Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] [conj] [subord] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1.10 am , Birmingham Selly Oak : Anthony Beaumont-Dark is one of the Tories ' most voluble MPs and if he loses the country will be a quieter place . |
| 2 | Wesley imparted the information defensively , looking at me under lowered brows as though he expected me to clip his ear at any moment . |
| 3 | I am most suspicious of Chris Lewis , who is still a dreadfully inconsistent performer and if he fails at Lord 's , I would bring in another all-rounder . |
| 4 | His grin held the same hint of mocking , almost insolent provocation as when he had taunted Alain Gebrec . |
| 5 | It is far easier to convince readers of the courage and invention of a youth of fifteen or so when he is foiling the enemy with a clever disguise or a neatly gymnastic escape than when he is in grim and bloody action on board an enemy ship — not only easier , but more in keeping with the romantic excitement proper to adventure-story . |
| 6 | Willie lay in bed that night , tired and aching , but the aches were very pleasant ones and as he slept he dreamt that Adam and Eve were being chased by a large whale and that he stood in the garden of Eden wondering if God was nubbly and ate infinite sauce and sagacity . |
| 7 | By some means or other the natural tendencies instilled by evolution , have to be brought under control , and the child must learn at a very early age that if he is to grow up and be happy , he must behave in accordance with rules and regulations . |
| 8 | David and I were very close friends and if he was n't happy with what we were doing and wanted to change , I was n't going to argue . |