Example sentences of "[verb] he [vb infin] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How dared he use such effrontery ? |
| 2 | did he show any interest at all in having those details provided for him ? |
| 3 | Only when he saw the two girls actually standing up to peer at him past the curtains of Healy 's window did he show any reaction . |
| 4 | He saw no evidence that the German Socialists were either willing or able to restrain Prussian ambitions , nor did he place any faith in bourgeois internationalism . |
| 5 | The soft little click the door made when she closed it caused him to turn his head , and not by one flicker of an eyelash did he betray any emotion of her entrance . |
| 6 | What did he do that wig on his head for ? |
| 7 | Why did he send another postcard ? |
| 8 | Did he hold some back ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Did he make any statement ? ’ |
| 10 | The stark desire in his face threatened to take what strength she had left , nor did he make any attempt to hide the blatant response of his body to that consuming , passionate kiss , continuing to hold her so tightly that she could feel him with every part of her being , could still taste him inside her mouth . |
| 11 | She parked outside the high brick wall rather than driving on to the forecourt , and as if he sensed her reluctance to enter the house again he did n't attempt to invite her inside — but neither did he make any attempt to get out of the car , and they sat in silence in the light from an overhead street-lamp . |
| 12 | First of all I think we have worked out the importance of establishing a very good relationship with the media and that 's developing and that means that , that the views of the trade union movement are beginning to be heard , er , when we , when we spoke to the editor of the local paper for example , we pointed out that on the business page there 's nothing about trade unions and did he think that business er existed without er on , just on one side . |
| 13 | Nor , Ven being the man he was , did he waste any time in giving his thoughts an airing . |
| 14 | ‘ Did he give any warning this could happen ? |
| 15 | But Kuzmitch alleged that Blake told him nothing about his work for MI6 nor did he give any indication that he was ardently pro-Communist . |
| 16 | Did he give any reason ? ’ |
| 17 | Did he sense any demoralisation in the crew at that point ? |
| 18 | So well did he play that Palace signed him from Leicester as soon as the opportunity arose . |
| 19 | Did he receive any phone calls that day ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ What did he shoot that bird for ? ’ said Lee , struggling to get the end of the wire fixed to Caspar 's collar . |
| 21 | Did he have any lunch ? |
| 22 | Did he have any idea what he was in for ? |
| 23 | Did he have any reason to link their activities with the murder of Garland 's son ? |
| 24 | Did he have some objection to such bantering ? |
| 25 | Or did he have another woman with him ? |
| 26 | Did he have another virginity to lose ? |
| 27 | " But where on earth did he get that idea ? " |
| 28 | ( Where did he get that information from ? ) |
| 29 | Léonie asked : did he like this house ? |
| 30 | He died in his studio ; did he spend much time there ? ’ |