Example sentences of "[vb past] he [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now near the Dutch frontier , Harry felt it might be an idea to cross from Germany by climbing into a wagon in a marshalling yard , but after a tedious wait when nothing moved he returned to his cycle and was soon in sight of the red and white border posts . |
| 2 | But when it stopped he lunged at her face with a jagged edged knife . |
| 3 | When she said this she looked full at him for the first time and ill though she seemed he saw in her eyes the full pride and command of an eagle . |
| 4 | Before Hilda he 'd never been the kind who liked to have certainty , but after she came he settled for her way . |
| 5 | The fellow loudly claimed he had in his battered , leather coffer some of the most marvellous relics of Christendom : ‘ One of Charlemagne 's teeth ! ’ he yelled . |
| 6 | When Eva Hendrix arrived he pointed at his own glass . |
| 7 | In the hushed silence that followed he scrambled to his feet , his face and neck flushing scarlet . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought he meant at his place , but , of course , he never invited anyone to his home for dinner . |
| 9 | Phrase by phrase , syllable by syllable , a bewitchment seemed to be building up round Adam ; Ruth almost thought he shone with his own light now , like a flame . |
| 10 | How dared he speak of her dead cousin in that scathing voice ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why did he quarrel with his family ? |
| 12 | When he did he went into his house , opening his front door with his key . |
| 13 | How much did he pay for his ? |
| 14 | Then what did he do with his havanas ? |
| 15 | So what did he do with his final , winning tap-in-putt for his par-5 on the 72nd hole ? |
| 16 | What did he do to his head ? |
| 17 | As she did he glanced at his watch once more . |
| 18 | What did he want from his life — if anything ? |
| 19 | Anyway , what did he care about its sender ? |
| 20 | But how did he feel about his debut in intellectual circles . |
| 21 | Or did he go to his death in the anguished conviction that he was responsible for his master 's ? |
| 22 | Only then did he stand with his back to the fireplace and look about the room . |
| 23 | But Martin Pipe is a realist , and never for a moment did he stand in my way when the Docklands Express ride came up . |
| 24 | One can ask at least , did he succeed by his own standards ? |
| 25 | Did he know of her schemes ? |
| 26 | What else , she wondered irritably , did he know about her movements ? |
| 27 | What kind of librettos did he receive from his collaborators ? |
| 28 | What did he have on his head ? |
| 29 | He left with his head held high , but what did he have on his head ? |
| 30 | When did he come to his senses ? |