Example sentences of "he [adv] [vb past] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides , he rather liked her boozy self-confidence — and her style of interior decoration . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , no ? ’ he drawled mockingly as he slowly lowered his dark head towards her . |
| 3 | Handing her one of the mugs , his eyes on her apprehensive face , he slowly sipped his own coffee . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , his favourite pastime was kidnapping innocent virgins , holding them prisoner in his cave while he presumably had his wicked way with them , and then lowering them sixty metres down to waiting boats to be sold into slavery … ’ |
| 5 | In the flicker of an eyelid the hostility had vanished and he had become a model of charm and smiling good humour , as he politely asked her all about herself and answered her questions in return . |
| 6 | He eventually realised his only chance of survival was to make his own way down the peak . |
| 7 | He eventually shared them all out . |
| 8 | She fought him tooth and nail for a good 20 minutes , screaming at the top of her voice , until he eventually beat her senseless and killed her . |
| 9 | The advantages of an exchange rather than a sale , says Mr Nunn ( who set up the business after he successfully swapped his own home ) , are : no chain of buyers and sellers to fall through , stamp duty is payable only on any difference in price between the two properties , and agents ' fees are less . |
| 10 | In fact , he was to learn of it the very next day , and he duly performed his own half of the bargain with a strangely honourable integrity . |
| 11 | He rarely saw her naked , which was a relief to him . |
| 12 | He entirely lost his Scottish accent and , after theological college and ordination , preferment had been fast . |
| 13 | He merely grunted something incomprehensible and turned on his heel , leaving her — as always — to follow . |
| 14 | And when she asked he merely gave his quirky smile . |
| 15 | He noted that two shirts were warmer than one overcoat , and he obviously enjoyed his open air sessions on the clinic rounds in the College yard . |
| 16 | He obviously had his own reasons for wanting you to believe he owned Seawitch . |
| 17 | He obviously loved his young cousin very much . |
| 18 | Reaching out he gently touched her pallid face . |
| 19 | Grinning , he gently rubbed his swollen nose , newly broken a fourth time . |
| 20 | Roy Bailey made his Palace debut at the age of just 17 years , but he only became our regular goalkeeper after his spell of National Service had ended early in 1953 , and then it soon became clear that Roy was a goalkeeper of the highest quality , even though he was performing in a Palace side that was almost invariably struggling . |
| 21 | He 'd never asked me that before , but in fact my religion had been important to me all along ; he only asked me that day because I had my head covered . |
| 22 | he only did it last year |
| 23 | He says he only bought them 10 days ago , but he does n't have a receipt to prove it . |
| 24 | drip , so he gingerly raised his stiff right arm , which was heavily strapped from shoulder to wrist , and began to explore the extent of his body and head injuries as best he could . |
| 25 | He suddenly relaxed his tight grip and turned away . |
| 26 | I fear that he greatly over-estimated our combined literary and administrative abilities . |
| 27 | He greatly admired his clever mother , from whom he inherited a love of poetry . |
| 28 | Throughout he fiercely defended his own actions and was at pains to explain why he did not quit as many had said he should immediately after Black Wednesday . |
| 29 | It was the greatness of the ancient empire to which the Shah was attracted and with which he constantly compared his own achievements and ambitions . |
| 30 | Helen , too , was frequently informed of his over-readiness to fall in love with an attractive outward appearance , even as he constantly restated his heavy dependence upon his engrossed love for her : |