Example sentences of "[adj] and he was [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Troy has the mental age of a seven-year-old and he was sentenced to death for kidnap and murder , though Mr Stafford Smith does not accept that he did it . |
| 2 | She was a Muslim and he was pretending to be one . |
| 3 | His ball had gone into deep rough and I noticed he was walking toward it much faster than usual and he was talking to me faster . |
| 4 | Fakrid 's mouth clamped shut with a snap and he was reduced to making mumbled threats , none of which sounded very pleasant for the Doctor . |
| 5 | Ambulancemen found him unconscious and he was taken to Northallerton 's Friarage Hospital before being transferred to Middlesbrough General with severe head injuries . |
| 6 | Ambulancemen found him unconscious and he was taken to Northallerton 's Friarage Hospital before being transferred to Middlesbrough General . |
| 7 | after being down there and he had one and he was talking to his mates when and he was going do think this 'll do me any good ? |
| 8 | Obviously John had no time to investigate the theory , and probably he would not have bothered anyway , since it looks convincing and he was given to quick enthusiasms . |