Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My ole man got upset an' 'e told me ter get rid o' the bloody fing before 'e got 'ome from work ternight. 'E works on the trams , yer see , ’ the woman explained . |
| 2 | ‘ Billy Sullivan ai n't done a day 's work since 'e got out o' the army . |
| 3 | Surely it 's better than the way 'e 's bin since 'e got back from France ? |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose 'e got in by usin' the latchcord , ’ she said . |
| 5 | And Lord 'Awke , the captain — well , 'e was a lord as was n't drunk as a … anyways , 'e turns round and says , ‘ Peel , yer orft . ’ |
| 6 | We 're the best meal place round 'ere , an' after all 'e used ter call in all the time when 'e 'ad that ovver job , ’ Carrie reminded him . |
| 7 | 'E told me they was askin' after somebody 'e used ter know . |
| 8 | ‘ Carrie 's bruvver Danny was a good boxer , ’ he went on amiably. ‘ 'E used ter box in the army . |
| 9 | ‘ This copper said 'e used ter be on the Tunnel beat an' 'e 'd seen a bloke who looked like me knockin' around wiv 'em . |
| 10 | All 'e wants ter do is open up a gym club fer the local lads . |
| 11 | ‘ 'E came out loaded up wiv old iron . |
| 12 | ‘ 'E came in when I was turning down 'is bed , ’ she volunteered , curtsying to Rose in fright , somewhat muddled between his ranking and that of the Prince of Wales . |
| 13 | Yer farvver 's never bin one ter talk much about 'is work but 'e clams up whenever I ask 'im what 'e 's bin doin'. 'E gets very tired too lately . |
| 14 | Well , ter cut a long story short 'e ends up tellin' me that the last bloke was put off fer losin' too much time an' I might be a bad time-keeper as well , what wiv me injuries . |
| 15 | ‘ What 's 'e doin' 'ere ? ’ she demanded , pointing at Billy . |
| 16 | ‘ 'E gives me enough embarrassment as it is by what 'e gets up to . |
| 17 | ‘ It come to 'im from 'is dad ; 'e says 'e feels undressed without it an' do n't know whether it 's 'alf-past five or ten to eight when 'e gets up , or if it 's teatime or dinnertime . |
| 18 | Yer farvver 's never bin one ter talk much about 'is work but 'e clams up whenever I ask 'im what 'e 's bin doin'. 'E gets very tired too lately . |
| 19 | 'E gets ter know all the business round this area . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , m'Lady. 'E started yesterday , ’ answered Jonnie . |
| 21 | They scotched 'is little caper an' what was left was too small fer a cartage business so 'e pulled out . |
| 22 | 'E seems ter be runnin' round wiv a right rough crowd . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh blimey , whatever 'll the ole man say when 'e finds out ? ’ |
| 24 | I do n't know what the landlord will say or do when 'e finds out , ’ she wailed . |
| 25 | Mind , when I give 'im the wallet and 'e looked inside it , 'e was a mite more pleasant , even if I could n't see nothing but 'is mince pies and 'is 'ooter . |
| 26 | 'E looked really fat an' bloated . |
| 27 | Well , 'e 'angs out in Barnet market , and I ai n't got enough to cover me train fare . |
| 28 | Then 'e ses ter me , ‘ Jus ' so 's yer do n't ferget , ’ then 'e put me lights out . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ 'E went ter live wiv 'is daughter an' 'er ‘ usband somewhere in Kent . |
| 30 | ‘ But why should Joe Maitland do that if 'e went ter the fights 'imself ? ’ |