Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] he [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | He assumed , however , that rather than evolving over the ages to suit their environment , they had been ‘ ready-made ’ by God to the perfect design needed for where He placed them . |
| 2 | Angrily , as if he blamed them for his loneliness , he set about his fri ed eggs and bacon . |
| 3 | In the Concerto especially , both soloist and conductor take the work entirely seriously , and make a substantial case for it as one of the leading Concertos of its time — the days are leaving us at least when Gershwin 's ‘ serious ’ works ( those are n't my scare quotes ) were treated like the fortuitous good fortune of the upstart seven-year-old playing in big brother 's room , as if he composed them by accident . |
| 4 | Go and enjoy yourselves , ’ adding , with a gravelly laugh , as if he knew they were expecting something else : ‘ There 'll be no collection tonight . ‘ |
| 5 | ‘ In what way ? ’ he asked softly , his tone completely changed , as if he knew they had come to tread on sensitive ground . |
| 6 | His comments were guarded , as if he feared they might incriminate him . |
| 7 | It looks to me more as if he wanted them to push off and abandon him . |
| 8 | It is as if he gave them up for dead when they left Shiloh . |
| 9 | Jean-Claude had never tasted steamed puddings before and he liked them . |