Example sentences of "a [noun] i [verb] he [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a second I thought he was going to hit me , but then he reached into his jacket pocket and brought out a wallet that he unfolded and thrust towards me , giving me just enough time to see that he held the rank of chief inspector , one of the highest ranks in the Bahamian police force , then the wallet was snapped shut and Deacon Billingsley moved to stand very close to me , so close that I could smell the cigar smoke on his breath . |
| 2 | Forget it , I said , For a moment I thought he was going to tell me to sling my hook . |
| 3 | For a moment I thought he was joking . |
| 4 | For a moment I thought he was about to dare to let himself like me , but the wife was watching , alas . |
| 5 | For a moment I thought he was about to apologize , but he did n't . |
| 6 | ‘ For a moment I thought he was going to kill me . |
| 7 | For a moment I thought he was going to get back to the DIY metaphor and start to try to get them to see me as undercoat or Jesus Christ as primer , but , instead , he recovered himself enough to say , ‘ Great News ! ’ |
| 8 | For a moment I thought he was going to stand there facing it , daring it to stop . |
| 9 | Lisabeth asked and for a moment I thought he was going to slam the door on us . |
| 10 | I got such a shock I forgot he was behind the glass and thought he was going to shove his face right into mine . |
| 11 | Mr chairman as a colleague I felt he was alright . |
| 12 | I mean i i i in a sense I think he was , he 's been criticized unfairly for , for this because he he , he copped all the blame for absolute egalitarianism , whereas in fact if , if you look at the details behind it he was aware of the dangers of encroachment on the middle peasant and was warning against that and saying look this should n't happen . |