Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] [prep] [pron] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He narrowly avoided collisions with two cars as he drove onto the western bypass and forced the pursuing police car to take evasive action when he drove towards it on another road . |
| 2 | When he proposed to her on the last night I think she took him because , having been in her room for seven days , she 'd met nobody else and could n't bear to see her investment wasted . ’ |
| 3 | Holly saw his face as he passed behind him on the perimeter path , a face that was scraped with despair . |
| 4 | ‘ I think I 'll take up teaching permanently , ’ she whispered to Bodie , who held her hand as he waited with her on the landing . |
| 5 | She watched as he sat opposite her on the worn old sofa and proceeded to pour the brandy into the glasses . |