Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] to [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he referred to her in letters to Zbo as ‘ his wife ’ and was concerned and excited about the baby , Modi was very much the Italian husband , leaving his woman alone while he visited the cafés , living inside of himself for much of the time , coming home drunk and moving restlessly from place to place . |
| 2 | " Crist see well she shuld haue be dampned for synne " so he appeared to her in her sleep , wounded as in his Passion , and told her to put her hand into his side and even to feel his internal organs and heart , commenting that if he is thus open with her , why is she so ashamed to reveal to him the secrets of her heart ? |
| 3 | I said yes thinking Mozart would be lovely , and not thinking any more of it until he stuck to me like a limpet |
| 4 | And if , if he says to us in meeting that he 's got no small talk and no erm ability for visiting in a hospital situation where you can ask people how they are , and then can move to the next person you 've got to see I 'm not sure how he would be visiting someone in their home . |
| 5 | I know that because he talked to everyone about it . |
| 6 | When he returned to it from the telephone box outside , it was unoccupied . |
| 7 | I want him sent home and put to bed feeling good so that when he gets to me in the mornings , he 's feeling good ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ What is particularly reprehensible is that the child sought counselling when he came to you about signs of puberty . |
| 9 | Laura had said once , when he grumbled to her about Mr Simpson . |
| 10 | She had anticipated as much when he talked to her about leaving as they watched the sun go down over the Mediterranean during the honeymoon cruise . |
| 11 | And when he turned to me before leaving he appeared to be still in a state of shock . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | The point was — as he explained to me throughout that autumn and the winter that followed — to understand that habit was ritual , and ritual was habit . |
| 14 | Why does he refuse to meet any groups other than farmers , as he confirmed to me in the House on 17 February ? |
| 15 | As he bowed to me in that tight state , I almost believe I saw creases come into the white of his eyes . |
| 16 | He was an astute purchase , for he came to us as a proven goalscorer and immediately lived up to his reputation by netting upon his debut against Millwall here at Selhurst Park ( 5–0 ) and going on to hit 19 League goals from 27 outings for us in the remainder of that season . |
| 17 | It was he who after a particularly violent disagreement , suggested that Joan should be invited to pay them another visit — though he referred to her as the lady Anne , as had been agreed . |