Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv prt] [adv] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fought back bravely to regain the initiative of the argument . |
| 2 | He was often away a fortnight or three weeks at a time , but he came back here to use the cleaner . ’ |
| 3 | He went back inside to join the queue for the toilets , leaving Jude at the door , watching the blobs of wet snow pass through the lamplight . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | His appearance caused a rapid scattering of employees who had outstayed their coffee break , and he sat down contentedly to munch a doughnut with his coffee . |