Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] in an " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the town hall clock struck twelve he found himself in an untidy cul-de-sac beneath the railway arches . |
| 2 | We shall return to the second part of the old horseman 's description : here it is necessary to emphasize that he used it in an exceptional way . |
| 3 | ‘ You may perhaps gain the kingdom of heaven by your prayers , ’ he told him in an unkind moment , ‘ but never the kingdom of Great Britain . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll definitely stick to wearing them in the future , ’ he told me in an exclusive interview . |
| 5 | He put her in an open boat , with no oars , at the mouth of the River Aberlessie which , the chronicle says , was called ‘ The Mouth of Stench ’ because of the thousands of rotting fish cast on the sands . |
| 6 | Kahn reckoned that a plan either to make them sell their shares or to force a swap of the shares for shares in a newly-formed corporation called Velcro Reorganisation NV was ‘ in effect Hobson 's choice , ’ as he put it in an affidavit filed with a New York Federal district court . |
| 7 | He said something in an undertone to the woman at his side , and she nodded and smiled . |
| 8 | He sat me in an armchair , sorted through some scores , found the one he wanted ; began to play ; short , chirrupy little pieces , then some elaborately ornamented courantes and passacaglias . |
| 9 | When he saw the state the girl was in he sat her in an armchair and sent his adjutant to get her something to drink . |