Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pers pn] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Collector 's chivalry was aroused by Miriam 's weakness , for the heart of a gentleman still beat beneath his ragged morning coat ; besides , he found her an attractive young woman in spite of everything , for she could still smile as sweetly as ever . |
| 2 | He found it an impossible spectacle to watch , and walked up and down the corridor for nearly two hours . |
| 3 | But hard as John Meaney tried he found it an uphill struggle against Hughes , who was firing on all cylinders , and his great ‘ cool ’ blessed with a wide repertoire of shots saw him a worthy winner 4–0 from seven frames . |
| 4 | His finger was fast on the dial pad , his blue gaze unwavering as he lifted the phone to his ear , as he cast her an oblique glance . |
| 5 | ‘ There seemed to be some doubt in your mind about my exact gender , ’ Maggie put in drily , and he cast her an irritated look , his dark eyes running over her again as she sat facing him , her hands in the pockets of the loose shirt . |
| 6 | He showed me an underwater grotto , a light-shafted nave of pale-blue shadows , where the large wrasse floated as if in a trance . |
| 7 | He graded it an unlikely E7 6c — unlikely in that it is , in all probability , much harder . |
| 8 | He threw her an angry look over his shoulder . |
| 9 | How dared he called her an arrogant bitch ? |
| 10 | ‘ I reckon Hatton was right when he called you an old woman , Cullam . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ As far as I could judge , he thought me an incompetent idiot who ought to be minding his own business . |
| 12 | First , he thought it an unspoken part of the 1931 bargain that MacDonald should not be discarded as soon as the immediate crisis was over . |
| 13 | Even as Felix drifted into sleep he thought it an evil omen . |
| 14 | He sent her an enquiring glance . |
| 15 | For several moments he made no reply , then he sent her an enquiring glance as he said , ‘ May I ask a favour ? ’ |
| 16 | And he brought me an American train , complete with a cowcatcher and a figure-eight track . |
| 17 | She thought he gave her an intimate probing look as though he was thinking " does she know ? " |
| 18 | He gave her an intent look , stroked the softness of her cheek . |
| 19 | He gave her an unhappy smile and excused himself , flopping off his stool and lumbering towards the gents . |
| 20 | He gave her an impatient shake . |
| 21 | He gave her an admiring grin that was very reminiscent of the senator 's beguiling charm . |
| 22 | He gave her an amused smile . |
| 23 | These days she was glad of any invitation to proximity , and curled up beside him so promptly that he gave her an amused sidelong glance as he took her hand in his . |
| 24 | ‘ You have the appetite of a horse , ’ she told him , and he gave her an answering grin . |
| 25 | He gave her an abstracted look . |
| 26 | He gave me an impassive glance before , like passing trains in a relativity experiment , belonging to separate frames in the universe , we went on our opposite ways . |
| 27 | He gave me an odd look as if I was telling strange stories . |
| 28 | and at eight o'clock I went home and anyway he went to pay me my weeks money and h he gave me an extra ten pound |
| 29 | He gave me an orange card that advertised his status as PROFESSIONAL SURFER. but he was still a child at heart and surfing was still a game . |
| 30 | He gave me an evil grin , knowing just what dissension he had sown in Wavebreaker 's crew , then he was gone . |