Example sentences of "[coord] he [vb past] [pron] with [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Something sprang to the floor and he mashed it with a large flying-boot . |
2 | It roused her violently by its unexpectedness , and she made no protest when his arms went round her and he kissed her with a force and a recklessness that she met with equal need . |
3 | Fortunately , the landlord had n't seen our arrival and he served us with a smile and an offer of menus . |
4 | He was delivered of an ultimatum and he accepted it with a smile and good grace , although he went away cursing the interference and audacity of Fred 's young wife . |
5 | Albert his name was , and he greeted her with a kiss when he opened the door to us . |
6 | And he attacked it with a relish and enthusiasm which surprised even himself . |
7 | It was a defiant challenge , and he met it with a frown . |
8 | Flustered , she handed him her case and he took it with a strong hand , his face hard . |
9 | His mouth tightened and he released her with a shove , raking a hand through his black hair . |
10 | Not long ago , she said in his head , one comes to rely on one 's bit of fun , and he tried her with a joke or two , but the old happy creasing of the face took a time to occur . |
11 | ‘ I travelled down to Kent to stay with Donald , and he presented me with a cardboard box which contained this tiny puppy . |
12 | I asked him what he wanted and he hit me with a gin . ’ |
13 | ‘ My father ruled us with an iron fist and he hit us with an iron fist too , ’ Joe recalls . |
14 | The change of term was not quick enough and he covered it with a grandiose sweep of his hand which nearly knocked over the Doctor 's goblet . |
15 | I shouted at him , ‘ Ya , Zebbie the Coalpicker ’ , and he chased me with an axe to our back door . |
16 | At the beginning of the riot I went to take a picture of this one anarchist and he whacked me with a stick really hard . |
17 | I called in Doctor Andrews last night — I felt a little shaken and I do n't like that hotel fellow — and he supplied me with the information , ’ was the reply . |
18 | And on one occasion in the gymnasium , I turned round to look at a boy behind me and the master was there and he smacked me with the flat of his hand as hard as he could . |
19 | He began the play by speech , and he ended it with a speech . |
20 | The students followed but he threatened them with a knife before running off . |
21 | He acknowledged the dog 's overtures , but he eyed her with a good deal of concern . |
22 | But he did it with a warming smile and a ready assumption of her allegiance and willingness , more as if he had asked a small current courtesy of his wife than given an order to a servant . |
23 | ‘ The job he offered me was a sort of general factotum , a personal troubleshooter , but he wanted someone with a financial background . |
24 | She lifted her gaze to him once more , but he hushed her with a finger pressed lightly to her lips . |
25 | ‘ Oh , I 'm sorry , I did n't meant to imply … to insult — ’ Belinda began , but he silenced her with a pat on the knee that made her tingle frighteningly all over . |