Example sentences of "[pers pn] [subord] he [vb past] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mac , ’ as of course he was known , would promise to bring down the wrath of almighty God on them if he found them in the Trocadero , Elephant and Castle , when they should be ‘ capable of , and available for work , ’ as one had to be in those days . |
| 2 | No I know Chris told me cos he saw him on the morning at the garage then he . |
| 3 | Though these men were perfectly acceptable to Theodore , Wilfrid is said to have declared himself unable to serve God in unity with them because he regarded them as strangers to the Catholic Church ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 30 ) . |
| 4 | I took notice of him 'cause he knew everything about football as well as boxing . |
| 5 | They prepared Cameron for his appearance in the High Court of Justiciary by one final interview , a dry recapitulation of what had been said before , with the slightest of hints that it would go well for him if he divulged something about the United Scotsmen , who evidently still preyed on their minds . |
| 6 | ‘ And I want to ask him if he did anything to my goose . ’ |
| 7 | ( 104 ) … he did n't protest any more to say he loved her because he knew it to be untrue . |
| 8 | Mum Lynn said at their home in Faversham , Kent : ‘ We have kidded him since he bought them for school camp that he has n't taken them off . |
| 9 | And she would have to leave whatever she was doing to sit in with him while he briefed her on what he intended to do , and why . |
| 10 | Because I 'd told her it was funny this doctor never even touched her before he sent her in there . |
| 11 | He knelt easily , powerful arms moving smoothly with the paddle , his face , in profile to her as he studied something on shore , rugged and uncaring . |
| 12 | ‘ With your colouring , you should wear that shade of green more often , ’ he told her as he ushered her into the dove-grey Daimler . |
| 13 | Fran flushed even more , trying to draw away , but he would n't let her as he curled her to him and held her tightly until the ache subsided . |
| 14 | When she dared to look up she found herself gazing into burning dark eyes , and when she could n't look away , Alain brought her closer , his arms closing round her as he crushed her against his strength . |
| 15 | She arched against him , unable to control the flames of desire leaping within her , then a gasp escaped her as he swept her into his arms and carried her to the double bed in her aunt 's room . |
| 16 | Instead , his arm tightened round her as he drew her towards him . |
| 17 | ‘ You are going nowhere at all , ’ he assured her grimly , looking down at her as he sat her on the bed , her legs on top of the sheets , and she was too busy trying to make sure she did n't faint to consider how she looked . |
| 18 | Ronni felt her blood leap and burn within her as he held it for a moment , squeezing gently , then , almost as though the gesture was an afterthought , allowing his thumb to graze lightly against the burning peak . |
| 19 | They made respectful way for him as he led me through the village to a longhouse standing apart from the others . |
| 20 | Juliet stood staring at him as he made it to the kitchen chair . |
| 21 | Luke Calder sat down on the settee , pulling Fran down next to him as he favoured her with a smile that would have made a lesser woman fall in a grateful little heap at his feet . |
| 22 | When Luke moved her back towards one of the couches , she complied mindlessly , letting him pull her down with him and turning in towards him as he drew her across him , supporting her with one arm while his free hand curved round her , instinct or experience guiding him to the concealed zip of her simple dress . |
| 23 | To her surprise he took her arm , his hand under her elbow , forcing her to place her weight firmly on him as he helped her to her seat . |
| 24 | Helen and Edward now met frequently on the Common , and she visited her father 's grave with him as he tended it with wild flowers . |
| 25 | ‘ In that case , ’ Maggie said happily , snuggling against him as he put her in the car and came to sit beside her , ‘ I wo n't argue . ’ |
| 26 | He held out his hand and she gave it to him , watching him as he put it to his lips , her eyes fixed in an almost mesmerised stare . |
| 27 | ‘ Look — er — this is all … well , it 's all quite ridiculous , ’ she told him as he issued her into the apartment . |
| 28 | you ought to of asked him when he sold it to ai n't ya ? |
| 29 | Can be proved by describing the duty being performed , e.g. ‘ I said to John Brown ‘ You are being arrested for conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace ’ and was just about to hold his arm and caution him when he struck me in the face with his left fist etc . ’ |
| 30 | But oh , how much she loved him when he held her to his heart , and was gentle , like now . |