Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lived there because he was a trainer of race horses . |
| 2 | play with him now , he plays better than you . |
| 3 | He realised why when he walked down to where Main Street crossed the railroad tracks and saw the grass-grown rails , the deserted depot and the dusty windows of the empty fertiliser works . |
| 4 | ‘ Jesus , ’ he whispered again when he reached me . |
| 5 | ‘ I can handle that , ’ he whispered fervently as he pushed past them and rushed off up the corridor . |
| 6 | ‘ I got broke down , ’ he whispered apologetically as he slipped in beside Moran , putting his oily hand on the head of one of the girls . |
| 7 | He beamed widely as he was helped down the steps and said to me : ‘ O , gib 's nichts mehr ’ ( Do n't give us any more ) . |
| 8 | He beamed again as Ali , practically choking on his own saliva , fell forward into a group of pupils . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , no ? ’ he drawled mockingly as he slowly lowered his dark head towards her . |
| 10 | He limped just as Adam remembered . |
| 11 | His false leg was a legacy of Dunkirk and he limped noticeably as he went to the drinks cupboard and poured a whisky . |
| 12 | Well he , he turns round when he wants to be screamed at , he 's asked us to hit him . |
| 13 | There came a time when he doubled back after the others had gone on the trail taking their cyan hardness with them . |
| 14 | Mr Fox planned to build himself a home very near the village , of which he had plans ready , but unfortunately he passed away before it was built . |
| 15 | Funny thing , we had another sort of Anglo-Irishman at our flying school , only he passed out before I did . |
| 16 | So as I sipped the barely brown dishwater he passed off as coffee ( at a wholly extortionate price ) I was able to thaw my limbs , re-line my stomach , rest my hand and ponder at length the best or most honest method by which to tackle the remainder of this difficult and embarrassing work of explanation . |
| 17 | ‘ I would , but he quit just after I got here . ’ |
| 18 | He drives on until he comes to an open square with people eating at tables under the trees . |
| 19 | He had assured Lucille that he fought only because his pension would be jeopardized if he refused , but in truth he had wanted to know whether the old skills were still there or whether , like a cannon fired too fast and too often , he had simply worn himself out as a soldier . |
| 20 | But Kevin still has his Dad 's bag — and credit card — and he checks in at the ritzy Plaza Hotel before embarking on an hilarious , hair-raising adventure when he runs into the same villains — Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern — who he fought off when he was Home Alone . |
| 21 | He sleeps there as well . |
| 22 | ‘ You ca n't tell me you acted from any other motives than lust and greed , ’ he announced firmly when she stopped speaking . |
| 23 | ‘ Diamonds , ’ he announced thoughtfully as Samuel emerged from the parlour into Nuckell 's Place . |
| 24 | On the same day , the eighteenth of October , Mr came back and spoke to Miss about this telephone call and he rang Peter in the afternoon of that Friday and he asked again if it was possible to withdraw because of the landlord 's failure to consent to the er assignment and again er after what will er be described as a fairly easy discussion between the plaintiff and er Mr , er he was told very clearly that it was not possible for him to withdraw , contracts had been exchanged and he was advised that what the landlords er failure to consent did was in fact er provide Mr with more breathing space in order to obtain proper funding and re-arrange his finances er , that again is denied . |
| 25 | When he asked anxiously if she minded , she said it was a fair exchange for all his kindness to her . |
| 26 | There was one small question nagging him which he asked just as Samantha Lightbody was ringing off . |
| 27 | ‘ Your parents and brother are in Australia , are n't they ? ’ he asked quietly as he perched on the arm of the sofa , his mug held between large palms . |
| 28 | ‘ You are no worse for your midnight adventure ? ’ he asked quietly as he helped her to her seat . |
| 29 | ‘ Should I start by saying all the usual , very appropriate things ? ’ he asked lightly as he took their drinks over to a small table near the cavernous fireplace . |
| 30 | ‘ Not having any trouble with your eyes , are you ? ’ he asked smoothly as he rinsed off the reagent strip , but Belinda saw that his own eyes were alert beneath the veiling fringe of sooty lashes . |