Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb past] it the " in BNC.

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1 A large fish on his or my line was always an occasion for excitement for Edwy and he would jump into the water with his gaff if he thought it the only way to land it .
2 That 's what I thought it was at first but when he said it the next time it sounded different , it was nymph , rag nymph , that 's what he called me .
3 When he touched it the doors swung open instantly and with a disconcerting noiselessness .
4 As he said it the bellowing roar came again , right on top of them , and a long drawn out scream in Russian .
5 He had no doubt it was one of the verderers ' horses and that it was dying ; indeed , even as he watched it the spasmodic movements seemed weaker and less purposeful .
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