Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Mackerel , Ron ! " he whispered to me on the bridge . |
| 2 | He beamed on me like an indulgent father promising a marvellous present off the Christmas tree . |
| 3 | She knew he cared , he showed it , but he would n't say the things she wanted to hear — that he cared for her to the exclusion of all others , and wanted her in his life to the exclusion of all others . |
| 4 | It means living with the perspective that we are in touch with the Lord Whose Son died so that we might enjoy the sort of life that He planned for us at the beginning of Genesis , and living with that perspective and privilege . |
| 5 | Holly saw his face as he passed behind him on the perimeter path , a face that was scraped with despair . |
| 6 | He winked at me with a slight shake of his head . |
| 7 | He winked at her like a cheery market tradesman selling substandard goods , already thinking of the lunch he had planned with an old colleague from the Manchester force . |
| 8 | In London he sat beside Johnson in their various venues ; now he rode beside him in the post-chaise taking them up through eastern Scotland ; next he would canter along beside him to the Western Isles . |
| 9 | He rode beside you in the street car and complained about the traffic and the weather with you . |
| 10 | A few weeks later , whilst visiting St. John 's College , he shared with us about the mutual support within the group and the high priority given to it by its members . |
| 11 | When the post of Missioner at Warrington became vacant , he applied for it at the age of 38 , and he remained at Warrington until his retirement thirty years later . |
| 12 | So far I 'd managed to avoid giving him the exact address , but now he asked for it with a determined note in his voice — " Just in case I 'm down that way " and I was forced to invent one , praying that he 'd never check up on it . |
| 13 | The report on the projected sales for the next quarter , he asked for it at the last meeting , it 's okay . |
| 14 | ‘ He lunged at us with a knife . |
| 15 | He clung to her like a clammy spider , pulling her down beside him with unexpected strength . |
| 16 | He gazed at them in a kind of wonder as though they were some priceless and irreplaceable treasure , then he slipped them in his pocket . |
| 17 | She drew a breath as he gazed at it for an instant , watching its slow movements , the gentle opening of its tiny mouth as if expressing surprise . |
| 18 | He gazed around him at the late afternoon sky . |
| 19 | He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence . |
| 20 | This is another of Nic Picot 's tricks which he tried on me in the pub outside the Magic Circle . |
| 21 | His prosperity is shown by the ‘ magnificent dwelling house ’ which he built for himself on the north Thames frontage immediately to the east of the Fleet canal . |
| 22 | He moved towards us across the road . |
| 23 | Sometimes Gabriel 's ghost was so physical , so vivid , that Lee would almost cry out to Larry to warn him as he moved through it between the kitchen and the living-room or walked over it as Gabriel lay on the carpet in front of the television . |
| 24 | The Woodvilles had given no grounds for complaint when he moved against them at the end of April , and the protectorate was still viable in mid June when he chose to end it . |
| 25 | The Woodvilles had given no grounds for complaint when he moved against them at the end of April , and the protectorate was still viable in mid June when he chose to end it . |
| 26 | Just as he disagreed with him about the essential or principal properties of body , Locke disagreed with Descartes about the mind . |
| 27 | He waded through it with a non-stop grin and managed to turn it to political advantage . |
| 28 | It was he who after a particularly violent disagreement , suggested that Joan should be invited to pay them another visit — though he referred to her as the lady Anne , as had been agreed . |
| 29 | He referred to himself as a Glasgow businessman . |
| 30 | Throughout the book he referred to it as the monster or used another word which expressed his hatred for it . |