Example sentences of "and he [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Froebe 's eyes opened weakly , and he coughed in a huge racking spasm . |
| 2 | Tony ate his meals in the kitchen and he slept in a little room at the top of the farmhouse . |
| 3 | And he stays in a four-bedroomed detached house . |
| 4 | She went reluctantly , and he added in a low voice : ‘ I ca n't help you I 'm afraid . |
| 5 | His name was Fred Paxford , and he lived in a small wooden bungalow on the other side of the brick kilns . |
| 6 | And he sleeps in a normal bed . |
| 7 | But this did not really hit orthodox Christianity , for prayers are always subject to the thing asked for being God 's will ; and He moves in a mysterious way , so that the workings of Providence may not be apparent until long afterwards . |
| 8 | His movements were quick and furtive and he spoke in a speedy whisper , as though every word were classified information . |
| 9 | And he observes in a flat parajournalistic way that Petersburg is ‘ the administrative centre of all Russia ’ . |