Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the pictures he showed me looked the same messy blur but he insisted he could make out the individual features of each person . |
| 2 | He beckoned her to do the same . |
| 3 | Philip at first took no notice of what he said ; but when he heard him repeat the same thing several times , and saw he was greatly upset by the horse being sent away , eventually replied : ‘ Are you criticising those who are older than yourself , as if you knew more , and were better able to manage him than they ? ’ |
| 4 | But when he talked he looked the same as he had always done ; eager , intent , screwing up his boneless nose , gesturing with broad , stubby-fingered hands . |
| 5 | I asked whether he thought he had the same difficulties as his father : |
| 6 | Jack froze , not knowing what he should do , and when he looked at Steve beside him , he knew he felt the same . |
| 7 | I blurted out to Dominic how I had been feeling and to my astonishment and relief he said he felt the same — trapped and resentful . ’ |
| 8 | He said he had the same ability as Wino but pointed out that he ( Gray ) was injured at 16 and never fully recovered , so his potential would have been even greater than it turned out . |