Example sentences of "[num] and [adv] he " in BNC.

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1 He had not wished to leave the Commons when he inherited his title in 1895 and thereafter he became an unceasing advocate of the House of Lords , defending its powers , resisting the sale of peerages , and demanding its reconstruction so that its powers could be restored .
2 An Arsenal player could be the genetically engineered bastard son of a dangerous liaison between Luke Perry and Paul Newman circa 1960 and yet he 'd still look like Pee Wee Herman in his pyjamas if he was playing away .
3 But he 's just 18 and yet he came on and took control , linking with the front players and proved to be the right substitution ’
4 He started playing when he was 11 and today he chalked up 70 not out .
5 ‘ I have never seen Soho on the screen , ’ wrote Ernest Betts in 1928 and then he added that he had never seen Southend , Birmingham , Chelsea , Bloomsbury , or London suburbia either .
6 He was educated at Lincoln until his mother 's death in 1845 and then he attended a boarding-school in Kibworth , Leicestershire ( 1845–6 ) .
7 He was late yesterday , got a brand new vehicle and , yet I mean if , if was getting here at one and yesterday he got to ours at half past eleven , so erm , it was half past eleven that 's right , it was dead on , so erm , erm whatever 's he going to be like when it gets near to Christmas ?
8 My husband 's eh , never bought the Christmas presents , he buys one and usually he 'd only get that from one of the girls , what shall I get mum can you do .
9 he said no if you want one , I 'll get one and then he said Julie 's work with Obart , works with the computers and works for Obart , like all the machines or something , when he comes in I said have you bought my hoover ?
10 He 's probably give her one and now he wants rid of her .
11 Then two and afterwards he 'd lose count .
12 It was too dark and he was too afraid , or his conscience troubled him , or it was a combination of the two and so he hung back .
13 Well you do n't know I mean you do n't know , you might say right twenty grand and then he might say oh no I 've re-considered I want twenty two and then he might say I 'm not gon na turn up .
14 So you work till five instead of half four and then he knocks off .
15 I thought I do n't see enough of him now , till half past seven and then he says home all day
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