Example sentences of "[verb] he [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | D' ya know he never does this ! |
| 2 | Pity he never had any of his own . ’ |
| 3 | ( Why has he only given magic mushrooms four for euphoria , when Collis Brownes gets five ? ) |
| 4 | Has he ever suggested this before ? ’ |
| 5 | When I confront him with his omissions and lies he just looks sheepish . |
| 6 | We 're sure Alan Sugar will be pleased to know he still has one fan left , and we have to admit that he did play a great part in bringing PCs to the masses . |
| 7 | ‘ Furthermore , I told him either to provide substantive proof of his allegations or be prepared to be sued for defamation of character . ’ |
| 8 | Early water-colours show him already using some of the techniques of miniature painting , and the scale and meticulous detail of all his work suggest that he was truly a miniaturist at heart . |
| 9 | In winter when she entertained she would send him outside to chop more wood for their open fire . |
| 10 | He says he once found some old ammunition sticking out of the ground . |
| 11 | We may find ourselves disagreeing with other people on the basis of sampling ; one man may claim that a shirt he bought from a well-known manufacturer wore out in no time at all , whereas his friend says he always buys this make because they wear so well . |
| 12 | Juliet noticed he too had small spots around his nose and mouth , and an idea began to form . |
| 13 | But the main line of attack was that Heseltine should ‘ either put up or shut up ’ — with the apparent intention of forcing him either to keep silent or to declare himself before he was ready . |
| 14 | I could n't understand him really saying that . |
| 15 | ‘ New bloke you 've got here , is n't it ? ’ he asked , then when she nodded he suddenly looked alarmed and said , ‘ Nothing wrong , is there , Sister ? ’ |
| 16 | Okay in Italy on the marble it does work , but on the slate it you know it it has n't worked and I think various quarries have tried it and found out that it does n't work , and yet he assumed that he knew better and you know , little little things like that , you know he just seemed unwilling to learn or lis heed advice . |
| 17 | You know he obviously sees rich peasants as you know a more er unattractive class of peasant , I mean he sees the poor peasants as the real er vanguard of the revolution , the people who have done all the work and erm sacrificed er security at an early stage |
| 18 | But er he never asked me , put it that way , what I thought was suitable machinery and he , as far as I know he never asked other rock men what they thought was suitable for the rock and other slate makers what they thought was suitable for inside the mill , or the diamond saw operators , what sort of saws they thought were the best . |
| 19 | ‘ You know he never harmed this poor shepherd lad . |
| 20 | ‘ You know he never said such a thing . ’ |
| 21 | Just as Debbie was about to wind up the window , he suddenly asked her for a lift , saying he only lived 5 minutes down the road and could she drop him on her way ? |
| 22 | As well as the nastiness being endlessly stirred up by her mother , who whispered lies about him , saying he only wanted Sien for the posing and would drop her back in the gutter when he was done , there was Sien 's wretched pimp of a brother to contend with . |
| 23 | Peeping sideways at him , she decided he definitely looked menacing . |
| 24 | But when Mr Fitzpatrick was found he still had 300 dollars in his wallet and a camera slung around his shoulder . |
| 25 | As she watched he suddenly opened sightless eyes , rolled them upwards , then closed them with a sigh and fell again into his little semblance of death . |
| 26 | The Prince had loved children , had been very kind to them , and Sally-Anne had been delighted to see him gravely encourage two four-year-old boys , the twin sons of an old friend , to race pieces of bread , butter and jam up and down his expensively trousered leg . |
| 27 | Those of us who knew him well see this as the beginning of his caring career which was evident in all that he did . |
| 28 | But when Grandma died he just lost all interest in the garden , and since no one had the time to take it on , it became neglected . |
| 29 | He says that he always shunned help from neighbours , but he hopes he now gets other help . |
| 30 | ‘ I bet he never said such rubbish . ’ |