Example sentences of "he was [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 'E was shot in the chest . |
| 2 | 'E 's got four lorries in there now an' I did 'ear 'e was lookin' fer anuvver place . |
| 3 | ‘ What 's more , Joe Wallace was so pissed that night 'e did n't 'ave an inklin' who 'e was talkin' to or what pub 'e was in for that matter , so there 's no come-back from 'im at least . |
| 4 | She begins her descripton of his plans in London English : " ( 'e was going ) to Jamaica , 'e was going to — " . |
| 5 | The victim was charged with obstruction , and the passenger travelling with him was charged with assault . |
| 6 | The decision to drop the case against him was made by Director of Public Prosecutions Barbara Mills , after the collapse of another trial involving the same company , Plasser Railway Machinery . |
| 7 | In that election the candidate dropped out at the last minute and the only man who could be found to replace him was living in Zambia . |
| 8 | An encouraging letter from him was followed by six weeks ' silence , so eventually she walked into his office and confronted him . |
| 9 | With my father I had more difficulty : all I could do with him was to argue about literature , citing my teachers ' opinions as being more up-to-date and therefore more valid than his own . |
| 10 | The space before him was formed from two segments of the crypt 's arcading — the room had been devised in the nineteenth century for use as an office for the vergers . |
| 11 | That left an embarrassed home goalkeeper Ogrizovic to explain how all 6ft 4in of him was beaten by a chip by Arsenal 's substitue from 20 yards and from a daunting angle . |
| 12 | A monument to him was erected in St Paul 's Cathedral . |
| 13 | A doctor who 's just returned from helping victims of the civil war in Somalia has been describing how the surgeon next to him was shot in the operating theatre as they were trying to save a patient 's life . |
| 14 | I neither knew nor cared whether my distress for him was based on love for a man or love for a patient . |
| 15 | And even now the closeness of him was acting like a drug on her tired senses , its effect heightened by a heady mixture of desire and fear . |
| 16 | In human terms the reasoning which had been presented to him was filled with flaws and false assumptions . |
| 17 | The day before F 's death the prisoner who had attacked him was moved into a nearby cell , albeit under continual observation . |
| 18 | Meanwhile Eddie Stratton was to enthuse about a quick stroll around the centre of Oxford before it got too dark , and an invitation to accompany him was accepted by Mrs Brown , a woman with whom he 'd become friendly on the tour , and who probably felt a little flattered to be asked . |
| 19 | He was further informed that the main charge against him was amended to what in reality was a new charge . |
| 20 | Well , oh is n't he , I can see when she looking at him was looking at him , that 's what . |
| 21 | McCann suggests that the idea of having a march through the city centre to commemorate him was inspired by this desire to provoke the authorities ; but given the importance of the centenary , it is likely that some kind of parade would have been organised in any case . |
| 22 | The general had campaigned with Lubbock for ancient monuments protection from the beginning , and like him was inspired by Darwin and Herbert Spencer to a fervour for evolutionary principles . |
| 23 | The temporary flat in which I found him was littered with books . |
| 24 | Something about him was beginning to needle her , challenging her to meet him on his own terms . |
| 25 | Wyllie , who stood down as a candidate for the All Black job after a confidential letter from NZRFU Chairman Eddie Tonks criticising him was leaked to the press , returns to what he loves most , working with clubs to develop the skill and the knowledge of the average club player . |
| 26 | As the DEA was plainly out to get him , and had blocked all access to the files he needed to clear himself , the only avenue open to him was to work with Pan Am , in the common interest of getting at the truth , using his training and experience to piece together the best defence he could . |
| 27 | So much of him was drawn into his eyes that he never heard the drumming of hooves cross the plateau from the ramp , or the rattle of the chains as the drawbridge was lowered in haste . |
| 28 | For all his international notoriety , Harari is barely known in his native country , and the one photograph known to exist of him was reprinted on the front pages of newspapers yesterday accompanying the news of his arrest . |
| 29 | The rest of him was suspended in limbo . |
| 30 | Handling him was going to be a delicate business , and Nelson was more than relieved that the job would n't fall to him . |