Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] he [was/were] [prep] " 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 | The first time I met him was on radio . |
| 3 | The next time I met him was under an awning in the Campo San Polo in Venice , where he was quietly discoursing to a bunch of very young German anarcho-punks . |
| 4 | I expect he was like all the rest indoors , could n't find his way out of a paper bag . |
| 5 | I expect he was after a squirrel or a bird up there ; he 's a regular hunter . |
| 6 | George Burley 's door , two along from mine , was wide open , and I found he was in residence , dressed but asleep , quietly snoring in his armchair . |
| 7 | To Tony was telling me that er he was asked that Walsall needed the money so he was asked to be transferred to Port Vale , which he did but er I think he was past his best and he , he 'd came down back here and played a couple of times with Port Vale , and er but erm like I say he was past his best . |
| 8 | I believed he was in safe hands . |
| 9 | I imagine he was at home with his highly attractive wife . ’ |
| 10 | So when I saw James ( true story this ) in Sainsbury 's , I walked up to him , leered , banged him on the elbow with a bottle of freshly squeezed orange juice and said , ‘ Tom Jones ! ’ because the last time I meet him was on the Tom Jones TV programme . |
| 11 | I got such a shock I forgot he was behind the glass and thought he was going to shove his face right into mine . |
| 12 | 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 ! ’ |
| 13 | I guessed he was in his forties and he had a hard face with small wary eyes and tightly curled hair that was cut very short . |
| 14 | I know he was off he was off sick on Tuesday er but it 's I know he was hoping to come in today I know so it 's worth a look |
| 15 | I know he was in the theatre . |
| 16 | Will Hodge keep his place ( I assume he was in the line-up for the Sunderland match ) ? |
| 17 | I believe he was in a very good mood . |
| 18 | I suppose he was at Jefferson 's . |
| 19 | Oh yeah I suppose he was in the sort of |
| 20 | 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 ! |
| 21 | ‘ I knew he was on the take , but I never had enough evidence to show Hamilton . |
| 22 | ‘ I knew he was under a lot of strain and pressure as most bankers are . |
| 23 | I knew he was under contract to Warners , where I had worked . |
| 24 | ‘ He is not the most robust horse but I knew he was in good shape . |
| 25 | THE MOMENT Morrissey unfurled that Union Jack I knew he was in trouble , I assumed that the ‘ Is Morrissey A Racist ? ’ debate was a discredited old chestnut , but now it 's back , bigger than ever . |
| 26 | ‘ The first I knew he was in Beirut was when he rang me . ’ |
| 27 | The last time I saw him was at Walton Studios a few months before they closed down and the was he was doing he said he was unable to get a film to direct , so he was going to be Herbert Wilcox first assistant director on his forthcoming production . |
| 28 | The last time I saw him was at Pine er was at on the as T V series at Pinewood , where he was acting second unit director . |
| 29 | Former British formula 1 driver John Watson , now a commentator for Eurosport , said : ‘ The last time I saw him was in Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix where he was staying on a boat in the harbour . |
| 30 | ‘ On Saturday I saw he was in good condition and decided to play him . |