Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some man , he said oh , he made it all sort of proper . |
| 2 | He says you crafty pair of sods he says , Sarah knew all about that did n't she ? |
| 3 | Then he told them terrible stories of his wild and criminal life at sea . |
| 4 | He told me strange stories of red-skinned men who wore eagle feathers , and their wise man fitted Doctor Agrippa 's description . |
| 5 | He told us terrible tales of people being crushed in crowds , of school finances being wasted on unnecessary floor cleaning bills and of ‘ softies ’ who needed seats when there was a perfectly good floor to sit on ( all the teachers were sat on chairs around the edge of the sports hall at this point , but I do n't think they took it personally ) . |
| 6 | The Secretary of State has clarified the position on savings , but will he give us some idea of the savings which will result from a reduction of effectiveness in Scotland ? |
| 7 | Never once had he shown him any kind of affection . |
| 8 | He allowed her more freedom of choice than many of his clients who were perhaps a better advertisement for his dressmaking skills . |
| 9 | He poured her another glass of wine from the carafe which stood between them on the table . |
| 10 | He had a daughter my age called Zoe and he sent me illustrated books of Australian flowers and bird-life . |
| 11 | He sent her all kinds of literature about heart attacks and their prevention . |
| 12 | Incidentally , with Simon 's letter of 22 December , he sent you two copies of the Agreement for the tape . |
| 13 | He offered her another glass of wine . |
| 14 | From time to time he brought them small presents of coffee and sugar , although he was always slightly shy and embarrassed about giving them . |
| 15 | He tells her all sorts of things . ’ |
| 16 | Could n't he leave her some shreds of dignity ? |
| 17 | He gives us vague descriptions of his victims and how he killed them . ’ |
| 18 | Afterwards he gave me signed copies of two of his books , ‘ Write your name clearly on this piece of paper . |
| 19 | I wish him the best because it is n't his fault the dickheads wanted to sell him , and he gave us 200 games of total commitment . |
| 20 | He was in a fix — he had bought two papers and merged them together , and I was n't around , I was in New York , and I did the logo for him in a hurry , but I did n't have time to design a newspaper , nor was it the kind of thing for which he could pay a big design fee , so he described it on the phone and then he faxed me some pages of the existing papers , and I said well what you have to do is look at the old London Times and do that . |