Example sentences of "[noun] he [vb past] [pers pn] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | P'raps 'e knew 'e was in the wrong by provokin' me in the first place . |
| 2 | For a moment he imagined he was in another world , a simple uncomplicated world : a world where there was no place down below in the valley where men were being prepared for war ; that there was no place in Northumberland where a woman sat in a room all day with only her thoughts for company ; that there was no one called Carrie Smith ; that the world had dwindled and there was only this secluded garden and a secluded house , as had been said , with the hills to the back of it and the river at its feet and two women so unalike , yet alike : so understanding , so thoughtful of each other , and not only of each other , but of him . |
| 3 | And Geoff , she said Geoff come round last night he said she is in such a muddle and it wants such a lot doing to it ! |
| 4 | To his relief he found he was above the trees and looking down into a murkiness that was beginning to map itself below him into defined and recognizable shapes . |
| 5 | The address he gave me was of a nursing home in Kent . |
| 6 | The address he gave her was of a private cinema in the old quarter . |
| 7 | From the handwriting he knew it was from his mother , and he ran to his workshop to read it . |
| 8 | One wheel would n't retract , although he was n't aware of it at the time , and the next thing he knew he was near the ground . |
| 9 | But the way he did it was with the same connections he defied , and to get into serious racing in his early days , he got a bank to give him credit and a sponsor to give him some backing : though he had n't , of his own , a sou in the world . |
| 10 | You may not believe this , but though Richard and I have now known each other for eighteen years on and off , the first time he kissed me was in the car-park last Thursday . ’ |
| 11 | At nights he imagined she was beside him in bed , naked and wanton , submitting eagerly to his advances . |
| 12 | I was as quiet as I could be , but all the same , I ca n't help wondering if at some stage he realised I was on his heels . |