Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would , but he quit just after I got here . ’ |
| 2 | When I reminded him that I had given expert advice and spent time and petrol on his call , he agreed reluctantly that I had a case . |
| 3 | ‘ He asked especially that I should meet you . ’ |
| 4 | I 'd spend hours cooking meals for Gary , then eat them before he got home so I 'd have to cook more . |
| 5 | He moved away and I popped another frame and he punched me — ‘ No , you do n't take it . ’ |
| 6 | He moved away and I heard a murmur of protest as he trod on feet and pushed ribs to move back through the sightseers . |
| 7 | Cos when he had that first kid , you know , when he moved here and I were asking be nice if you 'd had a a girl . |
| 8 | He moved faster than I would have thought anyone could on a train and was already talking into a radio headset when I reached his office . |
| 9 | He played well and I played badly . |
| 10 | He came here but I 'm sure he did n't linger . |
| 11 | When he came home and I was able again to administer the tablets , he returned to normal . |
| 12 | He turned away and I thought that I was clear . |
| 13 | He fired even as I jumped . |
| 14 | As soon as he entered my room that night , he declared provocatively that I must be rich to have such a bed and quilt , as well as cassettes and a television and a video . |
| 15 | Rightly so he thought sadly and I 'm going to make it worse' . |
| 16 | He saw then that I was a stranger , and the anxiety drained out of him . |
| 17 | Peter Cook always used to say he did n't know why I was looking for myself , he knew exactly where I was ! |
| 18 | He knew somehow that I was dealing with this section and gave me the serial number of a wagon and told me not to go anywhere near it . |
| 19 | ( Then he knew better than me . ) |
| 20 | He went anyway and I thought we might as well |
| 21 | I was only four when he went away so I do n't really remember him . |
| 22 | He went away and I started to look down at my hands again . |
| 23 | But he went upstairs and I heard water running in the bathroom . |
| 24 | He reacted exactly as I had expected : |
| 25 | He always said he did best when I was with him . |
| 26 | No wonder he did better than me . |
| 27 | Interested , I asked him to whack my bottom with the same instrument and urged him to do it properly so that I could feel what it was like — he did so and I was only just able to restrain my tears it hurt so much . |
| 28 | He was stuffing a thick wad of notes into his inside jacket pocket as he did so and I wondered briefly why Stubbly wanted all those French francs ; but then , that was n't any of my business , was it ? |
| 29 | Snoring louder than ever he fumbled again and I saw him insert a small blade into the side of the carriage . |
| 30 | Senna explained his version of the collision , saying : ‘ Nigel and I had passed the car that had been holding us up and then he braked earlier than I expected . |