Example sentences of "[adj] he [vb mod] [vb infin] [was/were] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A conqueror 's laugh should have accompanied his following line of ‘ Brave boy ’ , but all he could manage was a smile . |
| 2 | She brought her husband to help but all he could offer was a shrug which was no comfort at all . |
| 3 | He did not have the skills and when he tried to imitate them , as he did in pushing the WIN program , all he could offer was a parody of leadership . ’ |
| 4 | All he could see was a bird . |
| 5 | All he could see was a proud and fierce eagle , caged in an area that seemed too small for her , and her eyes staring at him blankly . |
| 6 | All he could see was a large boy wearing the uniform of one of the charity schools , where the children of the very poor used to go . |
| 7 | All he could hear was a whisper . |
| 8 | In this too he failed : all he could get was a promise that no legate should come to England during his own lifetime . |
| 9 | All he could produce was a stiff upper lip , while young Lady C cast meaningful looks at sturdy gamekeeper Mellors . |