Example sentences of "and he [verb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From time to time he was instructed to raise money by conducting sales of wood from the king 's demesne , and he carried out the king 's policy regarding mining in the forest , which wavered between a desire to increase the Forest revenues and concern lest the vert be destroyed . |
| 2 | ‘ Make yourself some coffee , ’ the Rasta says , and he picks up the phone . |
| 3 | ‘ Hombre , hombre , hombre , ’ they chorused , urging her to take her man , and ‘ Que lenta , ’ they screamed when she failed to catch up with her number four , and he went up the field and scored to loud cheers . |
| 4 | yeah , and he went up the plot and he come back and he said cor you can have plenty old erm cold sheds that he could have got , I said what do you really think , I played a free hand , you mean mum and dad 's hand |
| 5 | ‘ We were a player short and he made up the numbers for us . ’ |
| 6 | Then the Doctor began to sing ; he was a great man at a party and he warmed up the crowd no end . |
| 7 | Professor Uitsmijter has suggested what at first seems a crazy solution to my translation problems : I place my tape-recorder next to the phone , he records the laibon 's words in Nairobi and he faxes back the translation . |
| 8 | He did not see any sign of the runaway animals but later on that night the local policeman called on him and he took over the task of keeping a look out . |
| 9 | He was , nevertheless , elected to the see of the Auvergne , and he took over the administration of the diocese . |
| 10 | Well daddy 's one day and he up this big flagstone and it was er topping off a grave and did n't ken what to do so he just put the flagstone back and kept on and the next time he went to he and he it up again and he took up the skull and . |
| 11 | In 1747 , Stukeley could stand Stamford no longer and he took up the living of St. George 's in Bloomsbury , London , thus ending his associations with the town . |
| 12 | And he took out the keys and threw them onto the bonnet . |
| 13 | He found himself hovering for a dangerous moment between pity and fear and he fought down the pity at once , for it was not to be thought of that he should feel such an emotion for this evil being . |
| 14 | And he moves up the scale from the creation of individual regional statutes , to address the law enforcement problems caused by peculiar geography , to the place of the law in the body politic . |
| 15 | ‘ My son lives in England and he saved up the vouchers to buy the ticket and posted it to me . |
| 16 | Luce slid off his knee , and he picked up the phone and dialled . |
| 17 | Her finger jabbed at the picture of the man , not quite touching it , and he picked up the difference in the gestures immediately . |
| 18 | Jenny dozed off and he switched on the autopilot . |
| 19 | The silence returned , and he switched on the light . |
| 20 | And he switched on the set and went back to his desk , putting as much physical space as possible between himself and his employer . |
| 21 | What if he had n't left yet — she could ring him and tell him she 'd chickened out , and he could flap his wings and tease her but at least she would n't have to — oh , hell , here he is , she thought , and watched as the huge bike rolled to a halt and he switched off the engine and hauled it up on the stand . |
| 22 | Once he is distracted , I push on hard and he gives up the game . |
| 23 | And he put down the phone . |
| 24 | And he pulled out the keystone of the dam . |
| 25 | And he pointed out the themes of the Tory campaign were opportunity , choice , ownership and responsibility . |
| 26 | And he pointed out the themes of the Tory campaign were opportunity , choice , ownership and responsibility . |
| 27 | Bertie worked in the garden and he pointed out the rows of vegetables with pride . |
| 28 | The room was hot when he entered , and he turned down the thermostat on the wall . |
| 29 | And he bought up the place Samantha . |
| 30 | And he handed over the letter ( which had creased beautifully in his pocket ) with just the right note of impatient politeness . |