Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb past] [vb pp] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Susan could n't think of a film where he had made it alive to the end credits . |
| 2 | Although he had done it countless times before there was always a risk involved , especially since the introduction of guard dogs trained to sniff out illegal stowaways like himself . |
| 3 | It thrilled her that he 'd called them that . |
| 4 | When we arrived at the hotel I found that he 'd booked us both into the same double room . |
| 5 | I gathered from Doone 's face that it was n't the type of answer he 'd expected , but he pulled out a notebook and wrote down the reply as given , checking that he 'd got it right . |
| 6 | ‘ When I saw that he had drunk it all , I knew he must have felt bad . |
| 7 | What it does mean is that he had made it plain that he intended a legal relationship to exist between two persons ( soon to become trustee and beneficiary ) . |
| 8 | He added that he had made it clear to the IoT that the Faculty would be willing to explore co-operation over exams , but the IoT was not interested . |
| 9 | The appellant , in evidence during the trial , had insisted that he had made it clear to Mr. Burt that he was not a fully qualified accountant , although he had passed some examinations . |
| 10 | He had told her that he had wanted her that night at the house , but he needed no words now — his body was evidence enough — and sheets of flame seemed to shoot through her as her arms wound around his neck and she arched against the demanding , hardening muscles . |
| 11 | And in particular , she did not like at all that he had felt it necessary to give Lubor the instructions he had about her . |
| 12 | In fact he had worried about it so much that he felt now that he had done it all . |
| 13 | When , sensing that he had left her alone in more ways than one , the woman asked him to come back to bed , he had not turned to look at her but instead remained silent a moment longer . |
| 14 | His anger was real but so continuously felt that once he had given it adequate ( in his own mind ) expression , it ceased to modify his actions . |
| 15 | He was used to being ridden do the same stretch of road several times a week , and he had seen it all before . |
| 16 | He was eighty ; he had occupied this patch since he was a boy and he had seen it all : drunks , thieves , prostitutes . |
| 17 | She had already told Glyn that she would never be anything but a friend to him and he had taken it better than she had thought he would . |
| 18 | Next day , McMartin 's parents had noticed that he was taking a great interest in news of the murder and he had told them some things about the incident . |
| 19 | He had tried it drunk and he had tried it sober . |
| 20 | His name was Reldresal , and he had helped me many times since I had arrived in Lilliput . |
| 21 | This much had been confided to him ; and he had deemed it discreet to pry no further — had been persuaded of the wisdom of discretion . |
| 22 | Like as not he would n't even recognize her , and he 'd made it clear she was merely one of a number of girls who accommodated him . |
| 23 | He got there at four o'clock he had four fish he could catch I think out of the ten for the week cos he caught the others and he 'd caught them all by half past four . |
| 24 | Well no it 's he did n't give two hundred pound for it , and he 'd had it eight or ten years . |
| 25 | Maybe I 'd set him at ease by saying ‘ g'day ’ , but he looked like he 'd known me all his eight years , and leant quite steadily on me for the drive to Robert 's parents ' cottage , where we arranged photos . |
| 26 | If he 'd showed us some we would n't have even had it cut . |
| 27 | But he had made it complete with fossils and dinosaur skeletons buried under the earth ; red herrings put there to expose those of little faith . |
| 28 | Innocent had not controlled French aspirations but he had made it clear that he saw himself as the arbiter of Europe and John 's cession of his kingdom in 1213 considerably strengthened the pope 's hand . |
| 29 | But he had given it all up and returned to the business world as a marketing executive . |
| 30 | Erm but he 'd given me this number , Glen about Portakabins . |