Example sentences of "[verb] he [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We did n't know he 'd won this award until last month . |
| 2 | ' … so that the end of the week he found he 'd lost two stone . |
| 3 | The inquest into his death found he 'd taken nine times the usual dose of LSD … but recorded an open verdict . |
| 4 | Bums believed he had answered political demand : ‘ The people are really … satisfied with the new constitution they have gained ’ , he told the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association , adding , ‘ It is no good trying to hurry the Africans . ’ |
| 5 | I really believed he did love this suede . |
| 6 | The worst expensive flop Peter Barnes , Allan Clarke says he needed to buy eight players and was only allowed four , one of which cost a lot , well Allan , you bought the WRONG ONE ! 30,000 |
| 7 | Although self educated he had written many books and papers on science , philosophy and religion . |
| 8 | The Archdeacon did n't feel he wanted to do any pursuing . |
| 9 | It seemed he had lost all interest in that too . |
| 10 | A post-mortem examination showed he had suffered internal injuries , said a spokesman . |
| 11 | At night , at certain seasons , it glowed like fire , sometimes it seemed but the portal of a well-lighted hall ; and one old stone-breaker declared he had heard wonderful music issuing therefrom , the like of which he had never heard before ; while on one occasion he had seen troops of gaily-dressed elfins repairing thither , some on foot and some in carriages , and they all went into this mysterious hall . |
| 12 | An enquiry has been ordered into the Bulgarian international 's background after Ipswich were told he had played 12 games for his country . |
| 13 | You could see he 'd stuck invisible tape over his mouth so as not to cry . |
| 14 | PENSIONER Charlie Hill was celebrating a £180 fruit-machine win yesterday when he heard he had scooped another £2 million-plus on the pools . |
| 15 | De Craon shrugged and smiled , secretly wishing he had killed this man and vowing he would , the next time an opportunity presented itself . |
| 16 | I got a DOPACS report saying he 'd worked thirteen shifts out of fourteen . |
| 17 | Dr Woodall , 32 , denied this , saying he had produced 80,000 bottles of the non-alcoholic elderflower drink without anyone confusing it with champagne . |
| 18 | Shortly afterwards Nigger decided he had had enough heat for one day . |
| 19 | Chris decided he wanted to marry 32-year-old Heather before he even set eyes on her . |
| 20 | So he decided he needed to invest some time in , in that . |
| 21 | I guess he 'd seen American officers on TV the whole time during the Viet Nam war . |
| 22 | No surprise that every single person who met him wanted to turn that meeting into an incident , an anecdote , an event . |
| 23 | Which meant he had planned this visit for some while . |
| 24 | Charlie felt he had suffered enough insults for one day and suddenly let rip , ‘ Sergeant Trumper , 7312087 . |
| 25 | He felt he had wasted enough time on the editor , and replied with asperity : ‘ How should I know ? |
| 26 | He felt he had to make some kind of protest , no matter how feeble . |
| 27 | Graham , a self-confessed IBM-freak , felt he needed to present Big Blue 's side of the story because , ‘ IBM is incapable of putting forward its perception of what 's going on ’ . |
| 28 | Sir Robert said Mr Hale , who had worked for BR for 30 years and was called the captain of the ship in the Hidden report , had indicated he wished to take early retirement . |
| 29 | Mm , mm its one of the great arguments from the old fashioned sort of religion , that you could turn , you could definitely turn to people and say why are you leaning on me so hard , for all this to fought , you ought to be reading your bible , saying your prayers , going to church and getting in touch with the boss why I laughed when they were saying that Terry Waite would need counselling , I bet that Terry Waite was praying his head off and he 'd memorised masses of the bible which he would be reciting to himself probably set himself two o'clock every afternoon , I remember what I can , book of you know I do n't suppose he 'd needed any counselling , he 'd probably do better counselling other people . |
| 30 | Lafaille knew he had to complete this section before there was any chance of a bivouac site . |