Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While he waited he asked us a few basic and searching questions about our discovery . |
| 2 | The Collector 's chivalry was aroused by Miriam 's weakness , for the heart of a gentleman still beat beneath his ragged morning coat ; besides , he found her an attractive young woman in spite of everything , for she could still smile as sweetly as ever . |
| 3 | Finally , he declared low ; I declared both ways ; and he showed me a concealed three . |
| 4 | He showed me the big green gabled home of Ireland 's Minister of Finance . |
| 5 | He allowed himself a small satisfied smile . |
| 6 | He poured her a long cool gin sling , and bade her sit . |
| 7 | He threw her a final black look and proceeded to storm past her , then paused at the edge of the path that led back through the gardens . |
| 8 | He handed her the double bladed paddle as she continued , ‘ I shall go down as far as Browns Mill , so could you possibly pick me up here about five thirty ? ’ |
| 9 | He handed me a big brown envelope , and although he was obviously curious his training kept back any questions . |
| 10 | He called it the Common Red Rose and described it as having ‘ flowers not very double , open wide ’ , indicating that this must have been Rosa gallica officinalis or the Apothecary 's Rose . |
| 11 | He thought he knew who the tall young man might be . |
| 12 | He offered her a large clean handkerchief with the monogram J.E.L. embroidered on one corner . |
| 13 | He tossed her a thick yellow-covered book . |
| 14 | With Madonna he bought himself a whole new audience , kids under 21 who had never even heard of him . |
| 15 | He bought himself a smart new suit for the purpose . |
| 16 | He gave her a long intent look . |
| 17 | He gave her a chilling little bow . |
| 18 | He gave her a wide toothy grin , and immediately realized it was exactly the wrong approach . |
| 19 | Upon entering the grand hall where Tamar sat , he gave her a quick teasing smile . |
| 20 | She pulled away and scrambled back to her side of the seat , but not before he gave her a knowing little smile . |
| 21 | She thought he gave her an intimate probing look as though he was thinking " does she know ? " |
| 22 | These days she was glad of any invitation to proximity , and curled up beside him so promptly that he gave her an amused sidelong glance as he took her hand in his . |
| 23 | When our eyes met he gave me a frigid little smile . |
| 24 | He gave me a final incredulous look before quickening his steps to the head of the column . |
| 25 | He gave me a great long lecture on what homosexuals do . |
| 26 | He describes his other grandmother as ‘ a wee frail woman ’ in a mob cap , smoking a long clay pipe and ‘ stroking my hair as I lay down at her feet with my head in her lap ’ , while her railwayman husband also ‘ had a great liking for me , and when he could spring to a halfpenny or an apple or some nuts for ‘ whiteheaded Benny ’ , he did it , Once he gave me a shining white metal watchguard ’ , a symbol of work efficiency which he wore proudly to school , ‘ swanking ’ with it hung across my chest . ’ |
| 27 | I may have made an unconscious movement towards him because he gave me a last malevolent grin and disappeared into the crowd . |
| 28 | He gave me a few quick , curious glances from time to time as I slowly sipped my coffee , but he did not appear to have heard any of the rumours . |
| 29 | who is a tough and widely experienced chap and he gave me a few more ideas to mull over . |
| 30 | He gave me a fucking bad ticket the bastard . |