Example sentences of "he was [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Seiters said he was convinced a similar solution will be found for the 250 refugees in the embassy in Warsaw . |
| 2 | He was thoughtful a moment . |
| 3 | Even when he was awake a feeding tube in his throat meant that he was unable to speak . |
| 4 | This week , he was relief-managing a pub in Rotherham and I 'd arranged to drive over to see him after 11 p.m . |
| 5 | Watson ended by firmly endorsing the power of genetics to improve the human condition ; a lot of people will dislike it , he added , but when he was young a lot of people had disliked Roosevelt — so what ? |
| 6 | He said he was delighted a Liverpool-based company were sponsoring the tournament . |
| 7 | He was such a fixture that no one noticed him any more . |
| 8 | At the time of his trip he was such a novelty that he was featured in several Reykjavik newspapers , and treated with great hospitality wherever he went . |
| 9 | He was such a nice man , very quiet and reserved . |
| 10 | ‘ He told me that all his life he was such a shit , and he finally realized he could make someone as happy as he made me , ’ recalls Joey . |
| 11 | He was such a grand little chap . ’ |
| 12 | She thought herself it was because he was such a hungry baby — suckled so vigorously she felt sometimes as though he was pulling out her middle . |
| 13 | During the day he would cross the bridge to Chelsea to buy old clothes and other cast-offs , walking the streets with his cry of ‘ Old clothes and old hats I 'll buy them ’ , or begging his keep in more fashionable parts from ‘ cooks thinking he was such a nice old man … |
| 14 | They were doing it for Roberto , he was such a lovable character . |
| 15 | He was such a perfectionist . |
| 16 | And … he was such a good doctor . ’ |
| 17 | Dick Ryan , who was a real pal of mine not only because he was such a good all-round chap , but also because he was a teacher of English Literature at Ross Collegiate , thought so too . |
| 18 | He was such a tower of strength . ’ |
| 19 | He was such a nice young man , we all agreed it would have made an ideal match … |
| 20 | Was it that he was such a sincere Catholic that he would not refuse an order from the Pope ? |
| 21 | He was such a loyal , staunch and tender-hearted friend of my family , and such an outgoing man . |
| 22 | ‘ He was such a good singer as well , and his guitar playing and his songwriting style went together perfectly . |
| 23 | Using my normal methods , I hypnotized Clive ; he was such a tense young man that I was grateful that he had already experienced regression . |
| 24 | His mother told the press , ‘ He was such a fine boy . |
| 25 | He was such a little dog . |
| 26 | Brian added : ‘ I recognised his face off the telly , but did n't realise he was such a big noise . |
| 27 | He was such a good man . ’ |
| 28 | Revered by fellow professionals , he was such a captivating scene-stealer that aspiring actors were told : ‘ Never work with children , dogs or Denholm Elliott . ’ |
| 29 | He was such a sane and sensible man . ’ |
| 30 | A neighbour said : ‘ It is a tragedy , he was such a popular local figure . ’ |