Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb past] [subord] he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outwardly he was calm and composed as he walked in the warm evening sunshine towards the House , but like the swans gliding serenely across the water , he too was paddling like hell underneath . |
| 2 | He favoured her with a slightly haggard smile , but his voice was dry and laboured as he said : ‘ I 'm delighted to meet my old friend 's niece . |
| 3 | He settled himself on the sofa as he always did , looking fit and rested as he eyed her speculatively . |
| 4 | That is why Paul was so angry and distressed when he heard of the divisions in the Christian church at Corinth . |
| 5 | She was surprised and offended when he left the room . |
| 6 | He was frightened and trembled when he saw iron bars because of his earlier experience of detentions . |