Example sentences of "he was [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An encouraging letter from him was followed by six weeks ' silence , so eventually she walked into his office and confronted him . |
| 2 | The space before him was formed from two segments of the crypt 's arcading — the room had been devised in the nineteenth century for use as an office for the vergers . |
| 3 | McCann suggests that the idea of having a march through the city centre to commemorate him was inspired by this desire to provoke the authorities ; but given the importance of the centenary , it is likely that some kind of parade would have been organised in any case . |
| 4 | He was offered a knighthood in 1847 when Queen Victoria visited Cambridge , but he declined it and the honour which came to him was accompanied by little emolument . |
| 5 | In the meantime he was accorded royal protection from his creditors and the Crown 's principal debt to him was discharged in 1637 . |
| 6 | His predecessor , Nicholas Ridley , had favoured the building of Foxley Wood , but his approach to the environment was so unpopular that he was moved to another department . |
| 7 | Compared with the Derbyshire mill of Elias Needham to which he was moved in 1803 , this was a good mill . |
| 8 | As long as they had been promptly informed he was covered for any eventuality . |
| 9 | He was covered in white frost from head to toe and he could n't stop his teeth from chattering . |
| 10 | He was covered in wet leaves . |
| 11 | The students were immediately with him , and he was regarded with much affection . |
| 12 | However much the excise supervisor may have been appreciated by the councillors of St. Andrews , he was regarded with less enthusiasm at the Treasury , and the member of parliament was told bluntly that if any office about St. Andrews fell vacant , which was usually left to the recommendation of the Burgh Member , he should have the nomination , and as Scott advised the provost , ‘ they hoped that from reasons which must naturally occur to myself , I would be satisfied with the propriety of their answer ’ . |
| 13 | He was regarded on both sides of the House not only as charming , but as very honest and courageous , and I think that we can genuinely say that he had friendships on both sides . |
| 14 | By middle age Bartram has so educated himself in the classics , sciences , medicines and above all , botany , that he was regarded as one of the intellectuals of his time . |
| 15 | Luca Giordano , Elisa went on , thinking that she had placed her hosts at a disadvantage , was a particular favourite of hers and she could easily see why he was regarded as one of Naples ' finest painters . |
| 16 | He was regarded as one of the ‘ rigid party ’ against the king . |
| 17 | In his day he was regarded as one of the principal authorities and his books : The Hereford Earthquake of December 17 , 1896 ( 1899 ) ; A Study of Recent Earthquakes ( 1905 ) ; The Origin of Earthquakes ( 1912 ) ; A Manual of Seismology ( 1921 ) ; A History of British Earthquakes ( 1924 ) ; The Founders of Seismology ( 1927 ) ; The Japanese Earthquakes of 1923 ( 1931 ) ; and Great Earthquakes ( 1936 ) remained useful sources of reference . |
| 18 | One recruit of the period is worth special mention as he was regarded by many as a genius . |
| 19 | He was shot with six bullets through the window of a hut as he slept . |
| 20 | Yesterday it was revealed that PC Hall escaped death by a whisker when he was shot at point-blank range . |
| 21 | He was shot in cold blood . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He was shot in cold blood because he knew too much and was about to blow the whistle , ’ a detective said . |
| 23 | Although Gregory insisted that he was related to thirteen of his predecessors in the see , his family was most obviously connected with Burgundy and the Auvergne , and a local priest , Riculf , saw him as an outsider . |
| 24 | It is not known how he was related to former kings of Mercia , but it is possible that he represented a line claiming descent from Penda . |
| 25 | Richard knew he was related to Tory somehow , but was not sure if cousin was quite the right word . |
| 26 | In a series of acts dating from 1317 , 1322 and 1328 he was compensated for any losses sustained through the renunciation of that claim . |
| 27 | But do you know , me cousin Eric , who 's quite a lot older than me , was at Scarborough with me Uncle and and his mother and dad and he was only a little one and he was stood in that narrow street that goes off , off the |
| 28 | Wanted on corruption charges , he was to remain in Brazilian custody until extradition proceedings were completed . |
| 29 | When he was fitted with one of Elinor 's wigs he was more the part . |
| 30 | He was connected with several industry-wide associations and committees , as well as being chairman of the London coronation accommodation committee ( 1937 ) . |