Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [adv] [pron] is " in BNC.
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1 | This is how he was described by one of his courtiers , Walter Map : " Whatever way he goes out he is seized upon by the crowds and pulled hither and thither , pushed whither he would not and yet , surprising to say , he listens to each man with patience , and though assaulted by all with shouts and pullings and rough pushings , does not threaten anyone because of it , nor show any sign of anger ; only , when he is hustled beyond bearing , he silently retreats to some place of quiet . " |
2 | Even Masonic anti-feminism surfaces in The Magic Flute : the Queen of the Night is condemned for over-ambition ; while her daughter 's trials are far greater than Tamino 's — at least he understands why he is obliged to undergo them , while Pamina is told nothing and is expected to bear her tribulations patiently and obediently until redeemed by the love of a good man . |
3 | When he stands up he is handcuffed . |
4 | He says at the end does n't he , he says well it is n't a beginning so |
5 | He describes how he is not invited to a ball at Harrington but waits in the terrace garden to see ‘ Maud ’ afterwards : |
6 | He occurs whenever there is a male or indefinite referent ; she when the referent is female . |
7 | But when he asks why it is not cleaned out , he is told that the man of the house is in no humour for it , after the fourteen hours of his day 's labour , and that there is in any case no water for the purpose since the poor must pay to fetch it up the hill . |
8 | ‘ Ask him if he knows where he is now , ’ said Myeloski . |
9 | He knows where it is even though he can not currently see it . |
10 | ‘ He knows where it is , ’ Peter Farrell insisted . |
11 | He knows where it is . |
12 | And she added , speaking quietly as though to herself , ‘ He knows where it is . ’ |
13 | He knows where it is . |
14 | provided he knows when it is , I mean , and those who are n't going to get a County Council for much longer may as well er |
15 | He knows instinctively what is the best way to handle his own work . |
16 | He poured his mother 's ashes in the place she is now and I am absolutely positive that he knows now she is not coming back . ’ |
17 | When he comes back he is wearing a shirt and a pair of socks held up by suspenders . |