Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] he [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know whether he got it from here , or from another source , but it 's very strikingly similar . |
| 2 | You do n't really know whether he wants you to or not do you ? |
| 3 | You do n't know whether he did it from an entrepreneur 's point of view , or from er |
| 4 | The Vicar was reluctant to accept as he knew nothing of this , but Mr Baker insisted he should accept as was his right . |
| 5 | She sat there , quivering as he took her in his arms , kissing her so sweetly that she thought the pain of love would tear open her heart . |
| 6 | Ronni looked into his eyes and smiled at the compliment , inwardly shuddering as he took her in his arms and proceeded to lead her in time to the music . |
| 7 | Her whole body trembled as he took her in his arms . |
| 8 | But what happens if he gives it to his wife ? |
| 9 | He will do if he gets it into his head but he got in trouble you see , got in with the wrong crowd and |
| 10 | Mr Robert Cole , a CND vice-chairman , was jailed for 14 days at Blaenau Ffestiniog , Gwynned , for refusing to pay a £150 fine imposed after he chained himself to a container of nuclear waste last August .. |
| 11 | Until he 'd before he took me to hospital ! |
| 12 | If a third person steps in and gives a consideration for the discharge of the debtor , it does not matter whether he does it in meal or in malt , or what proportion the amount given bears to the amount of the debt . |
| 13 | He did n't speak as he led her through a stone-floored hallway to a sweeping staircase . |
| 14 | The myth that a man makes has transformations according as he sees himself as hero or villain , as young or old , but it is essentially the same myth ; Tom Jones is not the same person , but he is the same myth as Squire Western ; Midshipman Easy is part of the same myth ; Falstaff is elevated above the myth to dwell on Olympus , more than a national character . |
| 15 | They belong to the work which he disowned and attempted to destroy when he relaunched himself with ‘ Three Studies for Figures at the base of a Crucifixion ’ ( 1944 ) , the triptych which opens all conventional accounts of Bacon 's art . |
| 16 | Father hated to be disturbed when he had anybody with him and I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce ; I mean I did n't stay to say what I wanted . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You 're a terrible man — ’ she managed to croak as he touched her in a way that transported her back at once to the heaven of the previous night . |
| 18 | ‘ How — er — how did you know that I lived here ? ’ she muttered as he led her inside the lift , reaching across to push the correct floor button . |
| 19 | Ackroyd 's truest prose occurs when he applies himself to the imitation of ancient and recent writers — a repertoire of others . |
| 20 | Mrs Roberts advised her to mend her temper before her daddy came home , and asked what Parr would think if he caught her like a toddler in a tantrum . |
| 21 | If he really had left his boat in the cove round the point , he would have to come this way again , and I would certainly be able to see if he brought anything with him . |
| 22 | It 'll be interesting to see if he makes it into the team . |
| 23 | She did n't mind if he said nothing at all , as long as they could walk along like this under a starlit sky , arm in arm forever . |
| 24 | She looked at him thoughtfully , wondering if he had something on his mind . |
| 25 | BAF spokesman Tony Ward described him as ‘ the best team manager Britain has had because he felt himself to be one of the athletes ’ , while Liz McColgan said he ‘ was n't just a friend through athletics , he was a personal friend as well ’ . |
| 26 | I 'm not up in all that , I 'm not in the higher class , I just vote because he wants me to . |
| 27 | Other women at the city council office where he worked hid when he chased them with a syringe filled with water , it was claimed yesterday . |
| 28 | He cackled as he told me of his plan . |
| 29 | Sam sighed as he slipped his onto the plate and peered round at Miss Harker who was fishing in a discreet net purse . |
| 30 | ‘ Must n't forget that , ’ he commented as he set it on the table and , with a glow of pride , Mildred walked away arm-in-arm with the two most important people at the celebrations , to have a proper old-fashioned tea by the nearest bonfire . |