Example sentences of "and [vb past] [conj] he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Louis Gerstner received a lesson on Friday on just how tough it will be to lead IBM Corp in the midst of its economic woes , as he was showered with difficult questions about his qualifications to lead a computer company , Dow Jones & Co reports : Gerstner was also asked to explain why he left RJR to lead IBM — ‘ I thought this was an extraordinary opportunity , ’ he said , and asked if he felt he had completed his job at RJR , Gerstner responded ‘ I do n't think the job is ever finished as chief of a large company . ’ |
| 2 | Then he caught Epitot 's eye , and realized that he knew it too . |
| 3 | Where , in competition with the liquidator of an insolvent company , a creditor of the company was successful in obtaining a renewal of the certificate ( though he had neither right to , nor possession of , the premises in respect of which the certificate was granted ) and admitted that he held it in trust for the company 's creditors , he was ordered to deliver up the certificate to the liquidator : Wm . |
| 4 | He became devoted most of all to Mary Evans , the eldest daughter , and believed that he loved her . |
| 5 | Marcus said he would n't like it , and added that he supposed he 'd have to go sometime . |
| 6 | He settled himself on the sofa as he always did , looking fit and rested as he eyed her speculatively . |
| 7 | At the sound of footsteps the Captain looked around , and frowned when he saw it was Mum bearing down on him . |
| 8 | Maxim wondered why he was n't more shocked at the instinctive distrust implied by that decision , and sighed as he realised it was because he 'd been nearly six months in the atmosphere of Whitehall . |
| 9 | She kicked and wriggled but he held her firmly and carried her out on to the bank . |
| 10 | She handed him the long cane , and flinched when he swished it through the air to produce a vicious , menacing whistle . |
| 11 | I crept around to the back of the house and watched as he carried her through the kitchen and into the garage . |
| 12 | I took him in and watched as he studied it . |
| 13 | He eyed the cravat critically and decided that he liked it — in general , he admired and envied Mr Hellyer 's casual way of dressing — then crept silently closer and pounced . |
| 14 | Kate shut her eyes and screamed until he let her go . |
| 15 | And knew that he knew it too . |
| 16 | She knelt on the greasy bed , feeling like something out of the Arabian Nights , and laughed when he pushed her backwards into the pool of oil . |
| 17 | When Rachel arrived at the pool the attendant came out of his office and smiled when he saw her . |
| 18 | He was able to express his own upset at his mother 's absence and said that he thought she had gone away because he had been naughty . |
| 19 | NO SNOW fell during the night and at 10.00 , after Erika had run her five kilometres under a dazzling blue sky , Karl ran and said that he thought he rather did that a brief tour of Berlin would be possible and that he would be waiting in the lounge of the Palast at 11.00 ; adding that Paul should meet them at the television Tower at 1.00 |
| 20 | On the first anniversary of the return to civilian rule President Shehu Shagari vigorously condemned party bickering in the papers and said that he hoped it would end . |
| 21 | Fagin described the hanging in terrifying detail , and said that he hoped he would never have to tell the police about Oliver — and see Oliver with a rope around his neck . |
| 22 | When they announced that Hodge was playing , this Leeds ‘ fan ’ behind me groaned and said that he hoped he 'd have his leg broken ! |
| 23 | He shrugged and said that he loved her , which was reassuring to hear if not particularly helpful . |
| 24 | Then Jovo with his club knocked down the wall and let out his mother , and they wept and embraced and he took her far away . |