Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] he [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , a business manager involved in trying to develop a portfolio analysis of SBUs recently stated to me that he knew that assessing the profitability of the different SBUs was a key step in determining market attractiveness , but he did not know which accounting concept was correct . |
| 2 | Directing the building of what appeared to be a large fortification , Ross was clearly enjoying himself as he laughed and joked with the children , as perfectly at ease in these casual , unsophisticated surroundings as he was in the cosmopolitan offices of a smart City boardroom . |
| 3 | Then observing himself as he fluttered and flustered the teenaged Lara in a restaurant ! |
| 4 | ‘ Poor sod , ’ he said to himself as he turned and headed for the others . |
| 5 | I too , as one who is not a Christian , might well say of him that he knew and loved God . |
| 6 | It was only when he felt her going limp against him that he stopped and lifted his head . |
| 7 | He thought they wanted to talk to him so he stopped and got out . |
| 8 | Helen touched Tony 's arm and looked pleadingly at him so he turned and shook hands with Frank then turned back immediately to Terry . |
| 9 | Lindsey looked up to find Niall watching her , his expression telling her that he understood and shared at least some part of what she was feeling . |
| 10 | Sometimes the effort overwhelmed him and he failed and gave up . |
| 11 | I tended the flag for him and he wanted that putt so badly . |
| 12 | Even so , what other man would have helped her like he had and given her his bed as well ? |
| 13 | Not in a very big way , but I 've got an eye for that sort of thing and I told him I would n't split on him if he resigned and helped me choose the successor I wanted . |
| 14 | She tried to put her arms round him but he fought and wriggled . |
| 15 | Of course , the others laughed at him but he insisted and said that at about the same time I thought I 'd seen Sir Bartholomew , a stranger had arrived in the village late at night and stopped at the ale-house for food and drink . |
| 16 | He was at peace with her while he reasoned and thought before speaking ; and the lengthening silence had neither weight nor tension , but lay between them gently like the comfortable warmth of a fire . |
| 17 | Sometimes his mother chased him through the apartment , striking at him while he dodged and ducked , crying , ‘ Look out Mom , look out now ! |
| 18 | A nurse intercepted him before he left and queried whether William had requested it . |
| 19 | It was too much but she loved him for it and let him kiss her when he came and stood beside her again . |
| 20 | One or two people spoke sharply to him as he elbowed and trod on feet . |
| 21 | All night long his companions cursed him as he whined and complained . |
| 22 | ‘ You only have to look at a picture of him when he resigned and compare it with one from six months beforehand . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , Ven ! ’ she sighed , and adored him when he bent and placed a tender kiss on her forehead . |
| 24 | She had not wanted to talk to Finn but she could not help it when he came and sat on the counter . |
| 25 | His face was very close to hers as he bent and picked up the airline ticket from her desk . |
| 26 | The Führer was talking to the other man in a low voice and totally ignored them as he passed and descended the stairs at the other end of the passage . |