Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he made a noise as if he were splitting wood , and I was astonished that he did not dislocate his shoulder , and the vigour of his arm terrified me … |
| 2 | Sihanouk was also reported as saying that if he were made chair of the Cambodia Supreme National Council ( SNC ) he would allow Hun Sen , the SOC Prime Minister , to become vice-chair . |
| 3 | It was as though he were dictating material for a paper in one of the journals or addressing a class of senior students . |
| 4 | And beside him , an elderly priest in a black soutane was also holding up a thumb and laughing as though he were taking part in a particularly outrageous joke . |
| 5 | Then one evening as she was tidying up the room he said as quietly as if he were taking rifle aim , ‘ There 's no need for you to go turning the whole place upside down . |
| 6 | ‘ Hi John , ’ he said , with some slight suggestion of benevolence in his voice , as if he were taking Dyson on his staff in spite of a prison record . |
| 7 | as though he were sorting cards for a seance . |
| 8 | It was also the Leader of the Opposition who said that if he were to abandon socialism he would not be worth voting for . |
| 9 | Though it would certainly be in keeping with his media image if he were to use Seawitch for what the tabloids liked to call a ‘ love nest ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ Father Tom , ’ he said , as if he were meeting Carey for the first time for a long time . |
| 11 | What would happen to him if he were sent packing ? |
| 12 | At first he had suggested it might be fairer to everyone if he were to leave Kentucky and find work elsewhere — perhaps even return to England — but Cora-Beth had succeeded in making him see that there was absolutely no need for him to do so . |
| 13 | Rossmayne felt as if he were torturing Topaz , but he had to stand firm . |
| 14 | Putting his left arm round Donald 's shoulder , he took advantage of his first relaxation from the spasm of pain , to raise the glass to his lips , push his head back and , as if he were administering medicine to Maisie , roll the fluid past the perfectly kept teeth . |
| 15 | He smiled at her and said , ‘ Buenos dias , señorita , ’ as blithely as if he were bringing breakfast to her room in a Costa del Sol hotel . |
| 16 | An army of minions was tidying , dusting and polishing areas that the Prince of Wales could never see , unless he were to perform acrobatics ; to Auguste 's eye the scene resembled the gardeners at work before the arrival of the Red Queen in Mr Carroll 's amusing tale . |
| 17 | What would they say if he were to ask Sir Philip if he could marry their daughter ? |
| 18 | Each night he would be more red-eyed , hardly able to drag his feet with tiredness , his face caked white with lime , lime in his eyes and ears and nostrils , his throat dry , lime thick through his hair and clothes and when he sat down to the table he felt as if he were eating lime . |
| 19 | If a worker grows to like Picasso , he will be more easily corrupted than if he were to like Gozzoli . |
| 20 | If he were to put lotion on my hair , however nice it smelled , the bees would n't think much of it at all . |
| 21 | Suppose his hand slipped , suppose he were to shed Marcus 's blood ? |
| 22 | If he were to discontinue treatment and merely make the child comfortable , the courts would not find him guilty of manslaughter . |
| 23 | He looked noble , as though he were saying goodbye before catching a troop ship to almost certain death on some foreign front . |
| 24 | That , in any case , as he had mentioned to no one , had itself lately become uncertain , as though he were losing control of his arm and his brain . |
| 25 | Third , Raven has signed it in a position that suggests ownership ( i.e ; on the back ) ; if he were claiming authorship he would surely have signed it in the bottom right-hand corner in the normal way . |
| 26 | Oh he were washing windows other day . |
| 27 | Gould , for many years an advocate of one member one vote , vowed that if he were to become leader , he would seek to ensure that this was the last contest under the existing electoral college arrangements . |
| 28 | The man went on waiting , almost as if he were teasing Stephen , and when at last he did move , it was suddenly and with a strange dancing skip . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm going tonight , ’ he said , scuffing the paragraph in The Stage hard with his foot as if he were rubbing cigarette ash into the carpet . |
| 30 | He spoke as if he were giving elocution lessons in the Irish accent . |