Example sentences of "[vb past] he [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ' … so that the end of the week he found he 'd lost two stone . |
| 2 | The inquest into his death found he 'd taken nine times the usual dose of LSD … but recorded an open verdict . |
| 3 | Bums believed he had answered political demand : ‘ The people are really … satisfied with the new constitution they have gained ’ , he told the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association , adding , ‘ It is no good trying to hurry the Africans . ’ |
| 4 | I really believed he did love this suede . |
| 5 | Although self educated he had written many books and papers on science , philosophy and religion . |
| 6 | It seemed he had lost all interest in that too . |
| 7 | A post-mortem examination showed he had suffered internal injuries , said a spokesman . |
| 8 | At night , at certain seasons , it glowed like fire , sometimes it seemed but the portal of a well-lighted hall ; and one old stone-breaker declared he had heard wonderful music issuing therefrom , the like of which he had never heard before ; while on one occasion he had seen troops of gaily-dressed elfins repairing thither , some on foot and some in carriages , and they all went into this mysterious hall . |
| 9 | PENSIONER Charlie Hill was celebrating a £180 fruit-machine win yesterday when he heard he had scooped another £2 million-plus on the pools . |
| 10 | Shortly afterwards Nigger decided he had had enough heat for one day . |
| 11 | Chris decided he wanted to marry 32-year-old Heather before he even set eyes on her . |
| 12 | So he decided he needed to invest some time in , in that . |
| 13 | No surprise that every single person who met him wanted to turn that meeting into an incident , an anecdote , an event . |
| 14 | Which meant he had planned this visit for some while . |
| 15 | Charlie felt he had suffered enough insults for one day and suddenly let rip , ‘ Sergeant Trumper , 7312087 . |
| 16 | He felt he had wasted enough time on the editor , and replied with asperity : ‘ How should I know ? |
| 17 | He felt he had to make some kind of protest , no matter how feeble . |
| 18 | Graham , a self-confessed IBM-freak , felt he needed to present Big Blue 's side of the story because , ‘ IBM is incapable of putting forward its perception of what 's going on ’ . |
| 19 | Lafaille knew he had to complete this section before there was any chance of a bivouac site . |
| 20 | But the chief superintendent knew he had to counterfeit genuine anger when he confronted Blanche , tear her off a strip , and put overweening ambition in its place . |
| 21 | Someone handed him a can of beer and Rain knew he intended to stay some time . |
| 22 | When he thought he had signed one player , he had a letter from him saying , ‘ Dear Sir , I do n't think I shall bother to turn out tomorrow . ’ |
| 23 | I thought he wished to impart further information but , with the speed of a striking cat , he suddenly pulled his dagger , nicking my neck with its point . |
| 24 | And he always tells me , he said that er he had no sleep during the night he he thought he 'd killed this man , you see , he says , I seen him drop , and I seen blood . |
| 25 | She had been married for the last two years , to a man who really was a sewage plant manager ( Slater was quite hurt that Graham thought he 'd invented this detail for the sake of a joke ) . |
| 26 | He admitted he had waited ten minutes to enter an exhibition to take advantage of the cheaper rates after 5.30 p.m . |
| 27 | The autopsy revealed he had absorbed three times that amount . ’ |
| 28 | As Jim Smith 's side recovered from their epic tie with Liverpool , Beresford said he was misunderstood when he revealed he wanted to play Premier League football next season . |
| 29 | In a launderette , he realized he had left some clothes out of the load , so he opened the door to add them . |
| 30 | Oh he he he he he he he had he had kept some money backward you see . |