Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] he [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turner may have finally made up his mind to move after being dropped from the Newbridge side which travelled to Swansea on Saturday after Newport announced he was on his way to Rodney Parade . |
| 2 | When the trains came in or out , sending the pigeons wheeling from the vaulted roof and the steam rolling against the windows , Meredith felt he was on the poop of some ancient brig sailing a ghostly sea . |
| 3 | Fellow worker Robert Howes said he was with Alan Dimmer when the components became jammed . |
| 4 | I think even Nigel thought he was on dodgy ground here , but it was worth a try . |
| 5 | Cheltenham taxi driver , Richard Morris says he was on cloud 9 when he realised what had happened . |
| 6 | Even the genial Binkie Beaumont was prepared to pay him a third of what the experienced Emlyn Williams knew he was worth and could get . |
| 7 | Yet Atkinson revealed he was on the verge of quitting during a never-ending battle against injury last season . |
| 8 | Dillon gave no sign of being frightened , but Tweed sensed he was like a coiled spring . |
| 9 | Lindner thought he was on his way to Headingley on a similar deal and was expecting a contract to be faxed to him yesterday . |
| 10 | And having saved John Smith 's skin at the Labour party Conference , with his rumbustious performance in the one member , one vote debate , Mr Prescot knew he was in a position to call in his debts . |
| 11 | ‘ But on the night Sir Ralph died he was in Philippa 's bed , and on the night Sir Gerard died , in his lady 's chamber . |
| 12 | But three minutes later Captain Fuchs knew he was in real trouble when the unbelievable happened — the jumbo 's second starboard engine caught fire . |
| 13 | The night after Sandy won he was in the marquee that was holding his celebration dinner , with his apron on cleaning up and wishing everybody would go so he could get some peace and quiet . |
| 14 | And when Sean Connery discovered he was to be filmed with 8ft sharks for Thunderball his reaction was : ‘ You must be joking — not bloody likely . ’ |
| 15 | Lord said he was at a loss to find room to play his shots in the first two games . |
| 16 | Mr Livingstone said he was against pacts , but 10 years of Thatcherism had demonstrated the dangers of giving power to elites . |
| 17 | That was when Preston realised he was in a nightmare . |
| 18 | Det Sgt Hardy Jones of Darlington CID confirmed he was in contact with officers from other forces to discuss the raids . |
| 19 | ‘ I have , ’ the young man told him , and , although he smiled , Ashley knew he was in deadly earnest . |
| 20 | Dougal wished he was with Celia in her flat , watching something mindless on television . |
| 21 | And if Mattie says he was with her , I 've no doubt he was . |
| 22 | Tony says he was into raves until 1990 , when he got bored with the same hectic beats and ‘ could see it was n't going to get any bigger because the government was n't backing it . |
| 23 | When Bodie arrived he was in the company of a female operative whom he introduced as Liz Spalding . |
| 24 | But Coun Wigley said he was in contact with a lot of local people and had there been such an incident he would have heard . |
| 25 | White said he was at home smoking drugs when the attack took place . |
| 26 | General Norman Schwarzkopf said he was against it . |
| 27 | They had even had an on-off affair and Harriet suspected he was in love with her . |