Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [adv] [adv] [that] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yanto Gates was not given to quick decisions or mad impulses , but the girl in reality matched his dreams of her so perfectly that he had to take it as a sign . |
| 2 | The leading actor had believed in it so heartily that he had kicked it in mid-speech and got his foot embedded in it . |
| 3 | These days she was glad of any invitation to proximity , and curled up beside him so promptly that he gave her an amused sidelong glance as he took her hand in his . |
| 4 | Richard was already a good shot , a patient fisherman and a brave , if occasionally reckless , rider , but competence in all these sports had come to him so easily that he had no interest in practising them . |
| 5 | Mr Reynolds was also given information about the operation and what would happen to him afterwards so that he knew what to expect . |
| 6 | It has happened in France , Cameron felt like saying , and then the thought of the gulf between France and Scotland came over him so dauntingly that he suffered a backwash of despair . |
| 7 | Dougal reached for it so quickly that he knocked over one of his candles . |
| 8 | He was unfastening the waist of his trousers now , having kicked shoes and socks under a chair , and in helpless fury she bent down to snatch the damp towel from the floor , wrenching it round herself and jumping down from the bed , glaring at him so ferociously that he suddenly burst out laughing . |
| 9 | To his surprise , she did not reply but looked at him so vaguely that he inferred that she had not heard him . |