Example sentences of "they [vb past] he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to have a trolley they needed money , their father 's money , and when Patsy suggested the idea to him , their father laughed and asked them where they expected him to find that sort of money . |
| 2 | It had identified itself as Churchill 's private secretary , Jock Colville , and said they realized he had some news to tell them . |
| 3 | They helped him regain selective movements in his arm , and to control the grasp reflex in his hand . |
| 4 | While they ate he made polite conversation , avoiding with care any of the deeper , more important issues that needed to be talked about and resolved . |
| 5 | She hoped they kept him occupied all day . |
| 6 | The constraints Ealing placed upon Mackendrick were constructive , because they forced him to find original narratives that used Ealing 's increasingly stale formulae against itself . |
| 7 | They wanted him to like this house but he did n't , and he was n't saying so just so they 'd feel better . |