Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] he [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smallfry always threatened to lock him in the toolshed with Rosie if ever he dared tell her secrets to anyone else . |
| 2 | If ever he did go to the bazaar he would expect the shopkeepers to stand up when he entered … |
| 3 | Fabia was staring at him , struck dumb , when suddenly he let go one of her arms , placed an arm about her shoulders and , looking deeply into her eyes , said throatily ‘ My dear , dear , Fabia , can not you see how it is for me ? ’ |
| 4 | When finally he did broach the subject of the ball , Isobel refused to take his invitation seriously and said he should take someone his own age . |
| 5 | Herluin , when finally he did touch , touched as if the vellum might burn him , timidly and convulsively , and even when he had the book open , for better or worse , agonized a few moments over where to choose on the page , shifting from recto to verso and back again before settling . |