Example sentences of "and he [vb past] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And he got you into the coach by putting his toe in your backside , and he was only stopped from horsewhipping you by Mama 's gentle persuasion . |
| 32 | There , I asked the proprietor if there were any really old places I could visit and he directed me to a farm called La Valdieu . |
| 33 | His face was still covered in coal dust and he looked anything but a gent . |
| 34 | Doubtless they describe the hard life of the villager and the poverty of his surroundings as Crabbe saw them : but he was not a peasant , as Clare was , and he saw them from the outside as harsh , ugly and wretched . |
| 35 | We reached the Bedford Square House and he saw me up the steps . |
| 36 | Each night she retired to bed a few minutes earlier , and he saw it as an excuse to avoid the means of starting another pregnancy , though she was in the best of health . |
| 37 | It was the best time John-Augustus had spent with Mary and he saw it as the reward for his charitable act . |
| 38 | The shame was too great and he shot himself on an Austrian hillside a few weeks later . |
| 39 | Fortunately , the landlord had n't seen our arrival and he served us with a smile and an offer of menus . |
| 40 | But the door closed quietly and he left her on the dark , unfamiliar landing , crying , just like a baby . |
| 41 | But he either could n't or would n't understand , and he left it at the back . |
| 42 | ‘ 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 . |
| 43 | Woolworth chief Geoff Mulcahy 's shares cost £374,000 — and he sold them for a £1,037,000 profit . |
| 44 | After this but before the rogue was traced , the rogue took the car along to a market in Warren Street ( where dealers commonly sold cars ) and he sold it to an innocent purchaser . |
| 45 | He was delivered of an ultimatum and he accepted it with a smile and good grace , although he went away cursing the interference and audacity of Fred 's young wife . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | The blow to English arms was bitter , and he felt it as an insult to his own person . |
| 48 | A bullet cracked inches above his head and he flung himself behind a row of metal dustbins , the Browning clenched tightly in his hand . |
| 49 | Unfortunately , for example , he believed certain things which were wrong ( such as the tenets of Unitarianism ) , and he believed them for the wrong reasons ( such as the theistic proofs ) . |
| 50 | ‘ Anyway , Charlie made it really simple for me , there were two guys at the back who could n't stand up and he laid it on a plate for me . |
| 51 | Jehan pulled his tunic over his head , and he laid it on the empty stool to his right . |
| 52 | Jim Lancaster 's lips twitched into a smile of relief and he led them towards the hall . |
| 53 | One of the crooks was picked up half-a-mile away and he led them to the tot who was sitting unhurt on a pedestrian walkway . |
| 54 | And he led them in a weary canter down to the Rorim . |
| 55 | And he led me towards the hills |
| 56 | Where was Um Al-Farajh , I asked him , and he led me to a large square of fir trees and pointed to the earth . |
| 57 | They strolled outside again and he led her to a relatively quiet spot and they drank and shared the cake between them . |
| 58 | Albert his name was , and he greeted her with a kiss when he opened the door to us . |
| 59 | And he thrust it into the jeep , as Shelley , rather puzzled by his ready agreement , shifted herself into the driving seat . |
| 60 | He could not fault the appearance of the almost-finished uniform , and he understood nothing of the tailor 's craft . |