Example sentences of "[noun] he be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Literally as we were mixing the B side he was over here cutting the A side . |
| 2 | By swinging his legs he was at last able to make painful progress , so that eventually he was half in and half out of the building . |
| 3 | By the time he met Eleanor he was in a really bad temper . |
| 4 | He needed a haircut , too , noted Leonora with misgiving , and from the look in his eyes he was in a foul mood . |
| 5 | By the time she 'd sat up and pushed the dishevelled hair out of her eyes he was behind the wheel , and the car was moving forward . |
| 6 | In one stride he was against her and he caught her to him so savagely that every bit of breath seemed to leave her body . |
| 7 | I ca n't remember the telly programme he was in something like Budgie it was n't Budgie though . |
| 8 | In Darlington it was ties he was after , opting for a restrained paisley pattern at £7.99 to replace his classic blue and white polka dot number . |
| 9 | What an underrated pianist he is over here ! |
| 10 | An etymologist he was to the bitter end . |
| 11 | It 's my fault he 's in this mess . |
| 12 | The year he went to college he was in three Wirral Youth Theatre productions . |
| 13 | The instant fitzAlan was free of the doorway he was through it , shoving Ellen roughly to one side and racing into the street . |
| 14 | Derby was a weak man whose subservience could usually be taken for granted ( in Haig 's words he was like " the feather pillow [ who ] bears the marks of the last person who has sat on him " ) , but he was very conscious of his position in the party . |
| 15 | Like most Iranians he was by nature a gentle , courteous man . |
| 16 | Hence it was that in many subjects he was behind the knowledge of the day . |
| 17 | Finniston also believes that choosing a good successor is an important duty of a chairman , but as chairman of a nationalised industry he was in no position to do so . |
| 18 | If the club golfer , having read that late hitting is desirable , deliberately seeks an action he is in trouble . |
| 19 | ‘ When he came to the hospital after seeing Buster he was in floods of tears , heaving great sobs . |
| 20 | Last time we ‘ phoned Richard he was in the middle of roasting a duck for birthday meal with Roger and Katie ( his ‘ lodger ’ ) . |
| 21 | " The nature of Andrew 's work , and the force he is in world musical theatre , brings a great many opportunities for exploitation , in the gentlest sense of the word , and the development of partnerships in theatre , films and recording . " |
| 22 | For more than two months he was at peace with himself and the world . |
| 23 | After an uneasy eighteen months he was in a stronger position than any Conservative leader since Lord Salisbury . |
| 24 | AT 9 PM he was on the operating table . |
| 25 | AND AT 3.30 PM he was in church as planned at Henley-on-Thames for his big date with teacher Annabel . |
| 26 | BENEFICIAL gets another chance at Goodwood today to demonstrate just what a loss he is to the Derby . |
| 27 | By the end of the first lap he was in the lead group , following Klementiev , Bohacs and Zereske with Bartunek already in the process of being dropped and no-one else in sight . |
| 28 | No wonder Helmut was seen ‘ loitering around after working hours ’ ; no wonder he burst into tears at the slightest provocation ; and no wonder he was in debt . |
| 29 | At her first move to get up he leaned over and lifted the bike from her , but before she could get to her feet he was beside her , sitting on the grass and looking down into her flushed face . |
| 30 | As he pedalled slowly towards the farmhouse , logic told the village constable he was on a fool 's errand . |