Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] he [verb] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 and you wonder why you 're losing all your matches cos every time the ball comes to him he ca n't trap it or if he does he kicks it the wrong way
2 Fred did n't appear to hear the horror in her voice , or if he did he managed to ignore it .
3 His journey , John assumed , was either because of genuine business , or because he found it trying to wait in the capital .
4 Whether he thought it would be more unnerving than a show of rage or whether he imagined he owed me civil consideration , I was uncertain .
5 The same attitude is recognizable in the fragments of the histories of Posidonius , the pupil of Panaetius who , amidst all his philosophical work , decided to become the continuator of Polybius for the period after 146 B.C. It is uncertain whether Posidonius concluded his histories with the events of Sulla 's dictatorship or whether he extended them to include the Eastern wars of Pompey .
6 Although she did not look at Jake , she could feel he was watching her and that he knew what had stopped her dead in her tracks .
7 I said that I accepted that maybe he hated me and that he wanted nothing to do with me .
8 She remembered her thoughts as he told her he was as shocked as her , and that he wanted it to continue … her heart skipped beats frantically .
9 yes and I 've just verified that this witness agrees on that matter and that he has nothing to do with it , is that right ?
10 He ( or she ) feels that no one could possibly like or appreciate him and that he has nothing to offer .
11 He touched the brake gently as the Mercedes reached the bend and although he saw what lay ahead of him he had only a split second in which to react — a blue transit van parked in the slow lane of the dual carriageway and , kneeling beside it , a youth partially hidden behind a tripod-mounted anti-tank launcher .
12 And if he thought she had endured a great deal , why had n't he mentioned her nightmare ?
13 He never pretended to feelings he did n't have and if he thought she 'd made a fool of herself he 'd say so , but never to do her down , never to boost himself at her expense .
14 When we met I told him that I did not think he had anything more urgent to attend to , and if he thought he had something more important , then his priorities were wrong .
15 And he used to sort of ask you questions you know , sort of sit there and pick on you and if he knew you did n't have the faintest idea what he was going on about he 'd ask you all the more , see , and if you could n't answer it , he used to come up to you , look at you , would n't say nothing , give you this funny look and tell you to get in the next room .
16 ‘ He 's my da and he 's the boss here — and if he tells you to shut your row , you 'll do as you 're told . ’
17 It was a farce , a terrible play , but still a real play because these two were acting out a charade of fright and face-saving and if he did anything to break the illusion that they were still taking decisions for themselves then he was going to get himself shot .
18 And if he has nothing to leave behind — no counting houses full of money like these pompous millmasters , or no land , no name like those of us who are rather less common — then why take the trouble ? "
19 There are no tears , no recriminations , and if he has anything to say to his team afterwards , it 's the team he talks to , not the tabloids .
20 Rachel cheers me up by saying she was leaving anyhow , and if he wants her to pay for the night then she will and to hell with it .
21 JEWKES : He is my master and if he bids me do anything I can do I think I ought to do it and let him who has power to command me look to the lawfulness of it .
22 Mm , and if he knows he 's been released why does n't British Section knows this ?
23 He could row one way one minute and if he found you agreeing with him , he would take the opposite argument on principle . ’
24 And because he thought she had followed him for just that purpose ?
25 Baldwin disliked the level of unemployment both for its own sake and because he believed it worked against the evolution of a moderate Labour Party .
26 She stared at him a moment , her eyes narrowed slightly , as if she saw through the flesh to the bone itself , and while he met her staring eyes unflinchingly , something in the depths of him squirmed and tried to break away .
27 When I was sure he was alone , I followed him into the bank and while he queued I read a leaflet to see if I qualified for a home mortgage .
28 And while he slept she knew that he was safe , that she could be free of anxiety .
29 ‘ So what you reckon is , she had her boyfriend in , and after he left someone climbed in the window and smothered her in her sleep ? ’
30 That invention had been awarded an English patent but B did not mention that fact to the plaintiffs , and after he left he acquired it .
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