Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Gently he pressed the two ends of the wallet 's rim towards each other .
2 Very gently he cleaned a sore and put some ointment on it .
3 Very gently he caught the long glittering strands and brushed them behind her ear , his fingers lingering coolly against her flesh just for a moment before he let them drop to his side .
4 Gently he helped the loose piece to fall clear .
5 Suddenly he took the visionary image of his own manhood into his arms , his ruffled hair against the stone curls , and burst into a storm of silent weeping .
6 Suddenly he heard a clattering noise and his cockpit filled with smoke , the controls going dead — he had been shot down by Oblt .
7 He peered and suddenly he saw a large form .
8 Suddenly he saw a white figure slowly crossing the main line towards Brooke End signal box .
9 Suddenly he had the strangest feeling .
10 Suddenly he realised the single glaring inconsistency in any line of argument which was designed to point to revenge or the settlement of a grudge as a motive for the attempt .
11 Suddenly he gave a curious little rapid shake of the head ; quizzical , rhetorical , not expecting an answer .
12 Suddenly he gave a frightened start , for he had nearly fallen asleep and the ground below seemed a long distance away .
13 Suddenly he pushed the skinny man to the ground and started to kick him , but , as he did so , there came a roar and a rumbling from behind us .
14 Unlike the new Cistercian seekers for a simpler form of monastic life , Anselm — however much he shared a personal preference for simplicity — disapproved of a discontented search for something better than the present community provided .
15 Naturally he wanted a top man to carry his bag , a man who knew St Andrews like the back of his hand — someone young and capable of clubbing him perfectly over the home of golf 's fickle links , no matter what the weather .
16 Apparently he felt a minimal comfort in contact with her .
17 Apparently he kept the old girl 's left hand in his wardrobe .
18 They erm well apparently he said a few of them got in trouble he said , and heads had to roll and one of them was his !
19 ‘ I 've seen plenty already , ’ he snapped , his face suddenly hardening , though basically he appreciated the personal interest which prompted her suggestion .
20 mind he had a Milky Way bar and then afterward he had a mini Milk
21 If only he had a proper job now , he thought , there was no reason why they should n't marry .
22 Only he had the inside story .
23 Only He calmed a raging sea .
24 Oh good , perhaps he had a funny flavour or something that 's put him off
25 Perhaps he had a secret assignation , ’ said Lili .
26 Perhaps he witnessed the first assault .
27 ( Perhaps he mistook the seven on his DME indicator for a three ? )
28 Perhaps he thought a Naval commission was the right way to start his career .
29 Perhaps he saw a comprehensive theology , with the great disputes all ironed out , as a necessary basis for salvation through Christian society .
30 Well he s all he made a little contract out himself , you know that 's what he did , after he he 'd put these new tables in the mill .
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