Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The marathon four mile trip brought out the best in Keep Talking and he rallied well when challenged by the useful Irish raider High Peak to win by four lengths . |
| 2 | He played well as lead to Chris Bryan , but it was Whiteman 's all-Barking rink and again Paul Maynard 's all-Essex County quartet of youngsters who particularly caught the eye . |
| 3 | He 'd all but forgotten his own early childhood at The Grange , when he had been the gardener 's scruffy little lad , graciously permitted by Lady Debrace to play with her son . |
| 4 | The consequential shock he suffered all but paralysed him . |
| 5 | He came promptly when called , and was equally prompt reporting on a post-mortem . |
| 6 | He lengthened rather than quickened his pace — difficult to detect from behind — stepped into the alley and sprinted as hard as he could . |
| 7 | I hated it when he bribed rather than tipped , left without saying goodbye or arrived without saying hello , all perfectly acceptable in his world , but not in mine . |
| 8 | Ex-Eton schoolboy Jonathan Barton was bullied but unlike Charles , he knew better than to take his complaint to the headmaster . |
| 9 | He was a leading figure in social evolution — his second book , on the origin of civilisation as shown by the mental and social condition of savages , was published in 1870 , the year before The Descent of Man by his dear friend Charles Darwin — but he knew better than to talk of evolution in Parliament . |
| 10 | He knew better than to judge by appearances . |
| 11 | He knew better than to leave that behind . |
| 12 | More than five years of rebellions and civil war had honed his instincts to a fine edge , and he knew better than to ignore them . |
| 13 | He knew better than to ask her the time ; she was edgy enough as it was . |
| 14 | However he knew better than to put the thought into words . |
| 15 | He knew better than to contradict anything his uncle said . |
| 16 | He knew better than to offer help , after all these years . |
| 17 | Hereabouts , Beryl Love 's ashes must have been scattered beneath a rose bush , though he knew better than to think Ernie might have invested in a memorial plaque . |
| 18 | Graham was only a little impatient , and he knew better than to try to hurry Slater up . |
| 19 | He knew better than to expect a detailed answer . |
| 20 | He went back as directed , and found the man he had in mind , who was ploughing his family fields . |
| 21 | In the reply he is not allowed to introduce any new matter and must confine himself to replying to the points made in the discussion and to summarising the main arguments he put forward when moving the motion . |
| 22 | But he did more than choke if he , if he inhaled erm , lime |
| 23 | He did so when play was about to resume after a stoppage early in the last session of the fourth day , with the score 384 for 7 , and he could hardly have timed it more precisely ; 60 for 3 overnight , and , as next morning it looked as though it might rain at any time , Marshall decided to polish the rest off quickly . |
| 24 | He did all but say , ‘ Stop messing about . ’ |
| 25 | Before he finally lay down to rest and sleep he hesitated over whether to cross his small room again and close the window on the chilly night . |
| 26 | He gave no credit to his own moves and answers because he had all but forgotten them . |
| 27 | He had twice before seen the Colonel walk through the garden to Dr Tariq 's office , but on each occasion his assistants had still been at work . |
| 28 | AGOVERNMENT minister described yesterday how he agonised over whether to ban Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs after the death of the three-year-old Birmingham girl , Jennifer Ashton . |
| 29 | Drummer Steve is most looking forward to visiting Liverpool and seeing the relatives and friends he left behind when emigrating to Australia ten years ago . |
| 30 | His Newmarket reappearance confirmed him in good order , as he travelled comfortably until left behind by those smart animals Zinaad and Apple Tree in the final furlong , beaten a neck and two lengths . |