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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 'E told me they was askin' after somebody 'e used ter know . |
| 4 | ‘ Carrie 's bruvver Danny was a good boxer , ’ he went on amiably. ‘ 'E used ter box in the army . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | All 'e wants ter do is open up a gym club fer the local lads . |
| 7 | ‘ What 's 'e doin' 'ere ? ’ she demanded , pointing at Billy . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 'E gets ter know all the business round this area . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , m'Lady. 'E started yesterday , ’ answered Jonnie . |
| 11 | 'E seems ter be runnin' round wiv a right rough crowd . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 'E looked really fat an' bloated . |
| 14 | Then 'e ses ter me , ‘ Jus ' so 's yer do n't ferget , ’ then 'e put me lights out . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ 'E went ter live wiv 'is daughter an' 'er ‘ usband somewhere in Kent . |
| 16 | ‘ But why should Joe Maitland do that if 'e went ter the fights 'imself ? ’ |
| 17 | What 'e did ter my dad after 'im workin' fer the man all those years was enough , apart from anyfing else . ’ |
| 18 | Smiled like 'e did before , like 'e was pleased as punch about something . |
| 19 | 'E said ter me , ‘ What 'ave yer done in the past year ? ’ an' I said , ‘ Nuffink . ’ |
| 20 | 'E come 'ome 'ere drunk as a kite . |
| 21 | I felt sorry fer 'er Ernie. 'E come 'ome that night wiv a few drinks inside 'im an' 'im an' Maudie got at it . |
| 22 | 'E 'll share my room and ’ e 'll spend 'is evenings in t'stable out o' t'way , like 'e does now . ’ |
| 23 | Mind yer , 'e likes ter give me the best , does my 'Arold . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ My ole man come 'ome pissed last night an' said 'e wanted ter listen ter a bit o' music . ’ |
| 25 | The coppers asked 'im if 'e wanted ter press charges but 'e said no . |
| 26 | Well , 'e called , like 'e said 'e would , all wrapped up still , and I brought 'im in and 'e stood just where you 're standin' . |
| 27 | ‘ 'E knows very well I ca n't sleep till 'e 's in . |
| 28 | 'E knows more about that place than the guv'nor 'imself , ’ he asserted . |
| 29 | Richard Armstrong has left to become Curator of Contemporary Art at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh , and Richard Marshall has cut a deal that allows him to remain only until he finds another job . |
| 30 | Jim got fed-up coming home , weary and sensing that things were going increasingly wrong , to find the women talking late into the night , ignoring him , even asking him to go away , to go to his own room , to mind his own business . |