Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Trouble is , Danny , they beat the watchman up an' 'e picked 'em out in an identification parade , so the copper told me. 'E said I might be 'earin' from 'em . |
| 2 | Wordlessly , she allowed him to lead her on to the roadway and down the hill towards home . |
| 3 | She allowed him to lead her back to the living-room , her defences momentarily lapsed so that when he paused on the threshold to slide an arm around her waist and draw her into his embrace she was too shocked to remonstrate . |
| 4 | Kate said nothing , just allowed him to lead her out into the winter sunshine towards the waiting car . |
| 5 | Pray that they may be people who rely on God 's healing and allow him to set them back on the track of feeding the lambs . |
| 6 | She felt him pushing her backwards on the overstuffed settee and she let him . |
| 7 | They found the brassiere under the bed and Jo let him hook it up at the back for her . |
| 8 | ‘ Our father and mother wrote back — kindly and understandingly I am sure — but advising him to stick it out like a man . |
| 9 | She invited him to cover it up with a paper bag but he snapped the band round the back of his head and ran off into the street , an elephant ramping above the collar of his jersey , his new trunk bobbing . |
| 10 | The heat smouldering between their bodies had intensified , and with a light-headed sensation she felt him crush her convulsively against the lean hardness of his hips , and felt the powerful stirrings of male arousal , triggering a small explosion of response inside her . |
| 11 | Her earliest memory was of him holding her tightly by the hand , when she was just a toddler , in case she strayed too near the rushing river . |
| 12 | ‘ I would like to have seen him holding us back with an old sword in his hand . ’ |
| 13 | A blow from one of the men holding him knocked him down onto the cobbles . |
| 14 | Let's face it , all she 'd have to do would be to sit and let him sleep it off for a while , it was probably what the kid needed most , and he 'd never remember anything different . |
| 15 | Let him sell it off to a museum . |
| 16 | Kate knew it was no good resisting , so she meekly allowed him to shepherd her out of the flat down to the basement where he kept his car . |
| 17 | She walked with him to the bus-stop , would not let him walk her back to the flat , said not to follow her ; she 'd watch , be angry . |
| 18 | She sought his mouth again , wrapping her arms around his neck , offering and receiving a kiss so fierce , impatient and demanding that she clung to him and she lost her balance , fell against him , felt him gather her up against the inflammatory hardness of his body and lift her on to the bed . |
| 19 | He soon had it back with Granny 's belongings intact , and I could hardly believe my ears and eyes when I heard her thank him and allow him to lift her back onto the driver 's seat , in gratitude for which she kissed him on the cheek . |
| 20 | No , Caroline thought , as she let him lead her down to the ancient ground , no , it had n't . |
| 21 | Why do we let him lead us out of the Windsor , along that murky little lane they renamed Finch Street ? |
| 22 | Not nine months out of the convent , and she was behaving like a trollop , encouraging him to hold her tightly round the waist , tossing back her head to laugh , looking into his face with a silly , fatuous smile . |
| 23 | She had earlier persuaded him to allow her out of the bank in Greater Manchester on the pretext of getting the keys to the safe . |
| 24 | But instead , she had let him drive her back to the flat ; had stood by in mute acquiescence while he 'd ransacked her drawers and cupboards and packed her a bag . |
| 25 | She saw him crumple them up in a sudden burst of impatience , and fling them across the parade . |
| 26 | Naked except for the band round his belly ; yet something about him marked him immediately as a singular character . |
| 27 | I let him pick me up at the Marski . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , Archie has a boat , and he says he can take us out to the bird islands , and I 'm sure we could get him to take you somewhere in the Land-Rover where you can fish . |
| 29 | I remember him telling me how over the years it was a role which he had been able to approach from many different standpoints . |
| 30 | But Pearce , says : ‘ I just ca n't see him packing it in for a younger man to come in . |