Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [conj] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time he did n't open the door for her , and she had difficulty keeping up as he took the front stairs two at a time . |
| 2 | The tabby a couple of houses away on the other side is a cheeky sod and was due a lesson next time I found him walking around like he owned the place . |
| 3 | Then he darted out of the room , pausing only when he reached the barn , to lean against the door and breathe deeply . |
| 4 | I saw him grinning ferally as he worked the gun with both hands , spent cartridges flying into the air . |
| 5 | Woolley side-slipped and fell behind it , then climbed and injected a long burst into its belly , searching forwards until he saw the bullets slashing up between the wing-roots . |
| 6 | Then , turning aside before he reached the porch , he used his own keys to open a small iron-barred gate leading to a narrow passageway . |
| 7 | When his hand found the rounded contour of her bare breast under her blouse she shuddered convulsively against him , pressing her body forward , her breath coming and going quickly as he rubbed the raised bud of her nipple . |
| 8 | Please believe that , at least , ’ she finished brokenly , not caring now if he saw the naked pleading in her eyes . |
| 9 | FitzAlan glanced over his shoulder , turning fully when he saw the ugly discolouration along her cheekbone and the narrow line of dried blood where she had been cut by a ring . |
| 10 | ‘ I mean — ’ Biff 's tongue was loosening now that he felt the pleasant glow of heat at the back of his skull . |
| 11 | They came out into the corridor together , Rostov holding back as he allowed the older and more senior man to go before him . |
| 12 | He would go some way to doing so if he told the House tonight that he intends to monitor carefully what is happening and to initiate independent research into the strengths and weaknesses of the new system in its initial stages . |
| 13 | There was a Dan-Air flight coming in as he crossed the asphalt lot , dropping like a gull with its undercarriage outstretched . |
| 14 | I feel that he is really saying not that he sees the cleverness and the artistic quality of the painting or the message in the paintings as might first be assumed , but that he understands what the church is doing , instead of helping the poor , it was showing the pictures to educate them about God . |
| 15 | Could I just follow on what Mr was saying earlier when he introduced the he he referred to that er are no references to incinerators in the structural plan . |
| 16 | ‘ I think you just have to have a flexible mind , ’ said Masklin , knowing even as he said the words that this probably was n't going to be a lot of help . |
| 17 | Almost immediately he became the anchorman of the Hampshire batting and he was to score over 1,000 runs in a season twenty-seven times , including twice when he passed the 3,000 mark , and nine times when he exceeded 2,000 . |
| 18 | The uniformed copper on the door told me he was only hanging about until he got the word on his ‘ talking brooch ’ radio that the forensic boys had n't forgotten anything and would n't need to come back . |
| 19 | He might even have been standing up as he tasted the first mouthful . |
| 20 | Only Cyril remained , dribbling happily as he tapped the rhythm of ‘ Jingle Bells ’ on the snare drum . |
| 21 | The report from the accountant confirmed his initial impression that the business was worth investing in so he paid the accountants modest fee of £500 in full . |
| 22 | I done it to I done it to Russell one night messing around and he told the girls in work I 'd been away for the weekend and he 'd had somebody else there honest to God he did ! |
| 23 | They all looked ashamed except Troy , who was whistling cheerfully as he entered the farmhouse . |
| 24 | On his desk was a map of the Fairfax property which he had been working on when he had the telephone call from the owner telling him that he was cancelling all the arrangements . |
| 25 | For a long time Roe has harboured a desire to do some commentating so when he had the chance at the European he took it with both hands . |
| 26 | He stepped back a pace , smiling broadly as he saw the young woman who stood before him , looking slightly surprised . |
| 27 | Manville could not help himself gloating slightly as he digested the essence of the message . |
| 28 | He seemed to be loosening up , only tensing slightly when he noticed the no smoking sign again . |
| 29 | Whatever he did it would be dangerous , and she felt her heart hammering wildly as he gathered the reins and continued with the soothing words . |
| 30 | He was smiling now as he approached the captain . |