Example sentences of "he [adv] [vb past] [pron] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these commentaries — on Solomon 's rebuilding of the Temple , on Esras and Nehemiah , especially on Samuel — he constantly addressed himself to passages about kings . |
| 2 | Well I expect he just handed it to Tim and Tim picked it up thinking it was smooth . |
| 3 | When he learnt that Bobby played the trumpet , he promptly took him to Stravinsky 's Petrushka and shared with him his passion for Sibelius and Bach as well as his fanatical admiration for Fats Waller , Louis Armstrong and Cab Calloway . |
| 4 | His senses quickened , but he still attributed it to thoughts of emerald flowers , silver trees and stones made out of pearl . |
| 5 | Sarge — his real name was Paul Sargeant — was an Australian who had modelled himself on John Belushi and disapproved of good language ( he once took me to task for using the word ‘ carouse ’ ) . |
| 6 | ‘ He probably lent it to Geoffrey . ’ |
| 7 | Take it all away , he probably gave it to girls at work as well or something . |
| 8 | He was totally obsessed with that dreadful little boy Grégoire — he even brought him to tea here , you know , and the child had no manners at all , he broke one of the Sèvres cups — Edouard said he was nervous … |
| 9 | Jacob held her hand a little lingeringly before he gravely presented her to Katherine and Leo as Dr Camille Briand . |