Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [adv] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thereupon he turns back irresolutely and returns to his house only to find , as a fresh disappointment , that his wife is not there . |
| 2 | He got as far as Rugby before he was caught . |
| 3 | She had few friends to whom he objected as strongly as Bridget . |
| 4 | Although Ronnie Allen was only 5ft 8 inches tall , he played equally effectively as centre-forward or at outside-right , and he had appeared in both positions for England during his time with West Bromwich Albion . |
| 5 | He stop as far as page 118 of McCann . ’ |
| 6 | He ate so swiftly that Libby could n't take her eyes off him ; she remembered all they were told about behaving properly and eating slowly . |
| 7 | He came round just as evening surgery was nearing its end . |
| 8 | AT THE Dylan show in New York a week previously , he came on directly after Sinead O'Connor got booed off . |
| 9 | He believed not merely that others should write as he did , but that others should live as he did . |
| 10 | He turned away impatiently and Jules came in at that moment , bringing coffee on a silver tray , and the conversation had to end , to Jenna 's great relief . |
| 11 | He turned abruptly away and Willie followed him up the lane and back on to the main street . |
| 12 | In a three way contest almost as many people had voted against Reagan as for him and in only a few states , mainly in the South , had he performed significantly better than Gerald Ford in 1976 . |
| 13 | He frowned rather alarmingly and Jenna felt a burst of nerves coming on ; she moved to get up but found herself being pushed back relentlessly . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's my duty , ’ he replied so piously that Corbett leaned back and roared with laughter . |
| 15 | He walked so slowly that Piper had to stop every few seconds and wait for him to catch up . |
| 16 | ‘ I think we 're — ’ He broke off abruptly as Fenella let out a cry of purest revulsion and looked down to see the Melanisms at their feet , surging thickly upwards . |
| 17 | In Pakistan in 1983–4 he took over again when Willis had to return home sick and gained two creditable draws , after which he was officially appointed to lead England against the West Indies in 1984 , at the age of 27 . |
| 18 | The manager had been trying to set himself up in the Business when he knew full well that Clive had the franchise . |
| 19 | Oh , he knew perfectly well that women like her could be bad news . |
| 20 | It was a considerable risk ; he knew perfectly well that Graham Moloney would certainly disagree with him with some violence . |
| 21 | He went on ahead while Willie staggered on after him . |
| 22 | He died soon afterwards and Samuel Cooper executed a chalk drawing of the boy on his death-bed . |
| 23 | He understood far better than Mao that socialism had to be built gradually and on the basis of ‘ capitalist production ’ . |
| 24 | He looked round uneasily as Martin put down the phone and said that he had to go . |
| 25 | He looked up just as Mary turned , and let out an exclamation . |
| 26 | He looked up eagerly as Bernice walked over to him . |
| 27 | He looked up happily as Hari put down her basket and took off her shawl . |
| 28 | He did n't quite because Ray had a 68 to Nick 's 69 , but our group again played well even though it was another tough day , with wind and rain all day . |
| 29 | He cried very loudly and Marjorie flew to him , with relief . |
| 30 | In spite of his strange , clouded manner , he spoke so reasonably that Hazel felt rather ashamed . |