Example sentences of "he [vb past] he [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Egbert Rose woke up to grey skies over Broadstairs , cheered up as he realised he was on holiday , and than remembered that he was not . |
| 2 | When a leader in the Independent accuses Freddie Mercury of being a bad example because of homosexual acts committed in strictly guarded privacy before he realised he was at risk , it is using science as a screen for unexamined prejudice . |
| 3 | He realised he was in danger of appearing rude and dragged his attention back to present matters . |
| 4 | Perhaps then , when he realised he was in danger of losing her , he and O'Hara would exchange a hostile , challenging glance . |
| 5 | He could n't manage it and he said that he felt that he had to stop being an MP er for several reasons , one of them was that he thought most MPs like he agreed he was at certain times , were out of touch . |
| 6 | About a week later he realized he was in a locked ward with iron bars . |
| 7 | To his relief he found he was above the trees and looking down into a murkiness that was beginning to map itself below him into defined and recognizable shapes . |
| 8 | For a moment he imagined he was in another world , a simple uncomplicated world : a world where there was no place down below in the valley where men were being prepared for war ; that there was no place in Northumberland where a woman sat in a room all day with only her thoughts for company ; that there was no one called Carrie Smith ; that the world had dwindled and there was only this secluded garden and a secluded house , as had been said , with the hills to the back of it and the river at its feet and two women so unalike , yet alike : so understanding , so thoughtful of each other , and not only of each other , but of him . |
| 9 | Sean was intent on not coming back as he believed he was in the right , but he did feel very upset . |
| 10 | He claimed he was in the UK for a conference . |
| 11 | He guessed he was in disgrace again , because neither |
| 12 | The king called Maclean of Duart to Edinburgh , to explain just what he thought he was at , creating havoc all over the west coast . |
| 13 | He thought he was on safe ground with lavatories , but they were bored . |
| 14 | He thought he was in Vietnam ! |
| 15 | He thought he was in the restaurant . |
| 16 | His letters from Kentucky were painfully clear — he thought he was in love with Wendell Harvey 's daughter , Cora-Beth , and Mr Harvey was encouraging the match because he very much wanted Harry to live permanently in America . |
| 17 | The young officer held a short leather stick in a gloved hand and occasionally thumped the side of his leg with it , as if he thought he were on horseback . |
| 18 | I do n't know whether it was because he realised how hard it 'd be for us to get enough for both of us , or whether he knew he was off his head and needed someone around who was n't , y'know what I mean , to look after the kids and sort things out , like . |
| 19 | He knew he was on very dangerous ground . |
| 20 | He knew he was on the home straight . |
| 21 | His wife and his secretary said he had told them he knew he was on Tehran 's ‘ hit list . ’ |
| 22 | One wheel would n't retract , although he was n't aware of it at the time , and the next thing he knew he was near the ground . |
| 23 | One possible answer for Ian being found away from his family is that he knew he was in danger , and expected them to come after him . |
| 24 | Myeloski was angry in his reply , mostly because he knew he was in the wrong . |
| 25 | with its pleasant tag , Vivit post funera virtus , he knew he was in the transept crossing . |
| 26 | Er , yeah , I think , I think it 's this stress that he felt he was under which led him to panic . |
| 27 | Oliver stood for a moment in terror , the blood rushing through him until he felt he was on fire . |
| 28 | He felt he was at the heart not just of Royalbion House , not even of London , but of the entire cosmos . |
| 29 | At school he dared answer back to the Headmaster — politely — when he felt he was in the right . |
| 30 | Her right arm was linked through Patrick 's and her left hand was also closed over his arm ; he felt he was in a vice . |