Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernice could see him tapping his umbrella on the floor , pretending to study the walls , and glancing back impatiently as if he could n't believe that his companions were still unable to follow him . |
| 2 | But we want him to put his foot on the ball and try to weigh things up . ’ |
| 3 | If the Bosnian Serbs decided to sign , Lord Owen would jump in a car , meet Mr Karadzic on the motorway , and get him to put his signature on the document , possibly in a toll booth . |
| 4 | It was like a Tom and Jerry cartoon to see him bang his head on the door , bounce back , look a little dazed , and then remember the terrifying ‘ nightmare ’ he was escaping from , and shoot for cover behind the sofa . |
| 5 | He must be careful not to follow any ‘ red herrings ’ that will result in him classifying his fossil on the basis of ambiguous similarities . |
| 6 | He squandered his money on the indulgence of all his desires . |
| 7 | As Penry 's breathing quickened she pushed herself closer without shame , desperate to keep him with her , fired with triumph at getting her own way rather than with sexual response when he laid her flat on the bed . |
| 8 | ‘ And so should yourself be , too , Owen O'Clery , ’ he had muttered as he laid his fiddle-case on the opposite seat , curled himself up and was immediately transported to his own dreamland . |
| 9 | He laid his bike on the grass verge and went down to the water 's edge . |
| 10 | From time to time he checked his route on the map . |
| 11 | He centred his attention on the sovereignty of Parliament , the conventions of the constitution , and the rule of law . |
| 12 | He beamed his torch on the suds dispersing in the sand . |
| 13 | He is a very fine actor , but only with his face — his body is quite inexpressive , when he turns his back on the audience he loses all meaning . ’ |
| 14 | And while the book is largely about success , Andy bravely comes to terms with his feelings of doubt as he turns his back on the 1989 Makalu expedition . |
| 15 | Unfortunately he predicates his discussion on the contrast between ‘ empiricists ’ and ‘ nativists ’ , a distinction he soon recognises as inadequate . |
| 16 | or his father , was inside and he got and he got his MP on the job |
| 17 | He wiped his nose on the sleeve of his dressing gown and sniffed . |
| 18 | He wiped his hand on the cloth his Dad gave him and went into the living-room . |
| 19 | Though I should walk in the valley of the shadow of death , save me spasms , he ceased , and lying back quietly now , with no words teeming in his head , he wiped his hand on the ground . |
| 20 | He wiped his mouth on the back of his hand . |
| 21 | Whibley 's effectiveness can be measured by the fact that he retained his position on the Palace flank while assisting us from Southern League also-rans to 3rd Division champions , and to a dignified place in Division Two . |
| 22 | He cracked his head on the trapdoor beneath the golden pavilion and fell to the floor like a lopped tree . |
| 23 | He concentrated his attention on the trolley . |
| 24 | This was partly the result of sheer indecision : during the Abdication imbroglio of 1936 , for example , he admitted to an acquaintance that " he changed his mind on the subject several times a day " . |
| 25 | Say there was a big cheer when he crashed his car on the strike , crashed his car on the strike , did you hear about that ? |
| 26 | Grasping the side of the cage with his talons he fixed his stare on the night sky above where moonlit clouds moved slowly across stars . |
| 27 | There had been sightings , his family was powerful enough to keep him hidden and safe from the inevitable hanging ‘ should he show his face on the shores of Albion again' — a favourite phrase of Joseph 's , picked up from a knife-grinder whose preoccupation with Bligh , the Bounty and the Mutiny had almost equalled Joseph 's as witnessed in a fierce contest of informational prowess contested in the snug of the Bull in Lorton where the knife-grinder had eventually conceded defeat and been given several unexpected commissions ( including one from the vicar of Cockermouth who disliked Joseph intensely and produced a cluster of blunt knives and dullest scissors to prove it ) as compensation . |
| 28 | He banged his head on the beam at the top of the stairs . |
| 29 | He dropped his briefcase on the chesterfield , and Mrs Stych snatched it up crossly and took it into his den , while he went to the refrigerator in search of ice cubes for a drink . |
| 30 | Merrill moved towards him , and as he dropped his briefcase on the chair with a weary gesture she said quickly , ‘ Please do n't be cross . |