Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A representative and influential attempt was made by Plekhanov in his essay , The Role of the Individual in History , where he considers what effect the characters of prominent people such as kings and statesmen have on the course of events . |
| 2 | In particular , she expected perils out of the flatties — murderous hoodlums , crooked cops , knife-wielding janitors-but she knew that if he stretched his mind a touch , Daine could make anything or anyone in the City into a weapon . |
| 3 | as if he sensed their homage the Kha-Khan elect waved a hand in dismissal . |
| 4 | While he sharpens his knife the priest arrives . |
| 5 | The moment came , and in walked Robin and Henrietta Tavistock ; his expression was one of sheer amazement , and when he saw his father the Duke of Bedford , whom he thought was at his chalet in Méribel , I saw tears of emotion flood his eyes for a moment . |
| 6 | There are small twigs digging into her back , she is angry , pushes against him , but he pays no attention , carries on , his hands exploring , he is smiling down at her and when he lowers his head the water from his hair seeps into her mouth so that she tastes the lake , the fish smell of deep water , sees the sun brilliant through the branches behind his head , blinding her eyes , sun specks floating , she closes them as he moves against her . |
| 7 | He was lying on his hard , as it were armour-plated , back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely . |
| 8 | I 've seen him like this before , before you were born , when he cracked his ankle the week before the final trial . |
| 9 | He was an open supporter of the Covenant and when he visited his friend the blacksmith , he was on his way to join a band of Covenanters about to confront a party of Dragoons . |
| 10 | He produced a box of matches , scraping one into flame and cupping his hand around it as he offered his companion a light . |
| 11 | She gazed into his face raptly as he described his clinic the day before at St Mary 's and passed on good wishes from Sister Concepta . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll see , ’ said Robert — I think in deference to me , for he gave his wife a nasty look as she beamed up at him . |