Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb past] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not understand what he meant , and wanted to hear more about Céline , so I encouraged him to finish the story . |
| 2 | he said I 'm properly on the spot , so he , so the woman volunteered , she said well can I help you , I 've got my fortnight 's rent money here , so she let him have the rent money . |
| 3 | When he turned his head it vanished , although he thought he heard the faintest of noises that might have been made by claws scrabbling on stone . |
| 4 | What we did was he draws them out every morning cos I collared him stuck the towels over his shoulders and said just put us them over there . |
| 5 | She said nothing , but hungrily returned to the carrion to take what more she could , as if she expected him to take the rest from her . |
| 6 | If she cried he rocked the cradle and sang to her tunelessly . |
| 7 | He moved as easily ; and like Chance Wayne at the height of his beauty you , or I , would just , well , would just have died for him , stopped in our tracks for him , stopped the car for him , fallen silent if we saw him cross the street or across a crowded bar . |
| 8 | If he asked him to pass the screwdriver he passed the hammer and if he asked for the hammer , he passed the nearest broomhandle , which was usually in another room altogether . |
| 9 | The doorman watched his visitor as if he expected him to steal the light fittings . |
| 10 | Then he understood that she was not going to help him , because she wanted him to make the choice . |
| 11 | She thinks he died because she let him wear the chain . |
| 12 | Monza was to be decisive for his championship , and Ken Tyrrell has written that it was Jackie 's finest race , not least because he knew he led the championship and because , having already decided to retire , he needed to do no more than the minimum , particularly since he was starting only from sixth place on the grid . |
| 13 | Furthermore , the window of his college bedroom was cherished in his memory because it enabled him to see the Antechapel of Trinity College , |
| 14 | Picturesque asymmetry appealed to him because it enabled him to allow the logical sequence of the rooms and considerations of service and privacy to determine the entire plan from of the house without any unnecessary duplication of accommodation . |
| 15 | Marcelle entered his room seconds after she saw him cross the street from her window . |
| 16 | I asked whether he thought he had the same difficulties as his father : |
| 17 | Just before he left he opened the door to look at Busacher . |
| 18 | When I asked him to itemize the price , so I could add it up for myself , the total came to over £100 less than he 'd quoted for the bundle . |
| 19 | This happened on the Sunday in question , and as I watched him climb the stairs , dragging himself up by the banister , I saw that he was sweating heavily . |
| 20 | When she demurred he said the other possibility was that Holly had tipped them off . |
| 21 | It sounded suspiciously like a dismissal , but she made no comment as she left him finishing the task of putting away saddles and bridles . |
| 22 | As she finished he took the needle from her . |
| 23 | She dropped the saucepan as she saw him raise the pistol and aim at her . |
| 24 | She shuddered as she felt him unfastening the catch of her bikini-top , her heart starting to pound with a heavy beat as the pressure of his kiss became fiercer and more demanding . |
| 25 | She gritted her teeth as she watched him swing the flexible whip between her legs . |
| 26 | It leapt in the air as it shot over the ramp , making Rachel gasp as she watched him slam the brakes on , flinging her forward to make the seatbelt dig into her . |
| 27 | As she watched he draped the shirt next to hers by the fire before squatting down opposite her . |
| 28 | She tried to break from his grasp , but as she spoke he released the arm still pinned at her side and placed his hand on the curve of her neck , fondling it in a way that reminded her of an actor she 'd once seen playing Henry VIII just before a beheading scene . |
| 29 | ‘ Turn around , ’ she suggested , her hand on his arm as she steered him to face the big window . |
| 30 | As she turned he set the horse against her quickly , its strong shoulder nudging her away in another direction . |