Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] [pron] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had very deliberately told her to get lost , and when she did n't take the hint , he 'd sent her an obscene note . |
| 2 | He meant to give her an emphatic no , but the word was never uttered . |
| 3 | They said Farrow gave him the Valentine with ‘ a gentle , almost kindly ’ glance after he had given her an embroidered heart and a red satin box of chocolates . |
| 4 | Gradually he and Cora-Beth had grown close again until suddenly , at Christmas , he had realized what an indispensable friend and companion she was . |
| 5 | He had made himself an internal picture of me and now only examined it against my external appearance ’ . |
| 6 | It is evident that the deputy head soon realised that he had set himself an enormous task , despite the fact that he decided to focus on the work of three ‘ target ’ pupils . |