Example sentences of "and [verb] he [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The architect explains his reasoning and says he thinks the tenant might enjoy the privacy .
2 ( Gubbins suffered from chronic dyspepsia , smoked fifty cigarettes a day , and confessed he found the world intolerable without a glass in his hand . )
3 Occasionally , such a player realises this and finds he has the nerve to win the tournament , just as he had the nerve to win the tournament that took him to Augusta in the first place .
4 But she had turned away from her high window and demanded he scale the ivory walls without her help .
5 And did he bring the news ?
6 And did he know the reason or could he offer any explanation for her unusual demeanour at the meet ?
7 Some of his commissions continued for many years ; at both Chirk Castle and Erddig he supervised the landscaping for twenty-four years .
8 When questioned William Black , 46 , of Rowson Street , admitted his involvement and said he spent the money on ‘ drink and having a good time ’ .
9 He had served at the Khyber Pass and said he recognised the place at once . ’
10 The MP who went to sea at 14 did not know about the motion and said he appreciated the gesture .
11 Besides the bitter stench of cordite and gunsmoke he caught the smell of burning wood .
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