Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] he [was/were] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Me Aunty Linda 's not working either , like she did n't need the money but I mean he was on the dole for years me Uncle Ron . |
| 2 | I got such a shock I forgot he was behind the glass and thought he was going to shove his face right into mine . |
| 3 | I suspect he was in the Tower not because he could count the days but was privy to secrets which could rock thrones and topple crowns ! ’ |
| 4 | I know he was in the theatre . |
| 5 | Will Hodge keep his place ( I assume he was in the line-up for the Sunderland match ) ? |
| 6 | Oh yeah I suppose he was in the sort of |
| 7 | Next thing I knew he was at the door , insisting that I accept the invitation and asking me if I was prepared to make another documentary with him ! |
| 8 | ‘ I knew he was on the take , but I never had enough evidence to show Hamilton . |
| 9 | His pace was virtually non-existent and I think he was on the end of a few ‘ Whose ate all the pies ’ songs . |
| 10 | ‘ I can check the report but I think he was in the pub at Goldsithney until ninish then he went home . ’ |
| 11 | He has no intellect and does not improve a bit : I wish he was in the army ’ . |
| 12 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 13 | ‘ Are you suggesting he was on the run ? ’ |
| 14 | Did n't you know he was in the prison service ? |
| 15 | Especially if you consider he was on the trail of the man he believes had his family abducted and almost certainly murdered . |
| 16 | You know he was under the covers . |
| 17 | He still had enough of his wits to take great care not to let his hands touch her or anything else , but she sensed he was on the edge of collapse . |
| 18 | She knew he was on the verge of losing his job . |
| 19 | With a slow erotic motion , she slid her smouldering twat up and down his pulsating shaft , until she knew he was on the very point of ejaculation . |
| 20 | She knew he was on the brink of orgasm , and was aware of a gathering in her own loins . |
| 21 | Those who knew he was in the area recognized him immediately . |
| 22 | But you said he was at the bottom of the stairs I was at the top and you were in his office |
| 23 | Would have made him think he was with the poor bloody paras in a tent in Afghanistan … |
| 24 | To his relief he found he was above the trees and looking down into a murkiness that was beginning to map itself below him into defined and recognizable shapes . |
| 25 | Speaking on Central News last year , he says he was in the flat when the fight broke out between Mills and Wiltshire . |
| 26 | He stayed on , though it seemed he was on the point of departure , for moments together , stuck to his own indecisiveness like an insect on the tacky strips of paper designed to catch them . |
| 27 | Sean was intent on not coming back as he believed he was in the right , but he did feel very upset . |
| 28 | He claimed he was in the UK for a conference . |
| 29 | He thought he was in the restaurant . |
| 30 | He knew he was on the home straight . |