Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv] he [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But despite his £500,000 windfall , Christie revealed yesterday he had refused to pay £55 for a special visa to race in Australia with Colin Jackson . |
| 2 | The New York Times demonstrated how he had made little impact on the movie world , until that point in time , with the observation that the lawyer Hanson was ‘ … played by Jack Nicholson whose sharp , regular features may be vaguely familiar to kids who go and watch drive-in movies . ’ |
| 3 | Another witness , taxi driver David Harvey described how he 'd seen two cars flashing by , about three feet apart , in the opposite direction . |
| 4 | The sentence comes from an essay called Eztetyke du Rêve , an eccentric spelling of Esthétique du Rêve ( ‘ Aesthetic of the Dream' ) in which , building on the idea that ‘ the dream is the only right which can not be forbidden ’ , Glauber Rocha described how he had come to realise the revolutionary importance of the mystical in Latin American popular culture . |
| 5 | And a witness told how he had seen looters running through evacuated apartments hunting for anything they could carry away . |
| 6 | Trees and plants do project different subtle atmospheres around them , as Dr Bach discovered when he used come of their flowers to produce remedies containing their subtle vibration . |
| 7 | Solicitations for military promotion could become quite pointed if the politician did not act quickly , as the Earl of Marchmont discovered when he failed to secure a promotion for Lieutenant James Wedderburn , whose uncle complained was |
| 8 | Hardy said afterwards he hopes to have two more fights before the end of the season in June , the first possibly coming at Stockport in four weeks time . |
| 9 | Some feedback now Jeff said okay he 's done this course before and he 's looking for feedback to see the level of his competence at this point , but everybody er I 'm sure you will agree by the end of tomorrow will have got feedback . |
| 10 | During an interview at the Shiki theatre company 's offices in Tokyo , Mr Asari explained why he had produced the controversial musical . |
| 11 | Rex wondered how he had omitted this rather obvious option from his former list . |
| 12 | Only a sharp expression in the eyes suggested how he had made his way in the do-or-die world of modern publishing , where niceness gets you nowhere . |
| 13 | Some men might be able to present their own case : Sir John Harington described how he intended to bring forward a suit of his own by getting into the Privy Chamber before the breakfast covers were placed and waylaying the Queen when she came out of her bedchamber . |
| 14 | Riven forgot why he had come , and stood in grudging admiration for their speed and sureness . |
| 15 | Air lifts were now out of the question , but trains were still a practical proposition — as Chadwick discovered when he came to deal with the Nazi official in charge of emigration . |
| 16 | A MAN who killed his cheating wife walked free yesterday after a judge heard how he had dedicated his life to his family . |
| 17 | That remark sent a flash of real irritation through her , as Ronni remembered how he had laughed at her before , mocking what he perceived to be her dull life in London . |
| 18 | Tom Reynolds remembered how he had quarrelled with his father , a quarrel much like the one he was leading up to with Esther Ward . |
| 19 | ‘ But Maria Luisa and I live together , ’ he volunteered , and Ruth wondered why he 'd admitted to it . |
| 20 | Sometimes Nigel wondered why he had got married . |
| 21 | And so , he phoned when he got home and Mr was in and and then when Mr came out he told Miss to mind the class cos he did n't get up till late . |
| 22 | Wilson , himself a soccer fan , was the same , as Crossman discovered when he went to see him in April 1970 about a set of lectures on Cabinet government he was preparing for Harvard : |
| 23 | When war broke out he had to endure four months ' internment as an enemy alien . |
| 24 | When the cuffs went on he had braced the sinews of his wrists to secure the maximum space when he relaxed . |
| 25 | On being asked about his new album , Fish explained why he decided to record an album of cover versions . |
| 26 | ENGLAND full-back Lee Dixon last night revealed how he refused to buckle under the weight of criticism which has been hurled his way . |
| 27 | During the trial Mr O'Donnell told how he had agreed to go with McPherson , who had driven him to a lay-by at the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83 road , where men he recognised had been waiting in a van . |
| 28 | He reached the hotel unscathed , although the burns on his jacket showed where he had beaten out the phosphorous splashes with his leather gloves , and as he followed Peter Young there were , as he later described , ‘ different sounds , from the various calibres of arms , artillery exchanges between Kenya and a coast defence battery somewhere down the fjord , anti-aircraft fire from the ships against attacking Messerschmitts , the demolitions , and the crackling roar of flames ’ . |
| 29 | The court heard how he intended to use the drug to help him relax while filming for HTV in South Wales . |
| 30 | Philip knew where he 'd got them , from Mrs Wright 's , the time they 'd sneaked into her house . |