Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] he [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suspect that he is doing so because he believed what the Home Secretary said when he intervened . |
| 2 | I wait patiently whilst he gives me the once-over . |
| 3 | Be having another now cos he read them the other day . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , I want the Eubank return and Iran Barkley as well because he gives me the fear I thrive on , ’ said Benn . |
| 5 | He had no doubt it was one of the verderers ' horses and that it was dying ; indeed , even as he watched it the spasmodic movements seemed weaker and less purposeful . |
| 6 | But his concentration was poor these days : he could hardly keep his mind on anything for more than a moment … and even when he heard what the Padre said it made no sense … " the Editor of The Times as wise as God Himself ! " |
| 7 | Now , they smiled , standing with fingers entwined , bodies touching , and even when he left her the smile would remain and she would save her tears until his train was out of sight , trying not to think of the brave goodbye that might be their last . |
| 8 | Blanche plugged in the electric kettle and spooned coffee into the percolator while she listened to the sergeant 's account of his afternoon , swearing softly when he told her the news from the forensic labs . |
| 9 | Yet when he saw her the next day and attempted to speak to her she told him to leave her alone and ran off into the prop-room . |