Example sentences of "he was [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Laurence Taylor died at Stubbylee of Asiatic Cholera , having arrived from Liverpool only on Saturday last ; he was interred the same day at the old Baptist Chapel . ’ |
| 2 | Not only was the Spirit to universalise the person of Jesus to future believers , he was to do the same to the unbelieving world . |
| 3 | Chalmers had been forced to miss the Sunday practice on account of a bruised right thigh but he was given the all clear after yesterday 's training to renew rivalries with the Welsh — the country against whom he was first capped four years ago . |
| 4 | Day after day , he was given the same old put-off by the stage doorman about Viola not being there . |
| 5 | At his insistence he was seen the same day , and exhaustive examination failed to reveal any abnormality . |
| 6 | Once more , he was telling the same jokes before a show went on the air or was finally taped . |
| 7 | He glanced at Ho , and knew that he was thinking the same thing . |
| 8 | She was silent a moment , thoughtful , and knew he was thinking the same thing . |
| 9 | No doubt he was thinking the same thing . |
| 10 | She could see in his eyes that he was thinking the same , as in a flat tone he told her , ‘ Point taken . |
| 11 | And then she wondered if he was thinking the same about her — how on earth could any woman forget she was about to change her name ? |
| 12 | I thought maybe he was getting the same as Richard and Bryony had had , but he 's cheered up . |
| 13 | Still staring up at him , she tried to discover if he was making the same connections as herself , but his face gave absolutely nothing away , and yet , when he 'd first opened the door , she 'd thought he 'd looked disappointed . |
| 14 | On a ship the size of the Ocean Empress it was surprisingly easy , especially when it seemed he was adopting the same principle . |
| 15 | As soon as I realised I told him it must stop , but the next thing I knew he was spouting the same fiction to a reporter . ’ |
| 16 | I bet he was doing the same the year before . |
| 17 | He was representing the former Lords of the Manor at the pageant . |
| 18 | Now he was saying the same thing . |
| 19 | He was carrying the same grip . |
| 20 | He was carrying the same carrier-bag and for some reason they found it impossible not to stare at it . |