Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] he [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was soft and more used than he dared admit to indolence and good food . |
| 2 | Unlike Spurgeon , Parker was a keen and fairly radical Liberal although he did support the Boer War . |
| 3 | It is true that it would not prevent the mortgagee taking possession , though it made his position in some degree uncomfortable if he did take possession . |
| 4 | Nice to see Bruce get injured although he did seem to recover . |
| 5 | That 's what you call a grounding , and it 's what makes him confident if he does get to meet Big Ron at Villa Park next season . |
| 6 | I mean , one scapegoat is enough as long as he does hit bit . ’ |
| 7 | On no account should he be allowed simply to get in his car and drive around before he has been pronounced competent to drive , and has organized his driving licence and insurance accordingly , if for no other reason than that his insurance would be invalid if he did have an accident . |
| 8 | Denis hung back , unsure whether he dared emulate his superior . |
| 9 | His expression was grim as he let go of her arm . |
| 10 | The counsellor feared that would be the last she heard from him so she was pleasantly surprised when he did come the following week , bearing a letter from Susie in Denmark . |