Example sentences of "[coord] he [vb past] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was afternoon — the morning had gone on Crabb Robinson — which meant that all the ample , high , soft-blue leather desks along the spokes of the great wheel that radiated from the Superintendent 's desk , ensphered by the Catalogue , were taken , and he had to be content with one of the minimal flat triangular ends of the late-come segments inserted between these spokes . |
| 2 | From time to time he would take it out and read it , but no others came ; and he had to be content from time to time with the sight of Dinah above him on the lighted stage , playing her part superbly , her breasts outlined by scarlet netted silk . |
| 3 | But the windy conditions put paid to that , and he had to be content with finishing the 26 miles 385 yards ( 42.195 kilometres ) course in 2 hours 46 minutes 51 seconds . |
| 4 | His lank locks had to be shorn and he had to be kitted-out with battle-dress and ammunition boots . |
| 5 | He was going to visit someone and he had to be clean , bright , well-dressed , smart and quite definitely sober . |
| 6 | He suddenly remembered that the Budmouth coast was famous for the number of swimmers drowned there every year , and he began to be afraid that he would soon be one of them . |
| 7 | ‘ Well ’ and he waited to be certain he was putting it right , for she gave him scruples ‘ well , as we were saying , one is n't sure of the ruling hand any longer , so there is an inclination these days to take over oneself . ’ |
| 8 | and he said about being tall |
| 9 | After 27 years at BTR 's electrical wholesaling subsidiary Newey & Eyre , 46-year-old Alan knew he had a worthwhile asset in his preserved pension and he wanted to be sure he got the best value . |
| 10 | This had to be done and he needed to be unconscious . |
| 11 | But he continued to be interested in the principles behind tribal art rather than in the aesthetic appeal of individual objects ; and these principles could be embodied even in the contemporary ‘ forgeries ’ which quickly began to be produced in quite large numbers to meet the demand for ‘ primitive ’ art . |
| 12 | No , but he seemed to be great , he said , he said well he said to , to me he said she 's with the real thing and she wants to go for it |
| 13 | The images so vague in his mind were now quite clear and distinct but he had to be certain : the solution must be presented like a concise clear legal document , everything in its right place and , unfortunately , there were still gaps to be filled and ragged ends tidied up . |
| 14 | Liu Chang had said as much , but he had to be sure . |
| 15 | In 1988 he moved again , this time to Lotus , but he had to be content with watching the McLaren duo of Alain Prost and fellow Brazilian Ayrton Senna in front of him for most of the season . |
| 16 | Annadale teenager Adam Smith set a new NI youths ' triple jump record with 13.59 metres , but he had to be content with second place , victory going to Ballymena 's Mickey McDonald who jumped 13.76 . |
| 17 | He had power , but he had to be responsible in the exercise of it . |
| 18 | But he had to be untutored , a tree agent . |
| 19 | ‘ Robert did n't say I must go back to work after the baby ’ , Lucy told me , ‘ but he began to be reluctant about switching on electric fires and looking disapproving if I did ’ . |
| 20 | Mr Vernon Malcolm , managing director of the company which supplies parts for Nissan , said most of his employees were paid at least £3.40 an hour , but he needed to be able to set his own rates of pay rather than having them imposed by government . |
| 21 | Ian was not over-bright , but he happened to be popular with the other boys as he was a good footballer and did quite well at sports generally . |
| 22 | Her manner puzzled Charles but he decided to be stubborn more than apologetic . |