Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [conj] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of another restorer working on similar sculptures , Minervino claimed that he ‘ stopped long before he reached the skin of the marble ’ . |
| 2 | If we do we 'll be like the man in the cartoon who fell off the Empire State Building and shouted just before he hit the ground ‘ I 'm doing great so far ’ . |
| 3 | That in itself was a minor triumph for the Popular Front agitation ; Chamberlain moved partly because he feared the domestic consequences of not doing so . |
| 4 | FRANKE SLOOTHAAK 'S fortunes changed abruptly when he won the Everest Grand Prix , the closing contest of The Horse of the Year Show at Wembley , for the second year in succession . |
| 5 | The row erupted again when he won the Nobel last year , and the citation named the offending work . |
| 6 | She was sitting by the window at a little table she used as a writing desk , and she jerked round as he entered the room , but she did n't rise . |
| 7 | I remember once the late professor G S Stuart reminding us that , in relation to the death of Jesus on the cross , we do not know how deep were the waters crossed , or how dark was the night that the lord passed through ere he found the sheep that was lost . |
| 8 | He looked round sharply then exhaled deeply when he saw the man 's face peering in at him . |
| 9 | His mouth twisted slightly as he found the ignition and they set off , leaving behind a trail of smoke . |
| 10 | His eyes were intently on her as he came back and he put the things he had brought on her dressing-table , ready to remove . |
| 11 | The relative speed with which emancipation came about after he ascended the throne gives the impression that he addressed himself to it with enthusiasm , but even in Russian politics six years was a long time . |
| 12 | Nan Ho came forward as he reached the bottom of the steps , then knelt and touched his head to the ground . |
| 13 | Her whisper tailed off as he approached the bed . |
| 14 | Barney nodded resignedly as he gave the canoe a push with his foot , and watched it drift out into midstream . |
| 15 | it turned out when he put the phone down , he said well there 's a turn up , there she is |
| 16 | Merrill glanced away lest he see the accusation in her eyes . |
| 17 | The news came on the day another record-breaker , Harry Taylor , 33 , returned home after he became the first Briton to reach the summit from the Nepalese side without the aid of oxygen . |
| 18 | He pressed onwards until he reached the clearing . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , very much so , ’ she grinned happily as he opened the passenger door for her . |
| 20 | Charlie felt indifferent as each of the decorated men was announced and his citation read out until he heard the name of Lieutenant Arthur Harvey who , the colonel told them , had led a charge of Number Eleven Platoon all the way up to the German trenches , thus allowing those behind him to carry on and break through the enemy 's defences . |
| 21 | His voice trailed off as he caught the Superintendent 's eye . |
| 22 | His 1954 marriage to Born Free star Virginia McKenna broke up and he hit the bottle . |
| 23 | ‘ Organise routine urine tests , Nurse Avery , ’ he called back as he left the cubicles . |
| 24 | ‘ Fernando , ’ she called out as he reached the terrace . |
| 25 | ‘ Do n't so much as breathe on her , ’ Leo warned coldly as he descended the stairs behind them . |
| 26 | He swore softly when he saw the fear flash in her eyes . |
| 27 | His lips curled contemptuously as he used the abusive French term jaunes . |
| 28 | He fancied too that he felt the cold less than they did . |
| 29 | He felt acutely that he lacked the authenticity that the popular vote bestows upon a leader . |
| 30 | Joe laughed resignedly as he slammed the door . |