Example sentences of "he [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 'E only talks about everyday fings . |
| 2 | ‘ Well Else read out this bit from a book by Billy Graham , The Secret of 'Appiness it 's called , where 'e says that a man told 'im 'e only took a bath once a week , and Billy Graham told 'im there was something wrong with 'is purity of heart . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He breathes good country air and must have t'best of everything , but 'e only looks frail . ’ |
| 4 | D'yer know that Billy o' mine do n't take a blind bit o' notice when Daniel talks to 'im , but 'e soon listens ter me . |
| 5 | 'E just looked at all the people for a minute without saying anythink . |
| 6 | " Aye , 'e just did n't like t'look of them cobbles . |
| 7 | 'E just stood there , all miserable , drinking tap water from a plastic cup . |
| 8 | 'E just stood there , all miserable , drinking tap water from a plastic cup . |
| 9 | ‘ 'E usually goes out an' gets a daily paper about this time , ’ Mrs Beavis informed Dolly , ‘ and an evening paper later . |
| 10 | ‘ 'E always seems to 'ave a lot ter say fer 'imself . ‘ |
| 11 | 'E always liked the drink . ‘ |
| 12 | Did n't 'e ever find out ? ’ the carman asked . |
| 13 | I fink 'e still misses those 'orses . ’ |
| 14 | 'E really loved those 'orses . |
| 15 | That Morpurgo , for one , 'e never did anything else . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But me old man says 'e never knows what the time is . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ People barely had enough food to live on , but thought nothing of bringing him into their homes and feeding him and giving him somewhere to sleep . |
| 18 | ‘ I think we should reinforce the fence with fine mesh , and we should give him somewhere to hide — a place inside his enclosure where he can feel safe . ’ |
| 19 | It excited him tremendously to hear voices . |
| 20 | Mozart returned briefly to Leipzig to give another concert , at which he played the Piano Concerto in B flat , K.456 , but it brought him little return . |
| 21 | On ‘ Do n't Be So Hard ’ he appears to be empathising with a woman who is overpowered and made to feel insignificant by her partner : ‘ At home , she tells him little lies , like onions always make her cry . ’ |
| 22 | The male Ixmaritians paid him little heed and seemed to look at him as if he was a freak , but two girls , who occupied the rooms next to his own , became his especial friends . |
| 23 | The gentle fanfare-like first movement melody tenderly laid out by the flautist , John Grant , Yuasa had the strings repeat with an ungainly skip , which left him little to develop . |
| 24 | Pete was in her form at school and whenever she looked at him little quivers she could not identify started deep inside her . |
| 25 | Crawford was hardly mentioned in newspaper reviews and his appearance seemed to do him little harm . |
| 26 | Dis Train and Man Of The West can give him most to do . |
| 27 | Schlesinger 's agent tried to dissuade him from taking it on , advising him rather to direct Jack Lemmon in The April Fools . |
| 28 | She had encouraged him rather to work as a translator , this seemed to be a safer activity . |
| 29 | Though some people found him rather wrapped up in his thoughts , he always enjoyed talking to children about science . |
| 30 | Rory was late for their appointment , and when he arrived , Holdfast told him dourly to close the door and join him at the biggest table . |