Example sentences of "[Wh det] he [verb] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furious , he got up to complain to his neighbour , only to discover that it was his own dog which he had accidently shut outside before going to bed . |
| 2 | At night , at certain seasons , it glowed like fire , sometimes it seemed but the portal of a well-lighted hall ; and one old stone-breaker declared he had heard wonderful music issuing therefrom , the like of which he had never heard before ; while on one occasion he had seen troops of gaily-dressed elfins repairing thither , some on foot and some in carriages , and they all went into this mysterious hall . |
| 3 | Then he leaned towards her and took both her hands in his and began to study them as if they were entirely new creations , the like of which he had never seen before . |
| 4 | Vale built up his reputation as a ‘ low comedian ’ in the provinces , playing mostly in farces and adaptations , among them the musical comedy , The Boarding House , or Five Hours at Brighton , by Samuel Beazley [ q.v. ] , in which he played the comic militiaman Simon Spatterdash , a propounder of curious comparisons , a role with which he became completely identified off-stage , so that his fame spread far and wide . |
| 5 | She 'd explained that he 'd be staying away for the two nights , which he 'd never done before ; she only hoped she 'd explained it well enough . |
| 6 | William is very worried as to whether he will pass his solicitor 's final examination which he has already failed twice . |
| 7 | It was an unforgivable , though unintended , breach of confidence ; and it is but a small consolation to know that Herr Sussmeyer thereby gained a correspondence with a young woman which he has doubtless found extremely gratifying . |
| 8 | His interruptions therefore coincide with his rejection of the principles of politeness to which he has hitherto adhered quite consistently . |
| 9 | The commonest explanation of King Hussein 's behaviour is that he is only doing what he has always done best : surviving . |