Example sentences of "[adv] he [verb] [verb] of " in BNC.

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1 If only he had thought of recorking his wine after dégorgement , then the perfectly limpid sparkling wine he had managed to achieve for himself and , no doubt , passed on as a ‘ tip ’ to others , would have been available to everybody .
2 Years earlier he had resided briefly at a clinic with Vivien , where Robert Sencourt claimed to have first met them both : and earlier still he had spoken of a mental condition of ‘ long-standing ’ .
3 Yesterday he had thought of himself as a character in an obscene novel .
4 Jack often thought he was n't quick enough to match Charlie 's easy repartee , but now he had thought of something that would make his friend smile .
5 So now he had to think of something different .
6 It was surprising , now he came to think of it , that this had n't scared him off , but he 'd been lulled by her flippancy .
7 The odd , persistent tourist might have come and , now he came to think of it , there were animal footprints , presumably of the goat , or , in the light of Miss Tilley 's remarks , the cattle .
8 ‘ Or has he become possessive now he 's come of age ? ’
9 In confession now he has spoken of but one blow , and I am convinced he struck but once . ’
10 He 's probably give her one and now he wants rid of her .
11 Since becoming vice-chairman four months ago he has thought of changing it to Owen More Money .
12 Sometimes he ventured to think of his role as that of a sparring partner .
13 Then he seemed to think of something , and said , ‘ Why did you say I needed someone lively ?
14 He shakes his head like he ca n't understand summat , then he lets go of my hand .
15 Until then he had thought of her as sulky , even wilful , and had in truth been no more anxious for the match than she .
16 When Patrick had stormed out of the room , his head pounding , bile in his throat , he had started for his room , but then he had thought of Jane , and he had turned and headed back down the hall towards the room she shared with her sister .
17 Then he let go of my sleeve as if he 'd confessed what it was he had to confess .
18 Then he let go of my arm .
19 Copernicus , on the left , raises the possibility of the earth 's motion , Galileo produces his telescope , and Kepler expresses a desire for wings that he might visit the new world — as indeed he had dreamed of doing in his unpublished Copernican text Somnium .
20 The quicker he got rid of her the better .
21 Instead he has thought of a number .
22 Yet he hated to think of Wheeler , who represented everything bogus and hollow , desecrating his beloved church .
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