Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] he [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I scrambled up to find a rather nervous photographer who had not enjoyed the path that led him to that spot . |
| 2 | Then the world seemed to be going round and he was falling down and someone was running from a distance , one of the Keepers , in a grey uniform and with a fat pale face that filled him with such fear that he began to cry out in Hebrew words that he had forgotten he knew . |
| 3 | What was it about Judith that threw him into such confusion now , as then ? |
| 4 | But it is sobering to reflect that Bowes could devote so much time and energy to assembling his huge collections , a task that preoccupied him for many years , without apparently caring that a main source of his wealth , coal , was blighting lives and blighting the countryside . |
| 5 | Uncle Hilbert , however , was only just sixty , very hale and hearty , still very much in practice as a solicitor , and Lewis could not imagine stepping into his shoes , nor did he in those days think it very nice to anticipate such things . |
| 6 | He had a kind of inbuilt guilt that saved him from most affairs , but also occasionally made a fool of him . |
| 7 | I went to visit him at the Benedictine monastery at Nashdom and asked him for any insights which he could give me from his experience in Accra . |
| 8 | " Moustachio , " the US intelligence agent who had already visited him in February , returned.He met the Shah in the palace in Rabat and told him of all the dangers that the US systems would pose for him-lawsuits to find his money , congressional subpoenas and demonstrations . |
| 9 | Andrée spoke of Saint-Simon and compared him to some English memoirists ; she spoke of the astonishing variety of the classical French novel , La Princesse des Clèves , Adolphe , Les Liaisons Dangereuses . |
| 10 | It was n't just Frank they were looking for , if they had n't shot him already and buried him in some bog . |
| 11 | But as to why he knew God and obeyed him at all , his faith was not the least blind . |
| 12 | They were in , aha , yeah , they were in bed , right , and this , look , in bed , listen to this , sound asleep it 's on the radio and news , they 're asleep in bed with two girls and the boys , the boy was in bed fast asleep and somebody come and touched him like that and when she woke up it was this , this the lad |
| 13 | It seemed like a minor miracle when she found herself seated within touching distance of the small group of musicians , until she realised that Rune was well-known here , not only by the management but , as the current number drew to a triumphant close , to the players as well , as they drew him on to the low rostrum and surrounded him with much back-slapping and laughter . |
| 14 | He put his arms on Myeloski 's shoulders , leant forward and kissed him on both cheeks . |
| 15 | She loved him neither for his even disposition or vast estate — for neither could he offer — and saw him through many tempestuous years of attempts to influence bands and musicians to the floaty sounds that have now met such brilliant commercial success . |
| 16 | I sat him up , took him outside and injected him with some dangerously powerful drugs . |
| 17 | In February 1990 the Council of Ministers relieved Sandor Burjan of his post as director-general of the Hungarian News Agency ( MTI ) , and replaced him with former MTI first deputy to the director general , Tamás Pálos . |
| 18 | The Supreme Court charged Cerda himself with ‘ lack of discipline ’ , suspended him on half pay for two months , and replaced him by another judge who dutifully closed his case . |
| 19 | For Dr Neil the feel of her , so soft , the scent of her hair , and of McAllister herself , was so wild and sweet and struck him with such force that his breathing grew a little ragged and his body reminded him of how long it had been since he had satisfied it . |
| 20 | The King of England in ancient times , he figures in fairy legends as follows : a mysterious creature covered in hair and cloven-hoofed , paid a visit to King Herla on the occasion of his marriage and showered him with many marvellous gifts . |
| 21 | The confidence of Pericles ' exposition is magnificent ; but did he after all ‘ understand what was needed ’ ? |