Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He almost stopped before he reached the end of the sentence , flicking his black eyes over the company to make sure no strangers were present to overhear , report , misrepresent his little blow against hierarchy . |
| 2 | Second , the only way of avoiding this presumption of responsibility is for the defendant to prove either ( a ) that the driving , accident or damage occurred before he took the car , or ( b ) that he was neither in , on or near the vehicle when that driving , accident or damage occurred . |
| 3 | ‘ Blood probably coagulated before he entered the water . ’ |
| 4 | The waiter 's eyebrows rose as he took the order , otherwise he made no comment . |
| 5 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 6 | She slithered away on her stomach across the slatted floor , just like her father moved when he played the serpent in the Garden of Eden . |
| 7 | Instantly Shamlou recognised the cry of anguish from Matchsticks , and he winced as he opened the doors to hear the soft thud of flesh against flesh . |
| 8 | He hummed softly ‘ There 'll always be an England ’ and joked as he shifted the weight of his rucksack ‘ as if on a walking holiday ’ . |
| 9 | I flew over copies of that photograph of Tweed you gave me , ’ Morgan reported as he drove the Daimler beyond Exeter towards Dartmoor . |
| 10 | ‘ A film , ’ they shouted as he rolled the camera . |
| 11 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat . |
| 12 | Water , the original substance which God created when he made the world , represents change , and immersing oneself in a natural body of water is the only way of changing one 's spiritual identity . |
| 13 | The use of the contract army , however , placed the king in the position of debtor to the military captains , most of whom were members of the titled nobility , and the sums owed by the crown to individual nobles might often be very substantial : in 1386 , for instance , the Earl of Northumberland reached agreement with the Exchequer whereby in return for £700 he discharged the king of all debts owing to the earl ‘ from any time past until the making of this indenture ’ , and the earl was discharged of the debts he incurred when he held the office of Admiral . |
| 14 | Her gaze flickered as he replaced the receiver . |
| 15 | Bryce exclaimed when he found the box of batteries he 'd come in search of . |
| 16 | Roger exclaimed when he opened the door . |
| 17 | ‘ Why , thank you ! ’ she exclaimed as he laid the plate before her . |
| 18 | He stopped when he saw the twisted grin on Luther 's face , and it made him remember with a falling heart that this man was not his real father . |
| 19 | He stopped when he saw the car and made as if to turn back . |
| 20 | His hands trembled as he read the report . |
| 21 | Kirov 's fingers trembled as he adjusted the fine-tuning dial of his radio set . |
| 22 | Charlie 's heart sank when he read the orders ; he knew the odds against surviving two attacks were virtually unknown . |
| 23 | She was surprised and offended when he left the room . |
| 24 | This was the same formula that Harmsworth ( Lord Northcliffe ) used when he launched the Daily Mail in 1896 . |
| 25 | For that reason Doug decided that he would be the only person to watch the videos he made although he discussed the issues arising from them with Mary . |
| 26 | Suddenly , it all made sense , ’ he added as he brought the car to a halt in front of her flat . |
| 27 | " Why not ? " he added as he opened the door between the two staircases , " Put lots of water in it . " |
| 28 | Rory dipped the clutch , banged into reverse , accelerated as he let the pedal jump . |
| 29 | The thought lingered as he opened the folder and started to read its contents . |
| 30 | " Fat chance , " Adrian muttered as he left the house , and aimed a hefty kick at the poor , defenceless geraniums growing tastefully beside the front door in a barrel painted carefully all over in Dulux Brilliant White . |