Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which is why he spotted the stationary police car . |
| 2 | Your husband probably senses that you do n't admire or respect him and he obviously does n't trust you , which is why he pulled the drawbridge up a long time ago . |
| 3 | Which was why he noticed the Peugeot . |
| 4 | Which was why he dipped the second piece of fried bread carefully in the egg and turned it about , concentrating on making it yellow all over . |
| 5 | He then waited for the wasps to leave on bee-hunting expeditions , and while they were away he moved the cones a yard or so away from the entrances ( Figure 4.4 ) . |
| 6 | It was when he reached the ground floor and was only a few paces from the door leading to the basement that things started to go wrong . |
| 7 | It was then he saw the approaching gendarme . |
| 8 | At home he rarely had more than a piece of toast and marmalade for breakfast , but when he was away he ate the whole cooked breakfast . |