Example sentences of "he said [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've got that letter , ’ he said as jovially as he could manage . |
| 2 | He said would you like to get home , he said I 'm sure you would ? well no he said as far as he was concerned he could leave us |
| 3 | ‘ Right then , ’ he said as diffidently as he could manage . |
| 4 | He said nothing , merely walked away leaving them to push it open and then shut it after them , and on Philippa explaining to his departing back that she wanted to look for her earring and take back the vases and one or two things ‘ out of his way ’ , he said as ungraciously as he could ‘ I suppose so ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll spell it out for you , ’ he said as gently as one would to a young child . |
| 6 | Then one evening as she was tidying up the room he said as quietly as if he were taking rifle aim , ‘ There 's no need for you to go turning the whole place upside down . |