage . |
24 | He said he was surprised journalists could compromise their impartiality in covering a matter of public interest by declaring their support for one side or the other . |
25 | Speaking to a motion carried by the conference calling for a housing policy review and for ‘ massive public investment ’ in quality homes for rent , he said he was glad Labour was now addressing the problem , for you could not build decent homes without creating a safe environment to live in . |
26 | In Little Rock , Arkansas , Clinton said he was glad Dubcek had lived to see the emergence of democracy in eastern Europe . |
27 | You said he was some sort of cousin . ’ |
28 | In a reserved judgment , the judge said he was satisfied Connolly had been in the process of making the bomb , and that he had been in control of the munitions found at the other house , some of which were devices only used by the IRA . |
29 | But the Judge said he was satisfied Brady was unlawfully evicted from his bedsit on Oatlands Road , but he added he was also satisfied that had the landlord gone to court to get him out he would have been successful . |
30 | The judge said he was satisfied BC would ‘ take note ’ of the miners ' concerns and the assurances given would be carried out . |