Example sentences of "and he [vb past] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The regular vet — a friend of mine — has gone to live in Australia and he recommended me to the zoo as his replacement . |
| 2 | We left and he followed us to the church door . |
| 3 | So obviously I kept drinking the water and the next day , on the Sunday , the pain was so bad we called the doctor again and he found out I was in labour and he sent me to the hospital and they found out not until the Thursday that it was actually the cryptosporidium that had caused it . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Where was Um Al-Farajh , I asked him , and he led me to a large square of fir trees and pointed to the earth . |
| 10 | They strolled outside again and he led her to a relatively quiet spot and they drank and shared the cake between them . |
| 11 | He believed the Lord could and would save him , and he committed himself to the Lord and trusted him to save him . |
| 12 | She handed the glass back to him and he returned it to the restaurant . |
| 13 | Their glasses were empty and he took them to the bar for a refill . |
| 14 | One of the Ness men was acting as guide and he took us to a rock bothy which the men use during their stay . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The country rolled endlessly beyond his sight , and he abandoned himself to the routine of riding , resting , eating and sleeping . |
| 17 | ‘ So he went down , ’ said Frome , as if puzzling it out , ‘ and he helped himself to the headmaster 's sherry . ’ |
| 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 | She was weeping now and he guided her to a low wall in a secluded corner where they sat down . |
| 20 | The hard hand captured her arm again and he turned her to the vehicle whether she wanted to go or not . |
| 21 | Davidson had of course great opportunity for influence upon Baldwin , and he used it to the full on this occasion . |
| 22 | His undoubted talents never blossomed in public life , and he devoted himself to an immense rebuilding and renovation programme at Chatsworth House , Derbyshire , where he loved to spend many hours in the library . |
| 23 | 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 . " |