Example sentences of "was [num] [noun sg] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there was one person he saw frequently yet never spoke to him , nor even knew his name . |
| 2 | There was one noise he kept hearing again and again on his travels that intrigued him . |
| 3 | That was one man he wanted people to grieve for . |
| 4 | There was one man he used to come every week just to do see if there were any jobs that wanted doing and er he 'd spend , you know , a day there you know doing anything she wants doing that she could n't manage herself |
| 5 | Because I could n't er i mean Chris was one minute he was on the phone , the next minute you could n't get hold of him . |
| 6 | In another he found old shoes piled high on rusty tables and there was one room he thought very odd but it made him smile . |
| 7 | And after a nervous start he brought off some important saves — but this was one time he was n't so sure , playing spot the ball with Mark Wright . |
| 8 | There was one condition he had n't mentioned — he wanted a seat on the Board as a non-executive director , in line with his standard policy when putting a significant amount into a company . |
| 9 | But there was one job he took pride in . |
| 10 | Wigan chairman Jack Robinson last night said that tour prop Lucas was one player he definitely did n't want to lose . |
| 11 | The presence of Paula Grey was one thing he had n't counted on . |
| 12 | There was one thing he had n't lied about , and that was her blood , how much he 'd loved and honoured it , that was n't a lie . |