Example sentences of "[adv] he [verb] [adv] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gently he felt over her ribcage . |
| 2 | And before long he drank up his coffee and slipped out . |
| 3 | If it is stretching the imagination to describe any West Indian fast bowler as a gentle giant he is nevertheless mild-mannered and easy-going , and it is significant that while the likes of Croft and Marshall were doing unpleasant things to batsmen 's heads , the damage that Garner inflicted was mostly confined to arms and hands ; obviously any broken bone is bad and obviously he sent down his share of bouncers , but there was never the suggestion that he was using his physical advantages maliciously ; six feet eight inches 12 metres ) tall and weighing seventeen stones ( 108 kilograms ) , the prospect of the carnage he might have caused had he been of an aggressive nature hardly bears thinking about . |
| 4 | He assumed that by now the allied Generals must be aware of the French advance , but it was still his duty to report what he had seen and so he kicked back his heels , waved farewell to the Prussians , and rode on . |
| 5 | In 1812 , when war broke out between the infant U.S.A. and Britain over territorial disputes on the Canadian border , Eckford was asked by the U.S. Government to supervise the building of warships on the great lakes and to do so he gave up his own business . |
| 6 | So he worked out his notice , packed his bags and left . |
| 7 | At ten o'clock he switched off his computer and put away his books . |
| 8 | Soon he set up his own lecture school . |
| 9 | Finally he made up his mind about something : he asked Changez about Jamila and how she was . |
| 10 | Still he kept up his speed , stayed in the same lane as the oncoming juggernaut . |
| 11 | Her meaning was not lost on John , but still he held forth his hand . |
| 12 | Quickly he rolled down his window . |
| 13 | Yesterday he kept up his high strike rate on the continent when winning on Spaghetti Western for John Dunlop in Italy . |
| 14 | Twice more he drew back his arm and twice more failed to strike . |
| 15 | When he got home he started up his exercise routine again . |
| 16 | like he sticking up his head they did and er course the kids said they was going to get th , and he |
| 17 | Later he put aside his grief to invite successor Bill Clinton to the White House for a few tips on settling in . |
| 18 | A month later he closed out his long position when the futures price had risen to £66 300 . |
| 19 | Later he set up his own research centre , the Glynn Research Laboratories in Cornwall . |
| 20 | Automatically he glanced over his shoulder — and was startled to discover two bulky men in long overcoats standing some distance away — both very obviously watching him . |
| 21 | Swiftly and efficiently he took off her clothes and his own . |
| 22 | Roughly he pushed back his chair and stood . |
| 23 | Now he put together his own group from the bored teenagers who frequented his shop and invited his old art-school colleague Jamie Reid to join the plot . |
| 24 | Now he lifts up his eyes again , and sees the animal that is his son 's salvation , a ram caught in a thicket . |
| 25 | Before Jennifer 's arrival he had left Hill House early in the morning and had returned home late ; now he sat over his breakfast in order to ogle her when she brought it to him , and came home early — and sober — to mooch about the house and engage her in conversation while she swept the rooms or tended the roast . |
| 26 | Maybe this is because Wodehouse 's country house settings were always a never-never land which defy visual translation , whereas his view of America , however far he sent up his adopted country , had closer links with reality . |
| 27 | Here he stuck out his chest and strutted about like a professional walker setting out on a long distance race . |
| 28 | Dublin Castle , like most things in Ireland , was somewhat dilapidated , but here he set up his new court . |
| 29 | Slowly he put down his glass and moved towards her . |
| 30 | Eventually he took over their management and put them into red patent leather suits , effectively driving the last nail into The Dolls ’ coffin . |