Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] he [verb] [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She wanted to avoid Oliver , although she was desperate to know that he had moved out of the flat . |
| 2 | It was certainly better than the sandwich and a can of beer that she 'd expected ; if this had been the late and unlamented Eddie she 'd probably have been faced with a walk to the nearest carry-out to find that he 'd finished off the beer in her absence . |
| 3 | While Donna lay in the bathtub , inaccurately bawling the bits she could remember of My Fair Lady , Alex dialled Matthew 's number , only to find that he had switched on his answering machine . |
| 4 | At that time I did n't pause to wonder if he 'd realized exactly what he 'd taken on when he first became involved with Nigel 's funeral arrangements ; I did later , and often , with deep and loving gratitude . |
| 5 | Robbie began to wonder if he 'd gone permanently . |
| 6 | He was told to imagine that he had travelled back in time to the afternoon of the abduction and was watching the events unfold on a television documentary . |
| 7 | Hypnotists working for the police ask an individual , most commonly a witness or a victim , to imagine that he has gone back to the time of the crime . |
| 8 | well funny , that must of taken quite a lot for that actor to play cos he gets chucked around and sort of things do n't he ? |
| 9 | Anyway , the mosque was one of the many subjects he felt it safest to avoid until he had plucked up the courage to go into one . |
| 10 | He was starting to wish that he 'd suggested somewhere else . |
| 11 | It was what , half-consciously , he had been longing to do since he had got out of the van and talked to Manciple . |
| 12 | ‘ I think , Miss Everett , ’ he cut in before she could tell him that Travis had only called to apologise when he 'd stopped by for his car , ‘ that it might be in your interests not to see him again . ’ |
| 13 | Certainly , but I should hate you to forget that he has scored more runs in Test cricket than any other Englishman . |
| 14 | Horne 's commonsense told him to run but he had waited too long . |
| 15 | It had been a blow to learn that he had gone away to spend Christmas with ‘ friends in the country ’ , and she imagined him surrounded by fascinating girls all more attractive than herself . |
| 16 | They were uneasy to think that he had passed so close while they were sleeping but , as Michael pointed out , there was an advantage in knowing that he was ahead of them . |
| 17 | With the passing of time , he began to think that he 'd taken far too glum a view of the situation . |
| 18 | They had little money to spend once he 'd given up riding altogether but they shared love in abundance . |
| 19 | Although he had made it a condition of his NBC appearance that his whereabouts not be disclosed , Neal Miller called next day to say that he had taken over as his handler and to reprimand him for doing the broadcast without permission . |
| 20 | Philip had been slow to move and he had gained little by coronation by such a lowly archbishop as Tarentaise — Trier , Salzburg , Bremen and Magdeburg were all unavailable . |
| 21 | When he launched a well-timed attack on the greed of the boss class and their salary increases he was again made to feel that he had spoken out of turn . |
| 22 | Perhaps — no , not perhaps , but because McAllister , with all her youthful ebullience and charm , was in his house , she had revived something in him which he did not want to feel and he had called up the demon to assuage it — no , to kill it . |