Example sentences of "he [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He remembered the admiring glances of the other boys , and the expression of ineffable contempt on the face of the young Hilary Frome , an expression that told him that even an eleven-year-old could see through him , could tell he was no good . |
| 2 | Wilson saw Henry Barrett in him and even a flash of his Grandfather Barrett . |
| 3 | The tragedy of the whole affair becomes so pathetic as we realise that Coleen does love him and only a delay of post cost him his life . |
| 4 | Hrun heard the scrabble of claws behind him and then an ominous thump . |
| 5 | He had not realized the impact on him until nearly a year later he found himself shaking and crying and saying to himself , ‘ I was nearly killed there ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , we waited for him but then a pedlar brought in his corpse . |
| 7 | He gave him as sharp a look as he dared . |