Example sentences of "[noun pl] he had just [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Quiss could feel himself starting to s " " eat already , despite having left most of his furs lying at the top of the steps he had just descended .
2 The shops he had just examined stretched all the way back to the churchyard wall and their rear windows , set grimly amongst the headstones and mausoleums , had to be checked too .
3 As Sheila watched him go , she knew that in spite of the hurtful words he had just spoken she would always have a soft spot for the man .
4 It was Mr Spyros P. Skouras who let it be known that if Kazan did not testify helpfully , the pictures he had just made might never appear and he would not be directing any more .
5 He swung into the hospital driveway , and Belinda could n't find a comforting utterance in response to the deep fears he had just tried to voice .
6 Last month he reversed the economic reforms he had just introduced and condemned the IMF as ‘ dictatorial ’ , its policies ‘ suicidal ’ .
7 He dozed but woke with a start , dreaming that the Hell-hounds he had just visited were snuffling at the door , but it was only Ranulf dragging a stool across the dusty rushes .
8 In 386 Ambrose moved relics he had just discovered in a Milan suburb to one of the new churches he had built to ring the growing city with prestigious sanctuaries ; it was a well thought out act .
9 He felt sick at the memory of the beasts he had just seen .
10 He was not only helping Vincent but also his father and mother , his sisters , and the mystery woman whose hospital expenses he had just settled .
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