Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had found that even in Britain , where officials tended to be dismissive of the idea of a plan , people from private industry were receptive when he explained the Netherlands ' plan at a meeting : ‘ They said , ‘ Yes , we should like such a plan because it reduces our uncertainty . |
| 2 | First , we should understand that the political hacks were peeved when he won the overwhelming support of his colleagues to represent them on Labour 's shadow cabinet and they were really gutted when John Smith gave him the Scottish Office to shadow . |
| 3 | His knuckles were white as he gripped the steering-wheel . |
| 4 | Cardiff could see that the knuckles on his right hand were white where he clenched the chair rest . |
| 5 | His views on the nature of astigmatism were important and he improved the treatment of acute glaucoma . |
| 6 | Officially it is for ‘ consultations ’ but the usual reliable sources say it follows a series of death threats by white bigots who were displeased when he said the South African-controlled Koevoet paramilitary forces were ‘ on a turkey shoot ’ against Swapo guerrillas . |
| 7 | I do know that he became very depressed when the times were bad and he had the mortgage payments to meet . |
| 8 | Tom was aghast when he saw the bagpipes . |
| 9 | Speed was a bit of a non event ( although he did score a goal ! ) and Deane lumbered about a bit , but was strong when he got the ball . |
| 10 | He was right when he said the question I would have to answer most was ‘ When do we reach so and so ? ’ … and if I were a regular waiter he said I would know the answers , even though we 're thirty-five minutes earlier everywhere than the regular Canadian . ’ |
| 11 | It was doubtful if he heard the final words . |
| 12 | Terry seemed to have settled in easily to Army life , but although Joe made no complaints it was clear that he missed the family . |
| 13 | It was clear that he regarded the matter as closed . |
| 14 | But Clark was unequivocal when he returned the call . |
| 15 | Homer Scott was delighted when he saw the building for the first time at the May Day meeting and even the course bookmakers who are not known for lavishing praise on anything , are impressed by what has been built . |
| 16 | Khmelnitski Director Victor Sapronov was delighted when he learned the baby 's name … his father was called Gregor , and he bears the patronym ( middle name ) Gregorevitch . |
| 17 | She settled for , ‘ It 's been a lovely evening … ’ and was content when he took the hint . |
| 18 | Fred 's smile was brief as he entered the small sitting-room above the street on that February evening , and he turned and entered the back room where the baby lay in her cot . |
| 19 | I was present when he left the hotel last evening after an urgent message recalling him to Osborne House . |
| 20 | He wished the girl on the bed were English , but instead she was Belgian and he hated the Belgians ; to the Prince they were a common , ox-like race of peasants . |
| 21 | Delighting a delirious patriotic crowd of 9,000 packed into the Festehalle — who sang Happy Birthday at the start — in honour of his 25th , Becker was irresistible as he overwhelmed the American 6–4 , 6–3 , 7–5 in 2hr 23min to take the title he last won in 1988 . |
| 22 | His horror was profound when he discovered the extent and depth of the evil perpetrated by Hitler . |
| 23 | His tone was gentle , almost indulgent ; it was plain that he considered the whole idea farcical , but was too polite to tell her in so many words . |
| 24 | His agitation was plain as he rubbed the palm of one beefy hand against the back of the other , as if he were suffering from a skin irritation . |
| 25 | Nigel was unsure whether he hated the indecent rubber — which was at least up to date — or the flares most of all . |
| 26 | Syngman Rhee 's reaction was vitriolic when he met the American chargé d'affaires in Seoul on 9 May. : |
| 27 | Eubank , the WBO super middleweight champion , was stunned when he saw the message yesterday . |
| 28 | CONSERVATIVE candidate Paul Rayner has denied an allegation by Mehdi Husaini , chairman of the Cleveland Racial Equality Council , that he was bigoted because he supports the abolition of the Commission for Racial Equality . |
| 29 | Lord George Chomsmy was furious when he heard the news . |
| 30 | He was furious when he saw the rubbishy episodes . |