Example sentences of "he [verb] [Wh adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell yer , Joe , I ai n't too partial to that cove , and nor ai n't I 'appy that 'e knows where I live . |
| 2 | Bring fully into the consciousness of your patient that particular lift of his mother 's eyebrows which he learnt to dislike in the nursery and let him think how he dislikes it . |
| 3 | The rain had almost stopped , but various projections over the pavement in Fleet Street dripped on Dyson as he passed , wetting the lenses of his spectacles and making it difficult for him to see where he was going . |
| 4 | She would have hated him to see how her hands shook as she spooned the coffee into the mugs , overdid the sugar and had to start again . |
| 5 | An individual manager can be placed on the grid , and his position on the grid should help him to see how his performance as a leader and a manager can be improved . |
| 6 | Having been reassured on this point , he had grudgingly accepted Ellen 's explanation that she had been given leave to visit him to see how he was coping alone , and had promptly put his daughter and her companion to work . |
| 7 | We were able to throw no end of different tasks at him to see how he responded to those . |
| 8 | ‘ I think you should let him know where he stands , ’ Maureen said . |
| 9 | Charles was to play tennis with Ann and she was to let him know when she was feeling upset . |
| 10 | Your task is to let him know how you feel about housework — that you hate it just as much as he does , and if you do it together , you can go to the pictures — or to bed — twice as quickly . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't want him to know where I was . ’ |
| 12 | I am very bitter about it and want him to know how I feel . |
| 13 | And they took counsel and made a letter for the leader of the army of the Almoravides , wherein they told him that the Cid had made a treaty with the King of Aragon , whereby the King bound himself to help him against them ; and they bade him beware how he came towards Valencia , unless he chose to do battle with eight thousand Christian horsemen , covered with iron , and the best warriors in the world . |
| 14 | Fighting an impulse to back away , Gina forced herself to hold her ground , refusing to let him see how his nearness made the hairs on the back of her neck rise in anticipation of conflict . |
| 15 | Even that slight contact sent a shudder through her body , but she fought it , refusing to let him see how he could move her . |
| 16 | He went back to the ballet , he said , after a period of doubt , because he walked into a studio and saw a young woman putting her feet into the rosin box to stop her shoes from slipping : the familiar action , a mixture of habit and discipline and grace , made him realize where his heart belonged . |
| 17 | She dressed in black trousers and a white blouse with long full sleeves , brushed her hair till it shone and twisted it into a tight knot on top of her head , thinking with satisfaction that Roman would n't like it but she was n't about to let him dictate how she wore her hair , or dressed . |
| 18 | He could not for the life of him understand why they should wish to remain inside the cottage while the Domain was dusted with poisons . |
| 19 | This session is the cause of much joshing in the Right Said Fred camp , him saying how he 'd make sure he had a hot shower first and primed himself for action if he did it again , his partners enjoying wiggling their little fingers at any opportunity and ribbing him for his perceived shortcomings . |
| 20 | ‘ I hastily fitted it up and went through the pretence because I did n't want him knowing where I really live . ’ |
| 21 | She was also telling him to stay where he was . |
| 22 | A police-sergeant told him to stay where he was . |
| 23 | He may profess not to enjoy it , but Pitt has an instinctive understanding that playing up the teen idol image will help him get where he wants to go as an actor . |
| 24 | ‘ As for Devlin — if he 's mad enough to try , let him come whenever he wants . |
| 25 | He lingers over that and I wait for him to ask why I was visiting a Communist state . |
| 26 | There are also various products incorporating magnets , and one is currently being marketed by the Real McKoi , a company advertising in PFK — give Ray Talbot a ring and ask him to explain how it works . |
| 27 | They must carbon-date it and put it under the microscope , and we must examine Aziz carefully and get him to say where he found it . |
| 28 | I 've heard him say how he went to sea and he done two voyages . |
| 29 | For the first time ever he realised how he missed the woman when he did not see her . |
| 30 | Had he guessed how she felt about him ? |