Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conclusion drawn in the Malleus Maleficarum , the handbook on witchcraft written in 1486 by two Dominican friars , was that this made tears displeasing to the Devil , and he made it impossible for witches to cry so that they would never find repentance . |
| 2 | He made it clear to Verdeţ that some way around his promises would have to be found , but one which would not simply revive the workers ' militancy . |
| 3 | He made it clear to Law that he did not think that Law was well qualified to be leader and that he reserved the right to contest any future vacancy , but Austen was too loyal a man to conspire ; relations were not very friendly , but there was total cooperation . |
| 4 | While Bush welcomed Yeltsin 's visit he made it clear in public remarks that relations with the new Russian leader would not be allowed to undermine " official relations " with Gorbachev . |
| 5 | Innocent was adamant that Lupold was unacceptable and he made it clear in June 1205 , at first secretly and later publicly , that Philip would have to drop Lupold as negotiator . |
| 6 | Finally he got them all into bed . |
| 7 | He got them all from Barry Cross but gave his three-person Cycle Project Team to David Campbell . |
| 8 | Er and then he got me he er he got me interested in politics and he got me going to this N C L C evening evening classes . |
| 9 | At least he got you free of Aggater |
| 10 | He told me that with chicken pox I should n't be with the team , and he kept making remarks which made me feel embarrassed . |
| 11 | If Leland had gone there , he might well have described the eastern Weald as he did the Forest of Dean : ‘ more fruitful of wood and grass than corn ’ with ‘ many iron mines and forges ’ ; yet although he judged it self-sufficient in corn , Dean was very much poorer than the Weald . |
| 12 | He was frightened by a prophecy that his downfall would be similarly brought about by one of his own children , so he ate them all at birth — HERA , POSEIDON , Hestia , DEMETER and HADES . |
| 13 | He rejected them both in favour of joining the family firm , but he was vague about the specific role he would play . |
| 14 | His wife and mother beamed at him as he kissed them all in turn . |
| 15 | He blamed it all on business , but could not resist taunting her for expecting him to be at h-er beck and call , while disapproving that he was rich . |
| 16 | Then he took them all to Mexico . |
| 17 | Then he took them both to Downing Street . |
| 18 | Instead of a letter , he sent her this in manuscript form … |
| 19 | When he knelt , his eyes were level with hers ; he saw them moated with tears . |
| 20 | He knew them both by name . |
| 21 | I let him sleep in my room at night , and he kept me awake for hours talking about Mrs Robinson . |
| 22 | He produced sheaves of paper ; he rounded-off figures to make his calculations simpler ; he kept them all in francs , because Jean-Paul became hopelessly muddled by rates of exchange . |
| 23 | Police say there were rumours in the village that he had a large sum , but friends say he kept it all in bank and building society accounts . |
| 24 | In public he put it all on unemployment . |
| 25 | He put it all into practice with The Clash When he got Joe Strummer into The Clash he asked me what I thought of him . |
| 26 | He did it all with words — clever , beautiful words , and you forgot that the women and girls were really boys in dresses . |
| 27 | He emerged from the subsequent libel trial against the Daily Star with his reputation intact and £500,000 in damages ( he gave it all to charity ) , but his victory came too late to save his political career . |
| 28 | He was a brilliant raconteur , with a wicked wit and a razor tongue , and he had them all in stitches . |
| 29 | You knew perfectly well that he held me responsible for Eddie 's death as well as other things ! ’ |
| 30 | When the Mary arrived off Mogadishu , the master refused to enter the port because he considered it unsafe on account of the fighting that was going on there . |