Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sixteenth-century merchant who was so proud of his oriel windows would be astonished if he came back today to find that behind them management was managing and typists typing . |
| 2 | Anna was in danger of dying because he had not enough to offer her to replace what she would be losing . |
| 3 | Erm er I was concerned when my Noble Friend said that he 'd looked up Hallsbury but that it did n't contain the right words , er er I rather wonder whether he looked up so to speak the right version or the last version . |
| 4 | When he goes out there to wait for her in the evening , I sometimes think : It is n't Rosa . |
| 5 | ‘ When he feels all right to play again , I 'm sure he will return . ’ |
| 6 | When he sat down again to finish his kedgeree Aunt Tossie gave him quite a funny look , and burst out laughing . |
| 7 | The young copper rushed bull-like at Sam , swung a terrific right which landed above the head , just displacing a lot of air ; lost his balance , fell to the ground — and as he rolled over quickly to make a scramble to his feet , Sam pounced with his booted feet . |
| 8 | ‘ Hello , I 'm Kenneth Baker the Home Secretary , ’ he boomed to the sound of grating teeth as he strode forward purposefully to press the flesh of a pensioner . |
| 9 | ‘ This has been the most savage start of any of the walks I 've done , ’ panted Beefy , as he walked backwards downhill to relieve the strain in his calves . |
| 10 | But he made the effort to sound firm and reassuring as he spoke up again to quell any panic among the assembled youngsters . |
| 11 | As he turned once more to face her , the file in one hand , Lisa sprang to her feet and stepped towards him . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's been a difficult year , ’ admits Sir David Nicholas wearily as he contemplates how best to manage 40 staff in the Gulf . |
| 13 | She caught sight of it and put up her other hand , and with a finger stroked his bottom lip until he flinched and turned his head away , parting his lips as he did so however to bite her finger slightly , and close on it . |
| 14 | But it is his run at Ayr last April which puts him in the picture for it showed that he had no trouble with a marathon trip as he stayed on strongly to beat Dalkey Sound carrying 11 stone in the Scottish National . |
| 15 | As the mysterious man following Blackeyes , Nigel Planer speaks at last , though he has damn all to say . |