Example sentences of "[conj] it [vb past] he [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the most important element in Florey 's brief occupation of the Sheffield chair was that it brought him into close contact with Edward Mellanby ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 2 | But it hurt him in some way to admit that one of his key men came from the wrong end of the Bible , so to speak . |
| 3 | James had armed himself with the sword of Robert the Bruce , but it stood him in poor stead . |
| 4 | Strange because it reminded him of other bedroom partings : sheets tangled , sweat cooling , confusion and self-reproach keeping glances at bay . |
| 5 | He had found his kingdom , and though it filled him with Adamistic yearning , he was somehow powerless to enter and possess it , Why was this ? |
| 6 | When Molly joined him he would ask hopefully if she were feeling tired or , even perhaps more hopefully , as though it relieved him of all responsibility , if she had the curse . |