Example sentences of "he do [adv] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When England 's centre-forward played like he did tonight you have to score two goals because I always thought Wright would get one . ’ |
| 2 | so fortunately I was at home before he did so I thought we 'll have something quick then , just had a roll , you know , and I thought well I , i it 's not worth worrying about it and sort of |
| 3 | When asked to show what it was he offered a bottle opener , but Miss Sherwin said as he did so he dropped a polythene bag containing 12 LSD tabs and a small amount of cannabis resin . |
| 4 | He explained without the slightest embarrassment , and while he did so he looped lengths of the rope clothes ' line by his feet . |
| 5 | And as he did so he continued to speak , letting his voice rise and fall like a flowing stream , lulling the sleeping child . |
| 6 | He flicked back the cuff of his jacket to glance at his watch and as he did so he saw that he was still carrying Maidstone 's hat . |
| 7 | Hugh gave her its regular after-lunch kiss , and as he did so he saw , out of the corner of his wary eye , the extremely unwelcome figure of his father-in-law coming down Chancery Lane , carrying a walking-stick and an armful of newspapers . |
| 8 | Initially reluctant to tackle the area of post-war policy ( doubtless with thoughts of Lloyd George 's empty words of a quarter-century previously ) , when he did so he insisted on a full-blooded promise over the opposition of many in his party and administration . |
| 9 | Frantically he rolled clear of any follow-up attack , and as he did so he felt something hard and bulky dig painfully into the small of his back . |
| 10 | He concluded the dance with a double spin , springing sideways in the air and kicking his feet sharply together and as he did so he landed in a heap on the bed . |
| 11 | He groped vaguely with his right hand as though reaching for a brush and as he did so he experienced an intolerable contraction in his chest , a paralysing pain , and with a cry of anguish he fell , taking the stool with him . |
| 12 | As he did so he lost control of the vehicle which rolled over smashed into a lamp-post . |
| 13 | One morning when he did so he found Harriet cleaning two newborn cubs . |
| 14 | As he did so he moved in the dreamy way of a man in a state of shock . |
| 15 | As they walked on , he started to talk about her future contract , and as he did so he put his arm about her shoulders and held her close . |
| 16 | Edward , leaden with gloom , waited for the kettle to boil ; as he did so he watched the steady progress of a wood-louse across the wall behind the sink . |
| 17 | Mind you I think he does well I do n't know him boy lives near me . |
| 18 | As he does so he keeps looking at her with a gentle expression . |
| 19 | When he does so he tries to keep the lunch simple , with one or two courses and no alcohol . |
| 20 | As he does so he stops the car because he sees water in the road which is coming from a site on the left hand side . |