Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] he [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er then there was a , a fella named he used to keep the sweet shop and it was a , a sort of a high-class sweets like , you know . |
| 2 | She feigned enthusiasm , but what she was really thinking was that she 'd been a fool to hope he 'd come here on a more personal mission . |
| 3 | Then he would ask the class if anyone had an answer , and before they had a chance to reply he would add " Mahaddie and I have arrived at this conclusion " . |
| 4 | Then his mother had married again , to a PT Instructor who beat Luke up so badly that a court ruled he should go and live with Bart full time . |
| 5 | ‘ . When a man says he will follow him ‘ but let me first say farewell to those at my home ’ , Jesus reprimands him , and when a woman cries out ‘ Blessed is the womb that bore you , and the breasts that you sucked ’ , he replies ‘ Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God ’ . |
| 6 | In the end Harper had sworn a sacred oath on the Holy Mother and on all the bleeding wounds of Christ that he would not go into battle , that he would remember he was a husband and a father , and that if he so much as heard a musket shot he would turn tail and run away . |
| 7 | If she still managed to get anything in the way of a book published he would persuade some friends to provide bad reviews . |
| 8 | His professional work as a scribe meant he could command the means and materials for copying his work , and he was able to supplement his income by writing verses . |
| 9 | I , I can remember all the activity and er when it was erected there was a fella from the First World War , he lost a leg in the war and he was in charge of the billiards room and the tables , when they built the club itself the front part used to be devoted to card games and then they installed a billiards hall and the tables and as I say a chap named he used to live in Street , but he was , a lost a leg during the war and they found him the job of looking after the tables and marking |