Example sentences of "[coord] he [adv] [vb -s] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the heart of Althusser 's work is a desire to understand how modern societies reproduce themselves — how , for example , the vast and complex structures of modern capitalist states are maintained — and he implicitly divides this process into two connected parts . |
| 2 | " It is n't , after all , as though we had any reason for not having them , because now that Amelia and Magnus and Gabriel are all married there 's plenty of room , and my parents are anyway worried , politically speaking if you know what I mean , about having so much empty house ( though he 's hardly the kind of tenant that that kind of consideration would provide ) , and he even pays some rent from time to time . |
| 3 | Bob McMillan , managing director of Honda Racing , said : ‘ Joey has done a lot for us over the years and he thoroughly deserves this gesture . |
| 4 | I know someone who earns his living by repairing boards and he always does most business on the days after a strong onshore wind has combined with a high tide . |
| 5 | ‘ Much too fast and he never takes any notice when I tell him to go slower , so I do my knitting . |
| 6 | No new employees come into the Smurfit organisation without his say-so and he personally approves all capital expenditure . |
| 7 | But he also likes this method because it appears that the famine is caused by the Irish themselves as a result of their lack of husbandry ( which confirms their savagery ) and , thus , appears a natural reward of their refusal to accept the civility of English rule . |
| 8 | Coe tells me that he was attracted to writing some kind of thriller because it would help him tighten up his plotting , but he still has some way to go ; the book 's resolution is simply too arbitrary and fanatical . |
| 9 | She 's mentioned frequently but he never gives any clue as to who she is or the nature of their relationship . ’ |
| 10 | Maisy was a spinster , and appreciated cider almost as much as Sooty ‘ Silly old bugger , ’ muttered Knocker , ‘ but he never makes any trouble , so what can I do ? ’ |