Example sentences of "he was [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gustave met Mme Schlesinger at Trouville : he was fourteen and a half , she twenty-six . |
| 2 | He was ice-cold and the men took off their clothes to cover him . |
| 3 | And he was cleverer than a bag of monkeys , as his mother used to say , and would outwit them all . |
| 4 | Doug Wilkie , managing director of the Aboyne-based Deeside Training Enterprise , acknowledged he was disappointed that the grant would not be renewed . |
| 5 | The day I met him in London , he was disappointed because a black comedy thriller with Dennis Hopper and Kyle MacLachlan had fallen through . |
| 6 | The boy said he was sorry but the attack continued and the defendant said : ‘ It 's Mr Catherwood to you ’ . |
| 7 | The boy said he was sorry but the attack continued and the defendant said : ‘ It 's Mr Catherwood to you ’ . |
| 8 | I think he was right because the painting must ultimately speak for itself . |
| 9 | He was relieved that no one was following him . |
| 10 | In part he was relieved that the photograph had prompted Mariana to pose the question in confirmation of his own suspicions . |
| 11 | He squared the ball into the centre where Kenny completely mis-kicked and he was relieved when the ball wobbled slowly into the empty net to put United two goals up . |
| 12 | He was unaware that a harassed Mr Dixon , caught between Hank , his parents and the school authorities , had disclaimed any knowledge of Hank 's whereabouts , except to say , when asked by the school secretary , that probably Hank had the flu — there was a lot of it about . |
| 13 | Lord declares that he was unaware that a contract had actually been signed with Harris — though he knew Harris was keen to write the biography — at the point when he wrote his own outline . |
| 14 | He was unaware that a Garda inquiry was being conducted into the allegation , he added . |
| 15 | One of these , the Colt Patent Repeating Pistol , he had been in the habit of using throughout the siege and it was now stuck uncomfortably in the cummerbund he wore round his waist ; he was anxious that the others should not fall into the hands of the sepoys if the Residency were lost . |
| 16 | He was anxious that the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra should not be dissolved for want of finance . |
| 17 | Mr Knowd said he was anxious that the church would be used not only as a place of worship , but also as a conference centre and concert venue by both sides of the community . |
| 18 | Visiting the Isle of Man for the RCM in November 1940 , William Simpson was impressed with the efforts being made to give youngsters an education , though he was anxious that an ‘ English ’ influence should be maintained . |
| 19 | At last the bastion had met his match , a fly-boy from Fife , who was out to prove he was bigger than the club itself . |
| 20 | To tell me he would , she would come when he was four and a quarter . |
| 21 | And he was certain that the President had told her not to tell anyone where he had gone . |
| 22 | Back in his own home , it seemed incredible to George that he had actually seen Tamar 's attacker at Thorsbury , and yet he was certain that the groom was the same man . |
| 23 | Dexter wondered at first whether it was because he was black or a probationer , but after a few months he was sure it was because of his Jamaican origins . |
| 24 | The fact that he was black and a Tory gave him a value out of proportion to his contribution to the local Party , so he was frequently trotted out at functions , and encouraged to ask questions of visiting speakers . |
| 25 | He was sure that a bishop was not stopped by his bishoping from going on with some scholarly work . |
| 26 | When Philip Jessup visited MacArthur in January 1950 the general stated that the Soviet Union should perceive the advantages to be derived from a Japanese treaty and he was sure that a diplomat like Jacob Malik would appreciate the position . |
| 27 | Waiting seemed endless , he was sure that a guilty verdict would be returned . |
| 28 | He was sure that the Liberal idea was what the country needed . |
| 29 | He was sure that the bishop was right and that he was hard to follow . |
| 30 | Finally Ramsey said that he would respond to any invitation provided that it had a consensus of advice behind it , and provided he was sure that the need for strength in the North was considered . |