Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was just mean of him to give me a rotten old Bible instead . ’ |
| 2 | By that time Barbara knew Leo very well , and she guessed how much it had cost him to tell her the whole unsavoury story . |
| 3 | He offers us a practical young man who , unprepared for such a challenge , faces it boldly , controlling moments of doubt simply because there is so much to be done that there is no time for introspection . |
| 4 | The Collector 's chivalry was aroused by Miriam 's weakness , for the heart of a gentleman still beat beneath his ragged morning coat ; besides , he found her an attractive young woman in spite of everything , for she could still smile as sweetly as ever . |
| 5 | He owes us a fucking million quid , do n't he ? |
| 6 | He describes its every blind arched chimney and fluted pilaster . |
| 7 | He shows me the clean pink palms of his hands , and he raises his bushy eyebrows . |
| 8 | Finally , he declared low ; I declared both ways ; and he showed me a concealed three . |
| 9 | He showed me the big green gabled home of Ireland 's Minister of Finance . |
| 10 | oh have you , so he said well when you call a Bogey he said you get this so he , he give her a big pink elephant I think |
| 11 | He allowed himself a small satisfied smile . |
| 12 | He poured her a long cool gin sling , and bade her sit . |
| 13 | He threw her a final black look and proceeded to storm past her , then paused at the edge of the path that led back through the gardens . |
| 14 | He handed her the double bladed paddle as she continued , ‘ I shall go down as far as Browns Mill , so could you possibly pick me up here about five thirty ? ’ |
| 15 | He handed me a big brown envelope , and although he was obviously curious his training kept back any questions . |
| 16 | He called it the Common Red Rose and described it as having ‘ flowers not very double , open wide ’ , indicating that this must have been Rosa gallica officinalis or the Apothecary 's Rose . |
| 17 | He thought he knew who the tall young man might be . |
| 18 | He offered her a large clean handkerchief with the monogram J.E.L. embroidered on one corner . |
| 19 | He asks what the minimum necessary physical conditions are , what is the minimum amount of design work that a very lazy Creator would have to do , in order to see to it that the universe and , later , elephants and other complex things , would one day come into existence . |
| 20 | He tossed her a thick yellow-covered book . |
| 21 | With Madonna he bought himself a whole new audience , kids under 21 who had never even heard of him . |
| 22 | He bought himself a smart new suit for the purpose . |
| 23 | He gave her a long intent look . |
| 24 | He gave her a chilling little bow . |
| 25 | He gave her a wide toothy grin , and immediately realized it was exactly the wrong approach . |
| 26 | Upon entering the grand hall where Tamar sat , he gave her a quick teasing smile . |
| 27 | She pulled away and scrambled back to her side of the seat , but not before he gave her a knowing little smile . |
| 28 | She thought he gave her an intimate probing look as though he was thinking " does she know ? " |
| 29 | These days she was glad of any invitation to proximity , and curled up beside him so promptly that he gave her an amused sidelong glance as he took her hand in his . |
| 30 | When our eyes met he gave me a frigid little smile . |