Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wycliffe wanted her to talk , not merely to answer questions , and he tried to give her a new lead . |
| 2 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |
| 3 | He dismissed the question as so much supposition , but when he tried to give her a reassuring hug she wriggled free and went out on to the balcony to join the others . |
| 4 | He promised to send me a fucking picture postcard . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It was as if , in not knowing , he 'd paid her a great compliment . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He came to see me the other evening . |
| 12 | He decided to do her a pastel sketch of himself having sex with Viola . |
| 13 | He meant to give her an emphatic no , but the word was never uttered . |
| 14 | Well , he had taught them a swift , certain lesson : that no ten hired lackeys of the Emperor Karl Franz were a match for a single noble son of Bretonnia . |
| 15 | On previous occasions he had given me a Tibetan prayer-wheel and a monastery bell which I still cherish . |
| 16 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
| 17 | He disputed that Royan was at risk : he had given him the correct treatment and calm reassurance — which was the essence of his treatment . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 20 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
| 21 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 22 | I rather think that he still lives in and as Marg said coyly to me one year , he had given her a lovely little candle in a special little bowl with , with water |
| 23 | 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 . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He had lent him a chauffeur-driven car and expensive office equipment during the General Election . |
| 26 | Amused by Mr Baker 's diplomatic skills , I composed a letter to Roald Dahl , and luckily by the end of July he had sent us a sensible letter of resignation . |
| 27 | When he opened it moths flew out and he had to give it a good clean to get rid of the cobwebs and years of dust that had settled inside . |
| 28 | Was it love or simply gratitude because he had offered her a safe haven ? |
| 29 | He had offered her the front seat for the last leg , but she had turned it down . |
| 30 | Which was why it was so intriguing to hear that he had told one or more of the SRU 's top brass that while Peter Wright was still scrummaging like a tight-head prop in that — one would have thought very wisely — he did not attempt any of the seasoned loose-head 's tricks of the trade , he had found him a good , strong and heavy scrummager , difficult to budge . |