Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thenceforward he made the study of architecture one of his chief pleasures . |
| 2 | Gently he pressed the two ends of the wallet 's rim towards each other . |
| 3 | Very gently he cleaned a sore and put some ointment on it . |
| 4 | Very gently he caught the long glittering strands and brushed them behind her ear , his fingers lingering coolly against her flesh just for a moment before he let them drop to his side . |
| 5 | Gently he put the gun down on the table and carried the pile of plates over to the sink . |
| 6 | Very gently he drew the bed covering away . |
| 7 | Gently he helped the loose piece to fall clear . |
| 8 | After he had read it aloud he crumpled the note up in his fist and thrust it into the fire as if the very sight of it was hateful . |
| 9 | Suddenly he realized the flaw in the will Marius Steen had so hastily improvised in the South of France . |
| 10 | And suddenly he took the rumours and put them on like a coat . |
| 11 | Suddenly he took the visionary image of his own manhood into his arms , his ruffled hair against the stone curls , and burst into a storm of silent weeping . |
| 12 | And suddenly he felt a slippage , a letting go . |
| 13 | Suddenly he felt a change . |
| 14 | Suddenly he felt the car beginning to skid and in his panic trod on the brakes . |
| 15 | Suddenly he heard a clattering noise and his cockpit filled with smoke , the controls going dead — he had been shot down by Oblt . |
| 16 | The following Saturday afternoon , my informant was once again on duty when the light began to fade — he hated the short winter days ; suddenly he heard a sound , a strange sound of movement below the box . |
| 17 | Suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps on the hillside above him . |
| 18 | Suddenly he heard the room door open and a brisk female voice addressed him as footsteps approached the bed . |
| 19 | Suddenly he saw a white figure slowly crossing the main line towards Brooke End signal box . |
| 20 | He peered and suddenly he saw a large form . |
| 21 | Suddenly he saw a gap in his prison bars and some light . |
| 22 | Suddenly he had a vision of the Worm , coil upon coil , waiting for him behind the door in the dark . |
| 23 | And suddenly he had a maenad in his arms , fighting him , screaming , striking at him , the tears running down her face which fear had made unrecognisable , pushing him away , and when he let her go , for very decency 's sake , because he saw no way to calm her unless he did , she sank on to the sofa , still sobbing and crying , her face hidden in a cushion , her whole body heaving and shaking . |
| 24 | Suddenly he had the strangest feeling . |
| 25 | Suddenly he had an idea . |
| 26 | But suddenly he had an idea . |
| 27 | Suddenly he had an idea . |
| 28 | Suddenly he realised the single glaring inconsistency in any line of argument which was designed to point to revenge or the settlement of a grudge as a motive for the attempt . |
| 29 | Suddenly he gave a frightened start , for he had nearly fallen asleep and the ground below seemed a long distance away . |
| 30 | Suddenly he gave a start . |