Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His formal meeting with the US delegation ignored the pledge he made then only to meet ‘ old friends ’ from abroad privately and not to discuss politics . |
| 2 | He lived long enough to hear the Court announce on June 26 that it had rejected Australia 's Preliminary Objections concerning the Court 's jurisdiction in the case and the admissibility of Nauru 's claim . |
| 3 | When he goes out there to wait for her in the evening , I sometimes think : It is n't Rosa . |
| 4 | He sits up straight to do up the buttons or velcro fastenings . |
| 5 | He fought back bravely to regain the initiative of the argument . |
| 6 | He recovered quickly enough to win the Army squash championship . |
| 7 | He tried once more to see the Queen but her fat , pompous chamberlain rudely announced that Lady Yolande was leaving Scotland and had no wish to discuss anything with anyone . |
| 8 | After a few seconds , he moved just enough to let one eye and a frowning eyebrow show . |
| 9 | He has just enough to buy his materials , to live , to have a working holiday every year , to manage . |
| 10 | ‘ He has n't long to live , ’ was the answer . |
| 11 | He is about sixty and they should have retired him years ago , but he has nowhere else to go . |
| 12 | Arthur is inclined to be delicate and it 's feared he has not long to live . |
| 13 | Gandhi 's understanding of Truth and the essential unity of all that exists means that he has not only to realize his highest Self or Ātman but also recognize his oneness with all his fellow men and with all sub-human forms of life . |
| 14 | As things are , he has not only to invent his method , but also do most of the spadework for himself . |
| 15 | As the mysterious man following Blackeyes , Nigel Planer speaks at last , though he has damn all to say . |
| 16 | The dog got over-excited and took exception to one of the chefs and had to be shut in the barn where he howled mournfully enough to wake the dead . |
| 17 | His only problem was , would he survive long enough to see through what was in some ways the most monumental task he had yet set himself ? |
| 18 | I was wearing a large theatrical ring with an enormous ‘ emerald ’ surrounded by paste diamonds and he bent more closely to look at it . |
| 19 | cos I mean they do n't usually do they , but he did he came up there to see me |
| 20 | The sixteenth-century merchant who was so proud of his oriel windows would be astonished if he came back today to find that behind them management was managing and typists typing . |
| 21 | He was often away a fortnight or three weeks at a time , but he came back here to use the cleaner . ’ |
| 22 | He came back later to claim another victim and the hosts were dismissed for 126 with 5.2 overs remaining . |
| 23 | He came so often to check up on Faye that his presence was hardly cause for special comment , let alone celebration . |
| 24 | As he turned once more to face her , the file in one hand , Lisa sprang to her feet and stepped towards him . |
| 25 | The dead are from the great battle long ago ; the marsh-lights are exhalations from rotting corpses ; he dug down once to eat them , though he found them beyond reach . |
| 26 | He intends not only to accelerate privatisation but also to reduce state control of ‘ strategic ’ sectors , such as mining and telecommunications . |
| 27 | Its small herd included two sturdy calves , and he ducked down excitedly to report to his father what he had seen . |
| 28 | He swivelled round then to look at her . |
| 29 | ‘ This has been the most savage start of any of the walks I 've done , ’ panted Beefy , as he walked backwards downhill to relieve the strain in his calves . |
| 30 | Never at any time in his career did he set out solely to defend . |