Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | However the offices were closed so he said he would call first thing in the morning . |
| 2 | I was surprised by the number of people who were saying that they disliked him , and by the degree of bitterness and the spiteful determination that he had to go . |
| 3 | Too many other people were involved and he felt he was losing his grip . |
| 4 | She was fascinated when he said he came from London — as far as she was concerned he might as well have come from the Moon , because she had as little likelihood of ever visiting either . ’ |
| 5 | Marian leaned over the parapet ; the rain , which still streamed down , was forgotten as she watched him rapidly disappear . |
| 6 | I was devastated when he said he fancied me but we 've started a relationship . |
| 7 | His voice was muffled and I thought he was trembling . |
| 8 | He had asked her what was happening and she told him as truthfully as possible . |
| 9 | The crowd gave a good send-off to the latter when he was substituted so I suppose he did well . |
| 10 | It was whispered that they wanted him to speak . |
| 11 | I rushed him to hospital and the doctor asked how it was done and I said he 'd fallen over on the step . |
| 12 | As Jim Smith 's side recovered from their epic tie with Liverpool , Beresford said he was misunderstood when he revealed he wanted to play Premier League football next season . |
| 13 | ‘ He was gobsmacked when I told him mine was a replica . ’ |
| 14 | Always a footballing footballer , even when under pressure in defence , Derek 's quality was there for all to see and the appreciation of the Palace fans was shown when they elected him as our Player of the Year in 1975 . |
| 15 | He was lying when he said he 'd checked the house . |
| 16 | ‘ The only way to find out would be to get the police to check it against the one he was wearing when they found him . ’ |
| 17 | Richard 's face was bleeding and she knew he was shouting up at the people . |
| 18 | He raised with me certain personal problems that he was facing and I asked him to come to my regular constituency surgery to discuss matters in more detail . |
| 19 | ‘ I asked the son how he knew how much was stolen and he said he last counted it 12 months ago . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ So I was upset I said I did n't want to , I was crying and it made him madder . ’ |
| 21 | He was a tough old fellow when it came to it-his older brother had been an artillery colonel — but his health was failing and I guess he felt a younger man would serve his flock the better in the iron times to come . |
| 22 | Mrs Singh said that she felt that Balbinder would always do what was wanted if it suited him . |
| 23 | Then he was gone and she watched him striding away down the street . |
| 24 | He was asked whether he thought he would get back his record for taking the most Test wickets . |
| 25 | Leaving the court , Penn was asked if he wished he had done things differently . |
| 26 | Jane did not really care , and told Bertram — he was offended if you called him Bertie to his face — about it . |
| 27 | Shiona could n't have agreed more , but her tone was taunting as she told him , ‘ What a pity you 'll have to wait until tomorrow to see me led away in chains . ’ |
| 28 | As he points out , the other man was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive . |
| 29 | His stomach was churning but he knew he could elude her if only he could remain calm and call her bluff . |
| 30 | As soon as he got home , the telephone was ringing and she told him the same thing many times . |