Example sentences of "he [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came to see me the other evening . |
| 2 | For several years he has been a helper , and having decided to return to Birmingham where he had a distinguished career as a teacher of English , he resolved to give us the greater part of the library , collected over many years by himself and his late wife . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He wanted to tell her the whole story then , but he was afraid of what she might think . |
| 5 | He demonstrates his belief to the union that problems can be overcome , and if he fails to convince them the first time he 'll try again and again . |