Example sentences of "he [be] [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 He said specially the boy , he 's getting he said he , the boy 's getting shown now well she said herself that he do n't like me to hear me arguing and swearing .
2 Might have been queuing up for the keep-fit actually , yes I was , I was queuing up to go to keep-fit and there was a woman in the queue saying that about so and so and so , ooh he 's moving she said !
3 If you want to know any more about what he 's doing you 'd better go up to the camp and ask him yourself . ’
4 But he was prepared to negotiate on something which now he 's saying he did n't negotiate .
5 he 's saying he did n't say it in the first place .
6 Lamond was talking to some people and then as he was leaving he came by me and said , ‘ But , you know , it was n't all as beautiful as you might imagine ! ’
7 As he was leaving he turned around and threw a small box on to the bed .
8 When he was semi-retired he sat on a chair in the corner of the saloon , gossiping away to his customers .
9 ‘ Using a pilot device , police recorded his speed as 99.04 miles per hour and when he was stopped he replied : ‘ I 'm in a hurry , my girlfriend is pregnant ’ , ’ said Mr Fenn .
10 ‘ I 'm sorry — I do n't mean to , ’ she said sadly , then stifled a sigh while realising that slowly and surely he was ruining what had been precious moments .
11 When he was killed he had had a hundred pounds on him .
12 On the day he was killed he 'd left work to go home for lunch as usual .
13 Yet when he was asked what went through his mind as he confronted the gunman , he replied with a joke .
14 This had caused such abnormal interest that the next time he was asked he said that he worked in a garage .
15 I said that I would not believe a son of mine could behave as he was alleging you had behaved . ’
16 The impression he was given he mistook for the truth , and his life-long opposition to the Christian faith was the consequence .
17 Now even Kalim Siddiqui is saying let's forgive and forget , when just a short time ago he was wanting me murdered , deported to Tehran , whatever would spill my blood .
18 For instance , Orchin developed a severe stomach ulcer after he was charged which became increasingly worse during the years on bail until it had to be treated by major surgery .
19 Before she realised what he was intending he 'd taken the crutch from her and propped it out of reach .
20 While he was speaking she got up and began pacing to and fro across the wide office .
21 I mean when he was born they laid him on me , he 'd had the cord round his neck three times and he looked like a tortoise with his long neck and this little tiny head [ laughs ] .
22 When he was born I felt detached .
23 ‘ And so do I. Before he was born I decided he would come first and that , if it was at all possible , I 'd be at home with him throughout his early years . ’
24 There was an odd note in his voice , as though he was suggesting she had taken on too much .
25 How would you feel if the boot was on the other foot , and he was suggesting he went and spent all that money going away with his foot-loose and fancy-free brother ?
26 As Joe watched her put on her coat and hat he experienced a keen sense of disappointment , for he was realising it had been in his mind to escort her to work .
27 He was imagining what happened next .
28 Without lifting his eyes from the book he was reading he groped with his hand to find it .
29 When he was dressed he sat on the bed wondering what to do .
30 He felt he was implementing something conceived by clever brains .
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