Example sentences of "was [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he went down and it was Kelly he spoke to and er she said he |
| 2 | Well Tony , was who manager at the associated now , er he was very a very popular player , he was a goal scorer on one occasion , they played an away match at Swindon and he scored a goal and the goalkeeper got sent off a John so Tony went in goal and he saved a penalty later in the match , but he was a very popular player he was a a good goal scorer then there was Colin he , he had one of the hardest shots in the league you know , I 've , I 've seen the goalkeeper shrug his shoulders at , at defenders and say well how do you stop those , they used to call him Cannonball at one time , and er there was Tommy he had his collarbone broken and he never played again after , but he was a great centre forward he used to make a lot of space for the other forwards you know . |
| 3 | It was William he loved , William could n't bear to lose . |
| 4 | He was very good when it was subjects he understood , like girlfriends or summer holidays , but when we brought in a political issue he was n't quite so sure of it , but he grew into it very well . |
| 5 | One of the great characters of the cutter fleet at that time was Leo Brock , ex P & 0 purser and when he was chef he demanded an assistant — and got one . |
| 6 | In Darlington it was ties he was after , opting for a restrained paisley pattern at £7.99 to replace his classic blue and white polka dot number . |
| 7 | Who this might be he could not tell , but if it was Balliol he had donned more clothing , which seemed unlikely , in the rush . |
| 8 | His voice betrayed him ; she saw at once it was Jake he wanted to talk about . |
| 9 | It was Maggie he was after . |
| 10 | And I do n't know it was truth he said I 'm just collecting all the mole skins for somebody 's mo For a coat , but that was just a story I think . |
| 11 | It was Silvia he was really concerned about , not the speedboat . |
| 12 | And that was The headmaster there was Mr he was . |
| 13 | When asked if it was silk he replied ‘ I think it is , ’ obligingly donning it at the cash desk to the delight of watching photographers . |
| 14 | There was evidence he did . |
| 15 | If it was Atherton he 'd never get up into the wood and back before his Dad carne home . |
| 16 | When he was king he was normally accompanied by the clerks of the royal chapel so he had plenty of opportunities to indulge in the pleasures of ritual . |
| 17 | Shiva had no doubt it was Adam he saw . |
| 18 | But upon the raven that was Mokosh he frowned , and bade her take herself underground . |
| 19 | The diminutive midfield player Archie Gemmill once called him ‘ the chocolate soldier ’ , adding with barbed wit , ‘ if Souness was chocolate he 'd eat himself . ’ |
| 20 | All this was strategy he had developed to detract from their discrepancy in height . |
| 21 | Now was the time to tell him who and what she was , but she could not spoil this magic moment ; it was McAllister he loved , not Sally-Anne Tunstall , and she would not ruin her perfect afternoon . |
| 22 | If there was trouble he 'd have to spend the rest of the day putting it down and would n't be able to get on with the arms search at all . |
| 23 | Oh yeah , well it was people he knew , you see , yeah . |
| 24 | But he said all he did was people he 'd met quite a few times now , they say that you know like cos he 's very funny , he comes out with me , god Sally what 's the matter with you , you 've been drinking or something , I said no , that 's how he is he 's not |
| 25 | They was wiv 'im in the office fer over an hour . |
| 26 | Well Tony , was who manager at the associated now , er he was very a very popular player , he was a goal scorer on one occasion , they played an away match at Swindon and he scored a goal and the goalkeeper got sent off a John so Tony went in goal and he saved a penalty later in the match , but he was a very popular player he was a a good goal scorer then there was Colin he , he had one of the hardest shots in the league you know , I 've , I 've seen the goalkeeper shrug his shoulders at , at defenders and say well how do you stop those , they used to call him Cannonball at one time , and er there was Tommy he had his collarbone broken and he never played again after , but he was a great centre forward he used to make a lot of space for the other forwards you know . |
| 27 | Fifteen years later when William saw scores of homeless men sleeping on the streets it was Bramwell he commanded , " Go and do something " . |
| 28 | But when he came along to tell her it was dinnertime he persuaded her to come down . |
| 29 | Then they were turning into Mahogany Drive and something lurched inside him , as if it was love he was meeting , not death . |
| 30 | It was love he felt — and not only for her : for the pathetic room , the faded carpet , the floor boards , the stove , everything . |