Example sentences of "he was a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I told 'im 'e was a no-good whoreson an' 'e should n't 'ave wasted my time in the first place , ’ Billy replied , his blue eyes blazing at the memory of it . |
| 2 | That occasionally it ran away with him was a simple misfortune , and was always distasteful in retrospect . |
| 3 | Standing over him was a lizard-like creature , dark green , two legs , tyrannosaurus-featured head , and a huge tail which had inflicted most of the damage . |
| 4 | While she recognised the figure of her cousin 's fiancé , whom she 'd met at their engagement party , the man standing beside him was a complete stranger . |
| 5 | Behind him was a rocky shore and a sea with many white-capped rollers in parallel lines , under an ominous , bruise-coloured , storm-laden sky with a streaky , orange sunset . |
| 6 | Behind him was a black woman and I believe two small children . |
| 7 | Fear had raised their body heat , and the scent of him was a powerful stimulus her senses responded to . |
| 8 | He put the thought from his mind for he was nearing the entrance to the river , and approaching him was a solid stream of boats , their crews fussing with the unfamiliar gear on deck . |
| 9 | A named and photographed woman who had apparently beaten off The Fox by biting him was a major story in one Sunday newspaper : ‘ her courage saved her from becoming another of Fairley 's rape victims ’ . |
| 10 | On the seat beside him was a half-empty bottle of bourbon — also handled with gloves . |
| 11 | The romantic agony that had bewitched him was a million miles from the conjugal love he was now determined to celebrate . |
| 12 | But I put it down to a natural wish on Jefferson 's part to protect what for him was a considerable investment in a new club and , if Harley 's new agent had exacted his usual pound , or stone rather , of flesh , a considerable investment in a golf pro . |
| 13 | Above him was a bright layer of restless , silvery white , the balls of shining air rushing from his escape valve carrying their own brightness to the world of light above . |
| 14 | Behind him was a big CND poster , and beside it , another two , reading ‘ VICTORY TO THE MINERS ’ and ‘ COAL NOT DOLE ’ . |
| 15 | Behind him was a big map . |
| 16 | Heading straight for him was a big Nicholson called Vita 's Girl . |
| 17 | A German youth whose exaggerated features looked as though they had been moulded from foam rubber explained loudly to his companion how he needed the sun , the sun for him was a physical necessity . |
| 18 | Close to him was a short , narrow ledge , to which someone had lashed the corpse of a young man . |
| 19 | The stewards all spoke French and the only person to get grease spilled on him was a British journalist who , perhaps , should have known better . |
| 20 | Whether there was any political party that could comfortably find room for him was a difficult question . |
| 21 | Directly below him was a wooden ledge , and by twisting himself around he managed to lower himself on to it gradually . |
| 22 | In front of him was a beautiful old building , very like a small mosque with its domes , its facade of red and white stones intermixed , its ornate panelling and intricate arabesques . |
| 23 | His father before him was a fine man too , he was a prominent member of the Co-op . |
| 24 | A man was sitting on the ice , and near him was a broken sledge . |
| 25 | That he was a hard-line Calvinist is confirmed by Anthony Wood [ q.v. ] , who described him as ‘ a puritanical theologist ’ . |
| 26 | Fortunately , he was a clever horse and learnt easily . |
| 27 | He was a clever man who brought an uneasy peace and stability to Palestine . |
| 28 | She began to respect her Uncle Philip 's commercial acumen ; although he was a swine , he was a clever swine . |
| 29 | He was a clever man and he wrote clever plays , but people still liked Will 's plays best . |
| 30 | ‘ Why did you say he ’ — indicating the statement — ‘ he was a clever man ? ’ |