Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] a " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 He was recognised by only a few , including columnist Sheilah Graham .
2 He was killed for just a small amount of money .
3 He was called in here a few days ago , about an accident . ’
4 No no no it 's a well taken goal and and that 's that 's what he was looking for just a little touch on .
5 Back here , his chance at Edgbaston , where last season he was selected for only a couple of first-class fixtures , came because Dermot Reeve was injured .
6 He was used on only a few favoured bitches , but his influence is still undeniable , his potency incredible .
7 But before he cruised to his unbeaten 85 which sealed this victory with more than 11 overs to spare , he was put through quite an ordeal by the pumped-up Waqar .
  Next page