Example sentences of "a [noun] i [vb past] he " 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 | For a moment I thought he had come across the bottle of wine given to me by the couple at Benouville bridge café . |
| 3 | Forget it , I said , For a moment I thought he was going to tell me to sling my hook . |
| 4 | For a moment I thought he was joking . |
| 5 | For a moment I thought he was about to dare to let himself like me , but the wife was watching , alas . |
| 6 | For a moment I thought he was about to apologize , but he did n't . |
| 7 | ‘ For a moment I thought he was going to kill me . |
| 8 | 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 ! ’ |
| 9 | For a moment I thought he was going to stand there facing it , daring it to stop . |
| 10 | For a moment I thought he 'd flipped and reckoned he was Napoleon , when it clicked he was talking about Jo . |
| 11 | Lisabeth asked and for a moment I thought he was going to slam the door on us . |
| 12 | I got such a shock I forgot he was behind the glass and thought he was going to shove his face right into mine . |
| 13 | I crossed the road and walked casually along a few streets , and for a while I thought he 'd probably be following at a distance . |
| 14 | Mr chairman as a colleague I felt he was alright . |