Example sentences of "[vb past] he [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they divorced he gave her the house in a clean break settlement and paid twenty pounds a week maintenanace . |
| 2 | But he cancelled his trip to England at the last minute and pretended he thought I was going to see you in your show and might as well hand you the invitation at the same time . ’ |
| 3 | There were moments when Henry thought she would not turn up for the funeral , so magnificent was she about the whole thing , but as the date approached he noticed she was wearing more and more black jewellery , black scarves , capes , cloaks and jerseys , stockings , blouses and hats . |
| 4 | He made as if to talk to them when they melted before his very eyes ; he could n't believe it and as the guard approached he told him what he had seen . |
| 5 | When he surfaced he saw it about ten metres away . |
| 6 | But hard as John Meaney tried he found it an uphill struggle against Hughes , who was firing on all cylinders , and his great ‘ cool ’ blessed with a wide repertoire of shots saw him a worthy winner 4–0 from seven frames . |
| 7 | Johnson wrote to Mrs Thrale that however ruined he found it , the Abbey 's ‘ fabrick was once of great extent , and stupendous magnificence ’ . |
| 8 | Whether he thought it would be more unnerving than a show of rage or whether he imagined he owed me civil consideration , I was uncertain . |
| 9 | She noticed he called her by her title , not her Christian name . |
| 10 | Oh I do n't know he under , when you that told he understood it a lot more than when she said it and she sort of went all |
| 11 | When the moment came he took it and he took it well . |
| 12 | We assumed he picked it up subconsciously . |
| 13 | I mean I assumed he wanted me to know Poindexter 's name was Beethoven … it did n't just slip out . |
| 14 | You can guess what happened he gave it to me . |
| 15 | He tapped her on the shoulder-Excuse me — and when she turned he took her by the wrist and round the waist , holding her close , whisking her on to the floor . |
| 16 | From time to time he slept with her and showed he loved her , but business and politics were his priority . |
| 17 | So before we separated he gave me a working title for a song , and told me he wanted me to finish it by the next time he saw me . |
| 18 | Then one day Mr Flowerdew he went out and bought a horse , a rather special horse ; and when he wanted it shod he sent it to the blacksmith shop at Scole , Mr Woodcock 's . |
| 19 | Controlling races from the front takes a lot of ‘ bottle ’ and fortunately the 29-year-old Motherwell club man has totally refuted those who claimed he lacked it . |
| 20 | Agrippa claimed he used it to make sure wine was free of poison , though I do n't think it was possible for Agrippa to die . |
| 21 | When asked why he took that particular route , he reckoned he thought it would be quicker than going along the busy main streets . ’ |
| 22 | When scripts arrived he sent them back unread . |
| 23 | He secured two admission tickets but when he arrived he found they were only good for the front doors where ‘ already hundreds were waiting ’ . |
| 24 | Guilt , easily aroused , stirred within her as she guessed he intended it should . |
| 25 | She guessed he found it intriguing to be able to talk about his consuming interest in the sport with a girl who not only knew what he was talking about , but could actually offer opinions that were interesting . |
| 26 | When he finished he told her about himself . |
| 27 | As they walked he offered her his arm , unlike most punters , who followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 28 | When he returned he surveyed me again . |
| 29 | Before they even touched he knew it had been wrong to come , he knew he had reopened a wound that would never heal and could never be soothed by consummation , unless the war should end soon and they should both survive . |
| 30 | It is at the time of delivery that the goods must be reasonably fit for the purpose for which the buyer indicated he wanted them . |