Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stevie cos he tried to fry himself the other week |
| 2 | It would have been far better if he 'd done it the other way around — the rest of the set acoustic and then brought them on to play . |
| 3 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 4 | Somehow she had imagined them both greeting Peter together , wrapped in each other 's arms , confirming what Peter had already imagined when he 'd rung her the other morning . |
| 5 | He came to see me the other evening . |
| 6 | He disputed that Royan was at risk : he had given him the correct treatment and calm reassurance — which was the essence of his treatment . |
| 7 | as if he read Wickham 's mind , Shildon wrapped up the discussion , said he had given them the important stuff and the rest could wait . |
| 8 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
| 9 | He had offered her the front seat for the last leg , but she had turned it down . |
| 10 | Thanks to whoever it was , Baldwin by the spring of 1924 was making surprisingly good progress toward the political objectives which he had set himself the previous autumn . |
| 11 | But he had left them the inestimable advantage of the eighty Normans on their strong horses . |
| 12 | Must remember that phrase : he could see it had struck and it struck him too : he paused to give it the silent applause of a mute punctuation . |
| 13 | He wanted to tell her the whole story then , but he was afraid of what she might think . |