Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was glad 'e did n't get that site where our Carrie 's got 'er cafe , ’ she remarked . |
| 2 | Inevitably a feeling of despair enveloped him and he began to feel quite helpless ; his heart was in his studies and he knew that if he could manage financially he could achieve his academic rewards , but the insufficient amounts of money his father allowed him did n't permit any freedom to relax after his studies had ended . |
| 3 | Going and having a few meals with him did n't seem evil or furtive in any way . |
| 4 | By the beginning of 1668 , Jacob had joined his brother Isaac in England , and with him set about selling Hebrew books to a devoted clientele that included Henry Oldenburg , Robert Boyle , and Thomas Barlow of the Bodleian Library [ qq.v . ] . |
| 5 | I had not intended to contribute to the debate but the hon. Member for Keighley ( Mr. Waller ) , who introduced the motion , was asked several questions during his introductory speech and he failed stoically to produce any answers . |
| 6 | Yet he failed either to get that first touch , or , if he did , failed to get it cleanly to Dewi Morris . |
| 7 | He tried earnestly to look cheerful , but their words made him shake with fear , sweat and turn hot and cold . |
| 8 | He tried hard to do this , but he was fighting a losing battle here against the rising tide of papal authority . |
| 9 | Erm was it only you that he phoned not to bring any scripts . |
| 10 | This habit was one reason why he found steady work difficult . ’ |
| 11 | So he did nothing for Mary or Rufus that morning , did not even seek them out , scarcely knew whether Rufus was still asleep on the terrace or back in bed with Mary , and when he found further sleep impossible because of his shivering body and pounding head , he sat in the kitchen making instant coffee for himself but took none up to them . |
| 12 | None of what he found now seems novel but that is , perhaps , because the study has become a classic . |
| 13 | The style which he created strongly influenced English art for the remainder of the twelfth century , and found echoes on the Continent . |
| 14 | He bent over to scrape some of the substance off the floor . |
| 15 | He played well to finish joint third in the Dubai Open , where he played all four rounds under par , but missed the cut in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Singapore . |
| 16 | Well , that simply meant he 'd temporarily grown tired of easy conquests ; after all , women must fall to his golden charms like ripe apples from a tree . |
| 17 | He 'd nearly said cooked . |
| 18 | The paper 's usual film reporter would write the story from Miranda 's notes ; he 'd already attended several days ' shooting of the new , as yet untitled film , the first Meursault to be made in Britain , which was a supreme sign that the decade was making all the difference to the world 's view of the country , and its relation to the avant-garde . |
| 19 | But because he 'd already served five weeks on remand he was released . |
| 20 | But because he 'd already served five weeks on remand he was released . |
| 21 | But because he 'd already served five weeks on remand he was released . |
| 22 | He 'd already lost any respect or hope he 'd once had for Changez . |
| 23 | He 'd already he 'd seen the bags going up and he 'd already got that in his head . |
| 24 | He 'd even questioned some of the older members of the Lucy Ghosts in private to help trace the fugitive . |
| 25 | ‘ You 'd have heard him all over the shop , ’ he said , ‘ and he came off the phone complaining that he 'd just lost 40,000 . |
| 26 | He 'd just discovered Rocky Roads . |
| 27 | He 'd just turned sixteen — and she was a married woman , with a child . ’ |
| 28 | Now whether he 'd just said that , or whether he actually had . |
| 29 | Er he he 'd just taken some photographs out of last year 's er annual report and put a heading up and stuck some text on it . |
| 30 | ‘ Terry 's all right , ’ Anne told Sarah , ‘ but I think our Joe feels being away more because he 'd just got used to being at home . |