Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew exactly where he wished to slot his explosive , and how long a fuse he needed to give it . |
| 2 | Susan could n't think of a film where he had made it alive to the end credits . |
| 3 | Orwell , unlike Waugh , was never a natural master of narrative , and his uncertain career in fiction had begun , after much trial and error , with Burmese Days ( 1934 ) , where he had exploited his youthful experiences in the Burma police . |
| 4 | Such a nature had carried him into his tortuous business of ruling , where he had found himself responsible for people who owned neither ships nor battle-gear , nor skill , nor health , nor ability . |
| 5 | Kit Everard had his men raise him a sleeping pavilion on the eastern bank across the creek from the saman tree where he had established his strategic headquarters . |
| 6 | Patrick Milligan would sigh despairingly as if God had deserted him , before wandering drunkenly off to his own , now single , bed , where he lay cursing his miserable lot before falling into a deep and whisky sodden sleep . |
| 7 | He knew then where he 'd heard something similar before . |
| 8 | This is why although he dares to pose his overwhelming question , he can never be in a position to answer it with more than an assertion and the promise of more totalizations . |
| 9 | Although he had done it countless times before there was always a risk involved , especially since the introduction of guard dogs trained to sniff out illegal stowaways like himself . |
| 10 | Although he had told his own secret , he had not discovered Dorian 's secret . |
| 11 | Although he had set his loaded rifle at his shoulder in readiness as he entered the thicket , before he could squeeze the trigger the wounded seladang was upon him . |
| 12 | In Isaiah 63:10 , 11 we read that the people on whom God had set his love ‘ rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit ’ , although he had put his Holy Spirit in the midst of them when he rescued them from Egypt . |
| 13 | Although he had left his native Scotland as a boy his voice still contained traces of his Celtic background . |
| 14 | In fact , the country visit had to be postponed for some time , because , although he had promised himself some months ' freedom from engagements , he found himself , as usual , saddled with responsibilities . |
| 15 | Both men had cars capable of winning the world title but that honour went to the Argentinian , while Moss had to be content with the runner-up position although he did record his first Grand Prix victory at Aintree in 1955 . |
| 16 | I 'm very fond of Mel , although he 's given me some hard times . |
| 17 | It was during this time , when he was again near to death , than he began writing his best known book The Saint 's Everlasting Rest . |
| 18 | He recalls the time when a promised £300,000 windfall from Stiff never materialised , so he had to sell his new house to survive . |
| 19 | Eleanor had the cheek to have a tummy upset so he had to fetch his own newspaper . |
| 20 | There 's one at the back of the free , double one at the back of the freezer , so he 's put it right this side so it 's just up above it there . |
| 21 | There was nothing more he could say in the way of argument , so he decided to plague her other address with mail . |
| 22 | She says ; They all do it on bikes on the high wire so he wanted to do something different so he went and put shopping baskets on his feet . |
| 23 | She considered taking off all her clothes and diving into the pool , but rejected the option instantly ; he 'd never want to fuck her once he 'd seen her naked in full sunlight . |
| 24 | Koresh told that he 'd give himself up once he 'd written his prophetic interpretation of the seven seals . |
| 25 | In fact , Joshua 's retirement to the safety of his estate had freed Dowd to wander until the old man 's demise , when he was drawn back to offer his services to Joshua 's son Nathaniel , only revealing his true nature once he 'd made himself indispensable , for fear he was trapped between his bounden duty and the zeal of a Christian . |
| 26 | His anger was real but so continuously felt that once he had given it adequate ( in his own mind ) expression , it ceased to modify his actions . |
| 27 | On one of his afternoon strolls ( mornings were for work , once he had completed his domestic chores laid down by Stella ) , he chanced on Bank Street , in the East End . |
| 28 | The complaint was not new : in 858 , rebels had accused Charles of extorting " whatever the Vikings had left " : again , Charles 's conduct in the ensuing years — and notably the 864 recoinage itself — suggests that once he had re-established his political grip , he was able to reimpose fiscal demands . |
| 29 | During the twenty-mile drive , once he had left his own estate , he had kept his mind fixed on the goal of his errand , and what came in between went unremarked . |
| 30 | Thus , once he has overcome his immediate problems of how to pay the wages , he will then require the development of an internal standard costing and budgetary control system which does give him the information he requires . |