Example sentences of "[conj] [num] he [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 When he was about thirteen or fourteen he decided he would like to take classes provided that he could go to private lessons .
2 After a moment or two he lifted his head and , his face impassive , said , ‘ I must leave for my business appointment in ten minutes or so .
3 ‘ Just checking for snipers , ’ he answered , and for a second or two he had me doing it as well .
4 For a second or two he said nothing further , then , apparently going along with her unspoken wish to change the subject , he asked , tongue in cheek , ‘ And what did you think of our transport ? ’
5 Between 1925 and 1929 he devoted himself to his regenerative projects .
6 Throughout the '70s and '80s he divided his time between being a minister , a gospel musician and a guitar-maker .
7 His influence extended far beyond the ILO : between 1944 and 1973 he left his mark on the evolution of the system of international organizations as a whole .
8 But it is sometimes forgotten that as far back as 1909 he built his own aeroplane in which he then made the first recorded flight over Ireland .
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