Example sentences of "[adv] of he [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lloyd George thought very highly of him and used to quote with approval his dictum that in politics ‘ there are no friendships at the top ’ ( too often attributed to Lloyd George himself ) . |
| 2 | On 17 June 1952 a Fellow of Magdalene College walked down Trinity Street in Cambridge and was suddenly aware of the regius professor of divinity waddling ahead of him and throwing his arms about and muttering gloomily to himself , ‘ Hell ! |
| 3 | His talons swung down and ahead of him and opened starkly towards the vulnerable hand . |
| 4 | He motioned an unwilling Adjutant and Sergeant out ahead of him and stood by the open door , frowning so deeply that Clarissa would have followed if Charity had n't risked leaving her defences and staked all on a final devastating attack . |
| 5 | His snowdrops were already wilting like wax candles in the warmth of his hand , and as he copied the mourners ahead of him and stood up , one flower slipped between his fingers on to the rust-coloured floor . |