Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [conj] he [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few people ran round to see how she was and he just stood at the window watching with a shotgun . ’ |
| 2 | A few people ran round to see how she was and he just stood at the window watching with a shotgun . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The great thing about him is that he always wants the ball and always wants to use it . |
| 4 | I 've only been in Dick 's flat once and the most interesting thing I 've gleaned about him is that he never uses washing-up liquid and he has a rather interesting pile of yellowing press cuttings sitting on a shelf . |
| 5 | ‘ W-who … ? ’ she stammered , while some part of her intelligence prodded away that — could it be that he somehow knew that she was not the person she was pretending to be ? |
| 6 | It 's like he just vanished off the face of the Earth . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well , if you must know , I think it 's because he just does n't like the idea of me leaving him . |
| 8 | If there has been a criticism , it is that he often lured artists into singing roles beyond their immediate range or capacity . |
| 9 | It is not that the Sergeant really objects to the constable having a legitimate excuse for being late , but it is because he too has to satisfy his superior officers that his omission to visit all the constables regularly is due to efficient Police duty . |
| 10 | As Shirley opened the door , Jenna stiffened , her tall , slender figure held rigidly still , the back of the settee a firm place to grip with suddenly shaking fingers because for some inexplicable reason she knew who it was before he even attempted to speak . |
| 11 | And what really annoyed me was that he never drank and certainly did n't go a bundle on gambling . |