Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb past] [pers pn] for the " in BNC.
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1 | Jack found a piece of driftwood , its gnarled form worn totally smooth by the action of the waves , and they decided it would look wonderful in his barn hung on the brickwork chimney-breast , so he carried it for the rest of the morning until they returned to their little camp at lunchtime . |
2 | It poured out into the still night and Nuadu shivered , because he knew it for the evil magic of the Dark Ireland ; the ancient , malevolent enchantment of the necromancers . |
3 | It was Cannistraro and his colleagues who also identified the mysterious Libyan who bought the clothes in Malta to wrap around the bomb , based on a photofit picture produced by the FBI from the shopkeeper 's phenomenally detailed description of his customer ten months after he saw him for the first and only time . |
4 | So when he called you for the Comeback Special , was that something you did happily ? |
5 | His heart lurched as he saw her for the first time for nine years , now in her new role as a woman . |
6 | As he said it for the first time a smile flickered across his face , and in that instant his features were totally transformed . |
7 | This back parlour , Hope thought , as he entered it for the third time that day , is like a little theatre : Act I , Colonel Moore ; Act II , Amaryllis ; Act III |