Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] [conj] [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He maintained his innocence and claimed he had been willing to give his life for Castro but had never been a communist . |
| 2 | He did n't like the sound of that much , so he changed his mind and said he might not have time , anyway , after his other reading in a church hall . |
| 3 | ' … which he thought he might have been wearing that afternoon and then changed his mind and said he had n't , ’ continued Harris , unperturbed by the interruption . |
| 4 | Did you ask him if he 'd te , told his mum or did he just volunteer it ? |
| 5 | When he pulls himself up or corrects his placing or step he beams on the audience as , for example , when he finishes with his back after a pirouette and hastily turns to face them . |
| 6 | I asked if it could print in scales of grey upon computer labels , he closed his eyes , shook his head and insisted he did n't know . |
| 7 | He nodded and departed , and I relayed the request to the barman who shook his head and said he was down to six cubes . |
| 8 | I asked him why but he just smiled , shook his head and said he would tell me in his own good time . |
| 9 | Hubert bowed his head and said he was aware of it ; but that there was nothing else he wanted to do . |
| 10 | He checked his watch and knew he had three hours to wait . |
| 11 | This was the serious business of becoming rich — a fantasy which involved descriptions of the clinic he would open with the proceeds , the disciples he would train , and the short burst of bad temper or glum despair as he checked his coupon and found he had n't won . |
| 12 | When questioned William Black , 46 , of Rowson Street , admitted his involvement and said he spent the money on ‘ drink and having a good time ’ . |
| 13 | The architect explains his reasoning and says he thinks the tenant might enjoy the privacy . |
| 14 | But before I 'd got very far with my story he shrugged his shoulders and said he did n't believe me . |
| 15 | I asked him why the hell he wanted me to stay the night when he was going out later , and he just shrugged his shoulders and said he was in a funny mood and did n't know what he was saying . ’ |
| 16 | They laughed along when Norm theatrically sipped his Scotch and said he was sure that would be welcomed on all sides of the house and especially in Scotland . |
| 17 | The TB20 is a handsome modern aircraft that can be aviated without requiring the pilot get dirty , strain his neck or feel he 's driving a museum piece . |