Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [vb pp] he the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I seem to remember that he never stopped talking and I had given him the cold fish eye . ’ |
| 2 | He laughed softly , with pleasure , as if I had fed him the right cue . |
| 3 | I had thought him the luckiest man on the FAKOUM Central Committee . |
| 4 | In fact it was one of Adams 's less-explosive innings which has given him the most pleasure this summer . |
| 5 | David Lloyd clubs , all 7 of them — and more to come — are building their reputation on quality of service , something which has allowed him the entrepreneurial satisfaction of seeing his company expand , when others around him are failing , victims of all the British recession . |
| 6 | Then he smiled , and it was as it she had told him the best news there was to tell ; and when she thought about it , she supposed that she had . |
| 7 | Early in their walk she had handed him the usual tenpenny piece , and now she heard a faint tinkle and watched while he stuck his candle in the socket , and reached for the matches in their brass holder . |
| 8 | When he returned , bearing a brand new dress in a rich burgundy shade , she had shown him the blue one . |
| 9 | Yesterday Mr Hall said he was dissatisfied with the service he had received from Reg Vardy 's at Houghton-Le-Spring who had sold him the luxury car . |
| 10 | DeVore who had shown him the top-security files detailing the deals Klaus Ebert had struck with various Companies to destroy Curval 's own enterprise . |
| 11 | We 've offered him the best contract we could give him |
| 12 | He disputed that Royan was at risk : he had given him the correct treatment and calm reassurance — which was the essence of his treatment . |
| 13 | Asked what has caused him the greatest difficulties as Prime Minister , Harold Macmillan is said to have replied : ‘ Events , my dear , events . ’ |