Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] he [vb past] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Large dark eyes looked at her without any expression and all he said was : ‘ Sir ? ’ in a voice both deep and guarded . |
| 2 | He cast Nicholson in the lead role and all he needed was a female . |
| 3 | She said , ‘ It is n't that , ’ but the words were muffled and all he caught was her tone of voice , thick with distress and remorse . |
| 4 | blood enough goes over my fingers cut his thumb and and all he did was just sort of bathed it put on it . |
| 5 | Dexter studied the TV presenter 's face for a clue as to her sincerity about regretting Nicola 's death but all he saw was brittle nervousness . |
| 6 | When he had seen it being done by publicans a mallet and a stake had been used , but all he had was a rusty bracket . |
| 7 | I said so to Charlie , but all he said was I was like an old woman . |
| 8 | Tug was still cold with the shock of it , but all he said was , ‘ I did n't know . |
| 9 | But all he said was , ‘ They 're not mine . ’ |
| 10 | I asked Frank Dick , the Director of Coaching , about this but all he said was that the field for the 60 metres had been chosen ( by him , as it turned out ) . |
| 11 | But all he said was , ‘ Oh it 's all right for some , is n't it ? |
| 12 | He looked up in a thoughtful way that made Carrie nervous but all he said was , ‘ Well , Carrie , I 'm much obliged to you ! |
| 13 | But all he said was , ‘ Let's be friends , Carrie , ’ and that was easy to answer . |
| 14 | But all he said was , ‘ I 'll think about it . ’ |
| 15 | But all he said was , ‘ I have n't wanted to hurt you , and I 'm sorry if I did . |
| 16 | I started to argue with him , but all he said was , ‘ Leopards do n't change their spots just because the fashion in political leadership alters . |
| 17 | Watching him , Polly saw his jaw tighten , but all he said was , ‘ It looks as if we might be in for another blow . ’ |
| 18 | Well I was working in the quarry , and er it 's last March turned round and said he wanted a new implemented with a new miracle saw that he had bought and he did n't really give us much warning about what he was gon na do but all he said was that er he was gon na scrap our old bonus contract and implement a new one no matter what , and from various figures that were bandied about we all realized we were gon na back quite a lot worse off because of it . |
| 19 | Expecting to see only derision in those clear , light eyes , she was surprised to find they held a flicker of unwilling respect , even admiration , but all he said was , ‘ Would you like another brandy ? ’ |
| 20 | so I have Sally , and , and er , her mum always cooks a meal in the evening so I , I do something like toasted cheese sandwiches or beans on toast or something like that at lunch time , but there was one time when she wanted peanut butter and , all her brother used to ask , I , her brother does n't come to me now , he stays at home cos he 's going on fifteen , and as he 's next door but one anyway , you know if , if anything goes wrong he can come along to me , but all he wanted was my homemade blackcurrant jam , and now he does n't come any more I 've got to actually give him |
| 21 | Pascoe said it again , but all he did was point the gun . |
| 22 | But all he did was to leave the shore and head fast for another part of the lagoon , where the moulds and fungi overhand the water . |
| 23 | He could have denied it , he could have been positive , but all he did was tell me he loved me , that it did n't matter . |
| 24 | When he lifted his hand she shrank back , terrified that he would touch her again , but all he did was push the heavy dark hair back from his forehead , his voice coolly impersonal when he answered , ‘ I always find it useful to make plans . ’ |
| 25 | He had meant to say a prayer of thanks for his escape and for his mercy , but all he did was to spread his arm protectively across the stone , and lie there breathing deeply , embracing his father , and as gratefully at rest as though he had flung himself into Master Harry 's living arms . |
| 26 | Look if I put him down carefully but all he did was . |
| 27 | Most of Ray 's cows were grazing in another field when it happened but those he lost were his most valuable . |