Example sentences of "he was [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was halfway to the white lodge . |
| 2 | Donna , her head spinning , tried to follow but he was halfway to the bottom before she managed to get off another shot . |
| 3 | Although Feingold 's theory was not entirely right , he was correct to single out food additives for blame — they do seem to play a disproportionate role in hyperactivity , compared to other types of illness such as asthma or eczema . |
| 4 | Then he seemed to rise up and throw himself backwards and completely roll over ; then he was parallel to the ground again . |
| 5 | Hers was a friendly and comfortable presence and he was grateful to her for it . |
| 6 | This was his first mainline trip and he was grateful to Sam for his advice and also for him taking him on this trip . |
| 7 | In the last few months he had consciously ingratiated himself with Joe , flattered him , let Joe think that he was grateful to him for giving him the breaker 's job . |
| 8 | He was grateful to her for her power of forgiveness , she suspected , for the absolution she continued to extend . |
| 9 | He was grateful to Taheb for having sought work for him through Merymose , and wondered if he had been unduly mistrustful of her . |
| 10 | He thought that she had been exceptionally sweet to Emmie lately and he was grateful to her . |
| 11 | The Attorney General said he was grateful to QC and that there was more to this matter than QC had suggested . |
| 12 | A Downing Street spokesman said he was grateful to the BBC for its prompt decision to draw attention to the lapse , and for respecting the confidentiality of the call . |
| 13 | He was friendly to everyone . |
| 14 | It was only later on that she started protesting strongly , and by then it was too late , he was close to coming . |
| 15 | He had to think — but he was close to physical , mental and emotional exhaustion . |
| 16 | At the meeting which adopted the constitution , Ken Banks of AUEW TASS was added to the executive committee ; he was close to the CPNI , although not actually a member . |
| 17 | David Howell was not a member of Mr Heath 's Cabinet but he was close to him . |
| 18 | He told his brother that he was close to death and would die in a few days . |
| 19 | He was close to sleep and his words slurred when he spoke . |
| 20 | She could feel him trembling with fever and cold , although he was close to the fire which burned merrily now . |
| 21 | Maybe it was because he was close to God that the others respected him . |
| 22 | The EC Commission president is said to have telephoned Mr MacSharry when he was close to clinching a deal in Chicago . |
| 23 | He was close to tears when he started to read a statement in which he opened his heart as never before . |
| 24 | He was close to Ceausescu — and at the same time kept Moscow informed . |
| 25 | She could tell he was close to some revelation that would explain what was going on . |
| 26 | One glance would have told her that he was close to a heart attack . |
| 27 | They called on Mr Walter Campbell and in their " A Highland Tour " published in 1845 reported that " at the time of our visit , as we learned afterwards , he was close to the painful discovery which , it was said , was to him as unexpected as it was unwelcome a discovery of his utter insolvency ! |
| 28 | They called on Mr Walter Campbell and in their " A Highland Tour " published in 1845 reported that " at the time of our visit , as we learned afterwards , he was close to the painful discovery which , it was said , was to him as unexpected as it was unwelcome a discovery of his utter insolvency ! |
| 29 | I could see he was close to tears . |
| 30 | ‘ He was close to Mills too ? ’ |