Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [verb] he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The father of five 's face was so badly busted he had to be fitted with a metal cage to keep the bones in place until they set . |
| 2 | The policeman was so badly burned he had to be identified from dental records . |
| 3 | Robert half-expected the whole cycle to start again , so long had he waited for an answer to this question . |
| 4 | Henry was an exacting master , possessed of so much energy that it was popularly rumoured that he could fly , so swiftly did he travel from place to place . |
| 5 | In my view this restaurant 's three year old is a model of good behaviour : his tantrums are rare and only once did he complain about a lack of attention by peeing on the floor right between my feet and his mother 's . |
| 6 | From the back of the hummock a figure appeared and began moving unhurriedly up the hill on an irregular route , at times coming obliquely towards the Friar , and then abruptly changing direction and seeming to go away from him : thus tacking and weaving the man was as inconspicuous as a partridge on ploughland , so that if the Friar turned his eyes from him for a moment he was difficult to rediscover , so perfectly did he merge with the duns , browns , russets , and half-greens of the wood . |
| 7 | Only then did he return to the newspaper . |
| 8 | Only then did he stand with his back to the fireplace and look about the room . |
| 9 | Only then did he disclose to John Macnab that he and Margaret were leaving for Germany next morning , 26 August , the day on which the powers of detention and internment would come into effect . |
| 10 | To his dismay , she wept and only then did he hear of the plan with which she had gone to Mrs Browning . |
| 11 | Of the seventy-eight clergy whom he ordained , fifty-three had to make the difficult journey to Pelynt for their ordination , either at Trelawne or in the parish church , while in his last seven years as Bishop , only twice did he travel to Exeter for an ordination . |
| 12 | Not much doubt he slipped in there and went to earth in the shed , for some purpose of his own . |
| 13 | ‘ Bet Rachel 's ‘ avin ’ a good laugh , ’ he muttered wryly to himself for not only had he volunteered for fire-watching duties , but he had also volunteered the services of Dobbs and the cart since there was news of petrol rationing . |
| 14 | Not only had he resigned at a particularly sensitive historical moment , it was also a political fact of life that the Cold War situation literally demanded that no concessions be made to anyone venturing to attack the party ; and the attempt to rehabilitate the " police spy " Nizan was undoubtedly perceived as an attack on the party . |
| 15 | Not only does he appear in many guises — far more than the few I have mentioned here — but the Devil seems to be chief of the evil spirits . |
| 16 | When occasions have occurred , as they do in all organizations , where it is necessary to take a ‘ big ’ risk on a young man whose experience and background we think inadequate for the task , nine times out of ten not only does he rise to the occasion but he does even better than we would expect . |
| 17 | Not only does he write with total integrity but also with a respect for the language which is becoming increasingly rare . |
| 18 | Not only does he believe in horoscopes , he thinks we two have X-ray eyes . |
| 19 | Congratulations to Mr Howard Bloody Wilkinson , not only has he presided over the transfer of David Batty , the sale of the League to the scum but he now seems intent on pissing off Rocky . |
| 20 | Not only did he vote against the proposals but asked that his objections be publicly recognised . |
| 21 | Not only did he embark upon freeing the serfs as soon as foreign affairs ceased to occupy the bulk of his attention , but also he intervened repeatedly in the process to galvanize his officials and overcome the mistrust of conservatives . |
| 22 | Not only did he know of it , he also knew she was involved . |
| 23 | Not once had he spoken of his love for her , or said that he could wait for her too . |
| 24 | Although the rules laid down that he could not directly intervene he hissed at the hen who dutifully shrieked out a loud distress call . |
| 25 | They had continued to write , frequently at first , then more and more seldom , and only once more had he heard from him , by chance , after long years : married , a father , in a high judicial position . |
| 26 | How long has he lived in Harlow ? |
| 27 | How long has he worked at ffeatherstonehaugh 's , Ellis ? ’ |
| 28 | How long did he stay for ? |
| 29 | ‘ How long did he spend at the estate ? ’ |
| 30 | You know how deeply involved he got with it ; he had on other books . |