Example sentences of "[adj] he [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kate was cornered and it was clear he knew it . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes — but my father 's will makes it clear he wished her to remain here , and , as you know , she has no desire to move . ’ |
| 3 | In public he put it all on unemployment . |
| 4 | And , anyway , it was from the British he made his money , selling them scrap iron during the war , so it will be an extra pleasure to make him cough up that sort of loot . ’ |
| 5 | He was an authority on the birds of Somaliland and seeing I was interested he showed me his collection . |
| 6 | When he noticed that my clothes were wet he took them and hung them in front of a large iron fire . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd better break the engagement now , ’ I said , thinking my mother very foolish for not realising that what appealed to Syl was my very paleness , my silence , my hostility , which he mostly construed as shyness , until I was unpleasant , and when I was unpleasant he took it as evidence of some depth in my feeling for him and found it sexually alluring . |
| 8 | When the cup was empty he took it out of her hand , and said , ‘ If you 're sure you do n't fancy bed I 'll light a fire . ’ |
| 9 | As a 19 year old he dropped his pants in an old firm reserve team derby against Celtic and won the affection of the Rangers support with adventurous football and seemingly tireless pursuit of goals . |
| 10 | At nearly thirty-six years old he captured his fifth Open title , just one short of Harry Vardon 's record . |
| 11 | When he was five years old he lost his guide when out riding ; frightened by the ‘ horrid imaginations ’ conjured up by the inscription in the turf , he saw a pool , a beacon , and a woman . |
| 12 | He 's so afraid he thought he was missing something look . |
| 13 | Jim would n't have let anyone in umless he knew them . |
| 14 | But many of these species ( pictured in the book like fugitives from a mediaeval bestiary ) were so outlandish he doubted their very existence . |
| 15 | Chairman John Silk also stood down , with successor Trevor Summers saying : ‘ If Bobby Gould is honest he knew he had to win something this season because he did n't have a hope of staying if he did n't . ’ |
| 16 | He , he sat here this morning he said all serious he said I 'm cutting out potatoes , bread , biscuits and all sweet things , so I you know , I just said , well if you know if you are love , do you want me to sort of start , you know , obviously not cooking you potatoes and whatever , well what we 'll see in a , probably in about two month 's like , you know |
| 17 | Judge John Petrie said although the offence was very serious he felt it would be unjust to jail McAteer again as he had already served a sentence in connection with this ongoing dispute . |
| 18 | She 'd been convinced he respected her so much that he had intentions of a more permanent nature . |
| 19 | It hardly matters whether there 's a ghost there to be seen or not — what matters is whether someone is convinced he saw it . |
| 20 | I 'm convinced he drew me aside , away from Jeeta and Jamila , into the store-room , where we sat on wooden boxes like skiving factory workers , because he was ashamed , or at least bashful , about his unsweet victory . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , I 'm glad he got you home safely … |
| 22 | At the time I just wanted to be left alone , but now I 'm glad he pressured me into doing more talks . |
| 23 | She felt very shaky and she was glad he held her arm . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm glad he gave it to you . |
| 25 | like that , and he said it was ever so funny , he took fifty up there because , I bet he told you about the money betting and all that and he 's said he bet fifty pound , he thought christ he said , I was bloody lucky he said I , I had the , I said well David . |
| 26 | Lucky he spotted it at all . ’ |
| 27 | The thigh-length silk robe he wore , his bare legs and still wet hair told her he had showered , and that very likely he wore nothing beneath that covering but his skin . |
| 28 | Last year in London 's Kilburn National he gargled his way through an entire set with a bad throat infection . |
| 29 | We bought it with to show oh you did n't get , it 's ever so good he got it out and he read most of it ever so well it 's lovely |
| 30 | He was n't sure he enjoyed what he was turning up . |