Example sentences of "and he [vb past] it [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 And he booked it over the phone , said Is it a standard flat ? which was a silly thing to ask cos to everybody who lives in a house , they 've a standard amount of furniture .
2 One name caught his eye and he programmed it into the computer .
3 The cold was within his heart now , and he knew it for the heartcold of the truly bereft .
4 The second defendant was sent a photocopy of the affidavit and he sent it to the defendants ' solicitors for advice in the context of the wrongful dismissal claim .
5 It was the best time John-Augustus had spent with Mary and he saw it as the reward for his charitable act .
6 But he either could n't or would n't understand , and he left it at the back .
7 ‘ The dear man knows that I collect swans , ’ she explained to Merrill and Richard , ‘ and he left it on the hall table with my name on a label around its neck .
8 His ‘ act as if you own the place ’ approach seemed to work , and he made it to the double doors that opened into the main tunnel complex , not even pausing as he attached a circuit board to a second brick and casually tossed it into the heart of the pile of drums on the dock nearby .
9 Jehan pulled his tunic over his head , and he laid it on the empty stool to his right .
10 And he thrust it into the jeep , as Shelley , rather puzzled by his ready agreement , shifted herself into the driving seat .
11 And he kept it on the fairway all day .
12 She handed the glass back to him and he returned it to the restaurant .
13 They gave the magic to a cripple named Birkinlig , and he took it to the lower land and in turn bestowed it upon his friends , his household .
14 There was one of her dandling a baby , and he took it into the kitchen to her .
15 tell us about breathing , no you 're not getting my voice on that thing he says , I , I do n't like hearing me voice and everything , and he threw it on the settee .
16 He hit the ball left to right and he shaped it on the left-hand side on a sand dune , but it dropped in the dune on top of a hillock .
17 [ 2 ] He took all his pain and what was left of his strength and his long-gone pride and he put it against the fish 's agony and the fish came over onto his side and swam gently on his side , his bill almost touching the planking of the skiff , and started to pass the boat , long , deep , wide , silver and barred with purple and interminable in the water .
18 I went through the proper process and the local MP er , er MP for Labour , did n't know much about it , and he referred it to the Postmaster General , I think it is , who took three months to answer .
19 Davidson had of course great opportunity for influence upon Baldwin , and he used it to the full on this occasion .
20 He often sought recreation in fencing , wrestling , running , jumping and throwing the javelin , and he did it to the utmost of his strength and skill . "
21 It was for Couples , already top of the world rankings , his first major championship and he did it in the same accomplished manner that has already marked two earlier victories on the American tour .
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