Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [subord] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He returned with a symphonic battle piece , and when I asked if he realized the significance of the words he admitted he did not know what they meant ! ) |
| 2 | ‘ I felt after he won the Mandarin Chase at Newbury in 1990 that he would be a Gold Cup horse , but after he was beaten in the Gold Cup then I thought that the Grand National was his race , ’ Adams said . |
| 3 | He was saddling a fat brown cob and I stared as he led the little animal out , climbed stiffly on to a box and mounted . |
| 4 | I laughed when he told the linesman that he 'd had a ‘ mare . |
| 5 | I wondered whether he preferred the sexual experiences I imagined he must be having with all sorts of men to the one we shared . |
| 6 | And I wondered if he meant the heat that was all over John 's body . |
| 7 | ‘ Where are we going now ? ’ she asked as he swung the car back into the main street . |
| 8 | ‘ Why , thank you ! ’ she exclaimed as he laid the plate before her . |
| 9 | Straightening , she watched as he undid the holding gate , and then held out a hand towards her . |
| 10 | She watched as he crossed the meadow and felt the familiar jolt in the pit of her stomach as he came near . |
| 11 | She watched as he crossed the room . |
| 12 | Now she watched as he prepared the tools of his trade . |
| 13 | She watched as he adjusted the string of red coral beads through the shammy pouch that held his throwing-knife . |
| 14 | ‘ Your palazzo ? ’ she repeated as he slammed the car door after her . |
| 15 | She had almost successfully deterred André from his plans to paint the town red with her , had vaguely told him that she would see how she felt when he issued the invitation , only to pour all her good intentions down the drain when this morning Piers had received a call from Nicole , and informed Alyssia offhandedly that he would be out for the balance of the day . |
| 16 | She spoke as he closed the door : |
| 17 | ‘ Captain Aranyos wants to see you in the south chapel of the Stefansdom at three o'clock , ’ she blurted before he had the opportunity to broach the subject . |
| 18 | ‘ A film , ’ they shouted as he rolled the camera . |
| 19 | Spittals made great play of tapping the microphones and checking that they worked before he introduced the superintendent . |
| 20 | They watched as he left the room then David turned to Rachel . |
| 21 | I asked him what they said when he gave the order and he went red . |
| 22 | For that reason Doug decided that he would be the only person to watch the videos he made although he discussed the issues arising from them with Mary . |
| 23 | This reputation he cemented when he founded the ‘ University of Woodford Square ’ , a university offering free education for the masses ! |
| 24 | ‘ Going away ? ’ he asked as he noticed the bag on the floor . |
| 25 | " Emily , " he asked as he reached the door . |
| 26 | What a shock he got when he turned the corner to find the entire corridor overgrown by mountains and mountains of wild plants . |
| 27 | The use of the contract army , however , placed the king in the position of debtor to the military captains , most of whom were members of the titled nobility , and the sums owed by the crown to individual nobles might often be very substantial : in 1386 , for instance , the Earl of Northumberland reached agreement with the Exchequer whereby in return for £700 he discharged the king of all debts owing to the earl ‘ from any time past until the making of this indenture ’ , and the earl was discharged of the debts he incurred when he held the office of Admiral . |
| 28 | Instantly Shamlou recognised the cry of anguish from Matchsticks , and he winced as he opened the doors to hear the soft thud of flesh against flesh . |
| 29 | He stopped when he saw the twisted grin on Luther 's face , and it made him remember with a falling heart that this man was not his real father . |
| 30 | He stopped when he saw the car and made as if to turn back . |