Example sentences of "he [was/were] the [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was also , on the whole , for the Khedive on the grounds that at least he was the devil they knew . |
| 2 | They knew without being told that this was the chief telegraphist , whose word was law on starboard watch ; knew it without seeing the three brass buttons on either sleeve cuff which pronounced his rank or the lightning-flashed wings on his right arm that told them he was the telegraphist they sought . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | And I still do n't know if he was the man I saw outlined on Harriet 's blind . |
| 6 | ‘ He was the man I saw . ’ |
| 7 | He was the man she wanted to be with for the rest of her life and she was willing to jump through any hoop and over any hurdle to win him . |
| 8 | He was the man she loved , and she felt as if she were floating above the ground . |
| 9 | He was the man she had seen all those years before . |
| 10 | He was the man she had prayed that one day she would marry . |
| 11 | Or was it because he was the way he was that she had walked out one day when Dadda was at work and he at school , leaving a note on the kitchen table and the remains of the week 's housekeeping money ? |
| 12 | He did not recognize me but I knew he was the gentleman I had met on the stairs when visiting Miss Havisham . |
| 13 | Sometimes he felt that he was the person he was because of them and acted the way he did because of their effects . |
| 14 | The issue was whether he was the person he claimed to be , and the Court of Appeal held that this must be tested by his appearance in court where cross-examination could be fully informed by the recollections of several people in England who knew the missing heir before his emigration . |
| 15 | But it was a tersely worded compliment , and as he turned to take an olive from the tray of hors-d'oeuvres already laid out on a side-table , her stabbing disappointment told Belinda that he was the person she had really dressed up for today , though what she wanted to prove to him she did n't quite know . |
| 16 | He was naked and there was no longer a burn upon his face , but he was the brother she remembered . |
| 17 | He was the brother I never had , a confidant I could turn to for advice if I ever needed it . ’ |
| 18 | He was the agent you see for for International Balers . |
| 19 | ‘ I knew as soon as I saw Damian that he was the son I 'd never had , and now he is my son , in a way , is n't he ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Yet you knew who he was the moment I mentioned his eyes , ’ Sabrina said , sitting forward , her interest stimulated . |
| 21 | He was the fellow they all hardly dared Dream they were . |