Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] he [verb] [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt so weak he could hardly stand , but he knew that if he stayed where he was , he would die . |
| 2 | And if he knew why did he tell her and annoy her still further ? |
| 3 | On his first day of arrival he was told the authorities had closed EuroDisney down and when he asked why , he was told someone had reported to the authorities that a six foot mouse was walking round the day before . |
| 4 | But when he asks why it is not cleaned out , he is told that the man of the house is in no humour for it , after the fourteen hours of his day 's labour , and that there is in any case no water for the purpose since the poor must pay to fetch it up the hill . |
| 5 | There was even a certain warmth when he glanced at Thérèse , as though he understood how embarrassed she was by her aunt 's lack of dignity . |
| 6 | He looked as though he knew how to take care of himself . |