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Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [verb] he [prep] the " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	He dreamt that Lucie threw him from the parapet of a bridge into deep water , with a stone statue of Garvey tied round his neck .
2	I read somewhere that Charlton chased him round the goal for this , is that true ? ?
3	‘ Between ourselves , ’ she said , ‘ Ralph claims that James cheated him over the sale of Carinish Court .
4	Laura passed Rex the gun and Rex bopped him on the head with it .
5	Late that evening , Corbett was found by a servant sent by Selkirk , who announced in broad Scots that the knight would be grateful if Corbett joined him in the outer bailey near the main gate .
6	Wright 's last appearance for his country was as a sub against Hungary in Budapest in May , and Graham promised : ‘ If England pick him for the game against Norway next month he 'll join the squad ’ .
7	Carrie was hard put to it and she had little time to talk with him , but it was not long before Billy turned up at the cafe eager to see his friend and Carrie directed him into the back room .
8	I was already friendly with Tate , and Eddie knew him through the shop , so we soon made a threesome and we kept together for nearly fifty years . ’
9	Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace .
10	When Craft and Stravinsky visited him in the autumn of this year , Craft has recorded how he looked " younger and livelier " than he had before , but that he seemed " to think of himself as a hoary ancient with little time left .
11	He turned abruptly away and Willie followed him up the lane and back on to the main street .
12	Mann said it could be done and Denega drove him to the chapel to see ‘ if the small cracks in the facade could be enlarged ’ .
13	Tanner gasped : ‘ You bastards , ’ and Maxim chopped him under the ear and dropped him .
14	He said the care of the staff at Ipswich Hospital and Denise helped him through the most difficult time of his life .
15	Through his friendship Soutine was introduced to other young artists and saw them work in their studios and Modigliani guided him round the Louvre , pointing out the Italian painters he admired , the primitives and Giotto , Botticelli and Tintoretto .
16	It was said simply and sincerely and Kate followed him up the stairs gladly .
17	Wimbledon champion Edberg lasted until Courier beat him in the quarter finals .
18	After Maltote was rested Corbett and Ranulf met him in the hall .
19	Fox arrived with an assistant and Wycliffe took him to the vandalized room .
20	Kersey came in and Wycliffe put him in the picture .
21	But then the sound of different voices came to his ears , and Carolyn called him from the french windows .
22	The Campbells were waiting to greet him in the hall , and Elizabeth saw him for the first time .
23	And Sinatra punished him for the rest of his life .
24	Carrying their scene-of-crime cases , Dalgliesh and Massingham followed him round the side of the house .
25	He looked full of himself but Cameron steered him across the street into the privacy of his store before he would let him talk .
26	You 're a fool as well as surly , ’ said the boy , and stuck his neat , short nose in the air and bounced up from the table in dudgeon , but Harry caught him by the sleeve .
27	Cranston angrily stepped forward but Athelstan caught him by the sleeve .
28	The breadhead does n't like it , but Dixie claps him on the shoulder and laughs .
29	She met Mr Carter , and married him , thinking he 'd be a good father for the children , but Hayley hated him from the start .
30	Mr Foggerty was agreeably surprised , but when Nutty reminded him of the standard required , he relapsed into grim gloom and stood on the side of the bath in his white T-shirt and jeans looking at his watch and saying , ‘ I ca n't spare the time to do this three nights a week for the next year , which is what is required .