Example sentences of "he was [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was offered a knighthood in 1847 when Queen Victoria visited Cambridge , but he declined it and the honour which came to him was accompanied by little emolument . |
| 2 | He was covered in white frost from head to toe and he could n't stop his teeth from chattering . |
| 3 | He was covered in wet leaves . |
| 4 | Yesterday it was revealed that PC Hall escaped death by a whisker when he was shot at point-blank range . |
| 5 | He was shot in cold blood . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He was shot in cold blood because he knew too much and was about to blow the whistle , ’ a detective said . |
| 7 | Richard knew he was related to Tory somehow , but was not sure if cousin was quite the right word . |
| 8 | Wanted on corruption charges , he was to remain in Brazilian custody until extradition proceedings were completed . |
| 9 | He was beheaded by local peasants as he lay down on the hill to sleep after a large meal of local sheep . |
| 10 | When he had been on this diet for ten days he was tested with various foods . |
| 11 | If he was complaining about overdue money or share certificates , the dealer would probably refer him , or else promise to ring him back later . |
| 12 | He was inspired by British photographers Eamonn McCabe and Chris Smith during his early career . |
| 13 | Holyfield 's sensitivity outside the ring , which left him genuinely touched when he was recognised by non-boxing people in Barcelona during this year 's Olympics , extends to the criticism that champions in all sport have to learn to live with . |
| 14 | Naturally , he was stopped by British Customs ; what gay men returning from Amsterdam ( or San Francisco , or … ) is not ? |
| 15 | When Vice-President Nixon toured the area in 1958 he was pelted with rotten eggs and jostled by angry demonstrators . |
| 16 | Stallholders and shopkeepers looked on with bemusement as he was pelted with bad fruit . |
| 17 | He was enfolded by warm feelings . |
| 18 | He was sprinting for dear life across a carrot patch and doing quite well until one of the pieces caught up with him . |
| 19 | He had ‘ found himself ’ young and firmly held on to that ; as he was to do with remarkable consistency . |
| 20 | ‘ But he was killed by Israeli commandos in Damascus . ’ |
| 21 | Just over two hours later he was killed in nearby Great Western Road . |
| 22 | After the attack he was dumped outside the barracks before making his way to the Royal Cambridge Military Hospital in the town where he was treated for severe bruising to his head and body . |
| 23 | He was treated with intravenous fluids and antibiotics . |
| 24 | He was treated in intensive care at York District Hospital and transferred to St James 's Hospital , Leeds . |
| 25 | If he was to die in perfect innocence , could the effects of the fall be reversed and the time of their dominion be over ? |
| 26 | He was referring to Argentine players with clubs abroad who , according to local laws , can not play for the Pumas . |
| 27 | He was plagued by ill health in his youth but recovered to enter the vellum bookbinding trade , with which he was associated in a variety of capacities for nearly forty years . |
| 28 | Glasgow businessman Douglas Timmons , 42 , said he was ambushed by gun-wielding rioters who hurled a brick through the windscreen of a car he was in . |
| 29 | He was not to fly operationally on Malta again however , for on release from hospital in March , he was despatched to Middle East Headquarters in Cairo . |
| 30 | When he did , he was assured of immediate payment . |