Example sentences of "[be] [conj] he [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not quite recall what he said ; it may be that he said nothing , which , rather than utter anything trite , he sometimes preferred to do . |
| 2 | It could be that he felt I represented authority or the establishment in some way , or perhaps I was just convenient |
| 3 | Ms Armstrong considers Mr Fallon to be sexist : the reason appears to be that he called her a woman . |
| 4 | as if he 'd known she 'd spent all night wondering about the feel of his lips on hers , about how it would be if he kissed her . |
| 5 | Well I would n't be if he bought me flowers now and again . |
| 6 | ’ — but when he heard what the fees would be if he stayed he decided that he was hanged if he was going to spend all that money on being upset . |
| 7 | He wondered how long it would be before he saw them again , returning from space a rich man . |
| 8 | There was nothing analytical in the experience , only a sense of wonder that things should be as he saw them and , in particular , that he should be involved . |
| 9 | The critical stage would be when he lowered his undercarriage . |
| 10 | He would n't be when he knew what he 'd come about . |
| 11 | As for regret , she was feeling that already , but how much sharper it would be when he decided he did n't want her any more , as he certainly would do sooner or later . |