Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adj] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jose Maria Olazabal looked like being in a challenging position when he was 11 under with the par five 18th to come . |
| 2 | He did not look up until he was right down in the station ; and it was a sound that made him look up . |
| 3 | Conversely , he was five over for the par-fives and did not have one birdie in eight attempts . |
| 4 | Martin remained in disarray until he was 0–4 down in the fourth . |
| 5 | He 's out of his mind in case you 've had an accident or something , but he could n't come after you because he was due back at the hospital for a clinic . ’ |
| 6 | He was 5-3 down in the fourth game against Peter Hill before winning 9-1 , 9-0 , 2-9 , 9-5 in a patchy , not to say puzzling , match . |
| 7 | He was shorter out of the City , but gave the impression of being more solid . |
| 8 | He was 9-13 down in the third game this time , when he somehow slipped free . |
| 9 | Maggie did n't know exactly what his position was , but he was high up on the management side . |
| 10 | He was high up in the syndicate , which tied him in to Truro Daine . |
| 11 | He claims he was frustrated out of the job after his authority was constantly undermined by trust directors . |