Example sentences of "he [verb] [verb] [pron] a [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 tried to find himself a new girl to take his mind off it : some new girl , because Peg had gone wrong . |
| 5 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 6 | ‘ He has given himself a hard race , ’ said Josh Gifford , but if he recovers quickly the seven-year-old will go for the H and T Walker Chase at Ascot next weekend . |
| 7 | He has driven himself a long way in a short time ( abandoning , for example , the naïve ) ; he will drive on , and we shall have to see how he uses this hardness , emphasis , energy and comprehensiveness , how much more power he has of development . ’ |
| 8 | He needs to know what a ghastly little prick the boy was . |
| 9 | He needs to get himself a proper economics team independent of the accident-prone Treasury establishment . |
| 10 | He promised to send me a fucking picture postcard . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
| 12 | It was as if , in not knowing , he 'd paid her a great compliment . |
| 13 | They will probably keep on asking , as long as he avoids giving them a clear answer . |
| 14 | Why could n't he have given her a different choice , one that did n't involve old loyalties ? |
| 15 | He decided to do her a pastel sketch of himself having sex with Viola . |
| 16 | He managed to get himself a special bed at Bedford Institution on pretence of sickness , which proved quite unfounded . |
| 17 | think what he wants to do is he wanted to sell us a new one |
| 18 | She realised at once that he could be forgiven if he reminded her that she had n't been too sugary herself during that phone call : but he did nothing of the kind , though he did allow himself a small smirk before all trace of a smile went from him . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | On previous occasions he had given me a Tibetan prayer-wheel and a monastery bell which I still cherish . |
| 21 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
| 22 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 23 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
| 24 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | He had lent him a chauffeur-driven car and expensive office equipment during the General Election . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Was it love or simply gratitude because he had offered her a safe haven ? |
| 30 | He had realised as soon as he had employed Michael that he had found himself a kindred spirit . |