Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 His head had an odd tilt or cock to it , set on the shoulders as if he were looking up from the bars of a drop-handled bike .
2 He took a briefcase with him , as if he were going back to the Works .
3 He was moved on to the job when we were short-handed last winter , and up-graded from labourer . ’
4 I followed him out of the City until I was convinced he was packing up for the day .
5 Richard 's face was bleeding and she knew he was shouting up at the people .
6 Pearce and Duvall were blurred figures beside the wreck , distinguishable only in that Duvall was carrying the paraffin containers , which he was setting down on the pavement .
7 The Lebanese man in the dock says he was invited back to the flat , and it was Kim who threatened him with a knife .
8 He wriggled back further on the bed till he was leaning up against the wall .
9 He was leaning out of the shelter .
10 However , when Bernard applied for planning permission to build a factory on the site he was turned down by the local highways department .
11 He was turned down by the " Goldsmith Libel Fund " , an eccentric exercise in philanthropy which bankrolls plaintiffs of conservative persuasion ( notably Tory MPs ) who bring libel actions against media organisations perceived as left-wing ( eg the BBC ) .
12 But it was n't the camp reactions he was troubled about at the moment , it was Mrs Robson 's .
13 The youngsters were so delighted when the final whistle went that they all jumped on the luckless coach , bruising his ribs so badly that he was ruled out of the next weekend 's third team fixture .
14 At the storming of this fortress on 19 January he was blown up at the head of his brigade when a French magazine exploded , killing 108 men .
15 He was blown out of the water on 17 January 1964 by Iain Macleod [ q.v. ] , who had just become editor of the Spectator , in one of the most famous and devastating articles that has ever appeared in that journal .
16 He was to go down to the Supersight factory for some practice with Harley and was then to go with him to a couple of the Continental tournaments . ’
17 He was pointing out into the audience as he said it .
18 He 'd probably never been to Brixton before — I could tell that from the way he was sinking down in the back of Armstrong the farther along Effra Road we got .
19 Look at Ben Hogan , a legend and a perfectionist who gave up the game when he was struck down by the dreaded ‘ yips ’ .
20 It occurred to him as he was crashing about in the cupboard among his own old mackintoshes , tennis racquets , gum boots , and broken picture frames that he might be doing the wrong thing .
21 While there he was called up by the England squad when the touring team ran into injury trouble last summer .
22 While there he was called up by the England squad when the touring team ran into injury trouble last summer .
23 Recently he was called up by the Customs and Excise about 20 videos ( mostly tapes from TV ) a friend had sent him from America .
24 In these uncertain and troubled circumstances he was called back to the one thing outside his faith in which he could place his trust .
25 He continued , ‘ That friend of yours , the Scotsman , Duncan something or other , he was called out during the night to deliver something to 45 Royal Marine Commando .
26 He was looking up at the sign over the door .
27 He was looking down at the pavement outside the house .
28 It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’
29 When they had gone , Maria glanced at Luke , but to her relief he was looking down at the photos Florian had left behind , his expression inscrutable .
30 He was looking out of the window at his lovely new garden , at the exquisite magnolia just breaking into its goblet-like , glowing blooms which were , since Monday , also his .
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