Example sentences of "he was [art] [adv] [vb pp] man " in BNC.
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1 | This MacGregor he was to be a minister , and he was a well educated man but unfortunately he 'd made a mistake when he preached his sermon so he gave it up . |
2 | He was a powerfully built man , over six feet tall with sleek black hair greying at the temples . |
3 | He was a powerfully built man , who had aroused resentment at the firm because he had constantly called the administration staff morons ! |
4 | He was a heavily built man of medium height , face craggy , the evidence of heavy drinking there and the black moustache did n't help . |
5 | He was the Permanently Interrupted man , the man who , willy nilly , Got Involved , busying himself with trifles to avoid doing what really mattered . |