Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] and [pron] [verb] he " in BNC.

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1 Too many other people were involved and he felt he was losing his grip .
2 His voice was muffled and I thought he was trembling .
3 I rushed him to hospital and the doctor asked how it was done and I said he 'd fallen over on the step .
4 Richard 's face was bleeding and she knew he was shouting up at the people .
5 ‘ I asked the son how he knew how much was stolen and he said he last counted it 12 months ago . ’
6 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 .
7 As he points out , the other man was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive .
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