Example sentences of "he was [adv] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dewi had wanted her to be independent , to fend for herself when he was no longer there to take care of her , but he could not have known that his death would have come so suddenly , striking him down in the prime of his manhood . |
| 2 | For the first time , one of John 's creations received overwhelming and unanimous praise , but he was no longer there to enjoy its success . |
| 3 | She missed the sight of Arnold padding around in the background filling up glasses and , because he was no longer there to enjoy the effect of her jokes , she had given up making them . |
| 4 | But he was n't ready yet to go back to his home and rummage around for documents . |
| 5 | She was n't sure really how long she could keep it up — since after all , he was most probably here to stay … |