Example sentences of "[verb] he [verb] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 Do you know he 's just woken up then ?
2 He says he has already ruled out IBM Corp , and what makes the announcement intriguing is that the number of potential partners is so small .
3 It seemed he had just given up and was letting her go graciously and tenderly .
4 Then the minister deigned to appear and defended himself by saying he had once come out to a stranger who called , but the man proved to be ‘ a little worth person ’ .
5 ‘ So … so I 'll send them , shall I ? ’ she asked , holding her breath , bracing herself , waiting for the blunt , ‘ You do that ! ’ the violent , ‘ Go to Hell ! ’ the indifferent dismissal , or , even worse , the continuing silence which meant he had really hung up on her .
6 For a moment , the sergeant had that same sense of disorientation when the lights went up at the end of an afternoon programme in the cinema and he felt he had just flown back from another world .
7 ‘ At first I thought he had just blown up or even broken down .
8 ‘ It has n't been any good for you , ’ her mother looked about to be certain Joseph was not with earshot even thought he had just gone off to fish in the lake , ‘ all this … ’ she added , unnecessarily , casting an accusing look in the direction of the inn parlour .
9 The one time North thought He had really come through ( ’ Thank God — He answers prayers ’ ) , was a cruel tease .
10 Yeah oh I think he 's just peed off with his father .
11 ‘ I think he 's just slipped out , ’ the girl said , as she had been instructed to do if ever Mr Downs presented himself .
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