Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] he [verb] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the judge , Mr Justice Jowitt , had questioned the victim about the length of her skirt — it was a mini-skirt — Ms Calloway said he had twice intervened on the victim 's behalf . |
| 2 | Mr Vasarhelyi said he has never refused any offers of work and hoped one day to draw for the Royal Mail . |
| 3 | The one time North thought He had really come through ( ’ Thank God — He answers prayers ’ ) , was a cruel tease . |
| 4 | Ross knew he had already waited too long , but he continued to look through the scope , hoping for a clean shot at his chosen mark . |
| 5 | Adam looked ashen , sick , gripping Undry as if his life depended on it ; and Ruth knew he 'd almost killed her just then . |
| 6 | Nigel remembered he had never liked her body . |
| 7 | Calero said he had never heard of it , except to read about it : ‘ Was that the one we were supposed to blow up on the high seas ? ’ |
| 8 | When questioned , Mr Bence said he had never seen the trophy cabinet in his life , and was at a loss to explain how it came to be in the director 's Portakabin . |
| 9 | Seb realised he had inadvertently said the wrong thing , but Carrie had gone to the scullery that opened off the farmhouse kitchen . |
| 10 | District head postmaster John Ensoll said he had only received complaints going back to December last year . |
| 11 | Arthur said he 'd never had their second message , and the fuss all died down , but he 's always come when we 've sent for him . ’ |
| 12 | Philip wished he 'd never promised to help him . |
| 13 | But Mr Ben Ali said he had already done enough for them . |
| 14 | The document names him as a sponsor of an Irish Freedom Movement troops-out rally , but Mr Campbell said he had never supported a troops-out policy . |
| 15 | Watkins thought he had statistically proven the existence of leys but his practical methods were inadequate . |
| 16 | And then Fael-Inis stood up , and the Lad stopped and looked around , and his eyes fell on Fael-Inis , and Taliesin thought he had never seen such fear and such undiluted hatred in any living creature 's eyes . |
| 17 | Mr McQuaker said he had just left work at the Haughton Road service station at 9pm as he had done for the last 25 years when the youths pounced . |
| 18 | Mr Mackie claimed he had later progressed to heroin and that Murray had again injected the drug to him . |
| 19 | Dr Richard Kellett said he had never seen a child as badly injured . |
| 20 | Mr Lawson said he had always played straight with people , which was why the Government was so respected , ‘ even if it is not always loved by all the people ’ . |
| 21 | Roman said he had already eaten but that he would have another cup of coffee . |
| 22 | Nick thought he had never seen anyone so transparent with joy . |
| 23 | As he reclined in his sofa , surrounded by a treasure trove of knick-knacks collected from around the world , Mark said he had always had a taste for travel . |
| 24 | But the landlord of the property Hans Kukreja said he has never threatened Miss Dalzell with eviction . |
| 25 | So , all in all , Uzzell said he felt quite reassured by the results — ‘ with the shift away from a hardware-oriented industry towards an emphasis on software , services and global networking , integrators who understand business issues have a vital role to play in the industry ’ . |