Example sentences of "he [verb] [verb] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Stevie cos he tried to fry himself the other week
2 It does not have to be that he has conceived what the French are calling the coup de force for Miss Jonathan . ’
3 I am sure that he has recorded what the hon. Gentleman said .
4 The parties have to accept the expert 's decision , unless he has asked himself the wrong question of law : Nikko Hotels ( UK ) Ltd v MEPC plc [ 1991 ] 28 EG 86 .
5 Mr Heseltine can reasonably say that he has done what the political reality required of him .
6 Eliot told me that if he misses his tea he is no good for anything until he has had it the following day . ’
7 He has read what the care-worn pebbles say , and he does n't like it .
8 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 .
9 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 .
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 disputed that Royan was at risk : he had given him the correct treatment and calm reassurance — which was the essence of his treatment .
13 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 .
14 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 . ’
15 He had offered her the front seat for the last leg , but she had turned it down .
16 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 .
17 But he had left them the inestimable advantage of the eighty Normans on their strong horses .
18 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 .
19 He wanted to tell her the whole story then , but he was afraid of what she might think .
20 But he 's told me the main months .
21 And he 's told her the whole story so Noel 's gone home and his mum 's gone , what 's that on your neck ?
22 Well if he 's snapped it the aerial
23 He 's learnt it the hard way now and he 's .
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