Example sentences of "[verb] he [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Bodie softened his voice , teased Liz mercilessly , until she agreed to meet him a few minutes later , to be taken to Linda Stone 's school . |
| 2 | The sort of thing that would have delighted him a few months ago — he would have chuckled over its witty irreverence , and imagined with pleasure Clare 's shock and embarrassment had she come across it . |
| 3 | he has he the same problems that we 've all had you know erm and yes he 's , he 's , he 's very easy to listen to despite the fact that he 's a southerner . |
| 4 | He held for Alice altogether a great fascination , but she steadfastly refused offers to go and see him in the nursery , and ignored him the few occasions he was on show . |
| 5 | ‘ I told him a few home truths , but it was a waste of breath , there was nothing I could do . ’ |
| 6 | As soon as he got home , the telephone was ringing and she told him the same thing many times . |
| 7 | Having saved him from almost certain death in the morning at the hands of the enemy , fate had collected him the same evening by a stray bullet fired in error by a Maltese Army recruit . |
| 8 | When they saw Ruth , both men looked slightly abashed , like a pair of overgrown schoolboys , and Connor explained : ‘ This young man wants to learn the rudiments of sparring , so I said I 'd give him a few pointers . |
| 9 | Do n't give him no more Margaret . |
| 10 | I am sure that you will give him the same affirmation and support you gave to me when I arrived . |
| 11 | This thought , too , caused him a few moments of depression before it was drowned by feelings of tranquil pleasure . |
| 12 | I 've seen him a few times and he 's never made a favourable impression on me ! |
| 13 | She 'd met him a few times , usually when he was drunk . |
| 14 | She 'd only met him a few times , but it had been easy for Julie to see that Ross Wyndham was even more Leo-like than his wife . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , I 've met him a few times , ’ she admitted . |
| 16 | Theodora allowed him a few moments and then she said , gently , ‘ There is , is there not , one further element ? |
| 17 | Micky Danby is a pratt and I owe him a few scores meself . ’ |
| 18 | Archie joined him a few seconds later , closing the door behind him . |
| 19 | Give him a this afternoon . |
| 20 | Inspector Montgomery asks if you would be kind enough to step into the library when you 've finished your coffee , and give him a few minutes of your time . ’ |
| 21 | I 've told him no more sex till he gets back into shape . ’ |
| 22 | I heard him a few times , he was very very entertaining , very entertaining , nice bloke really . |
| 23 | He tries so hard that it seems churlish to deny him a few points for effort . |
| 24 | What he needed was someone to get him by the scruff of the neck , tell him a few home truths and offer emotional stability . |
| 25 | I asked Make-Up to give him a few mosquito bites but he refused point-blank . |
| 26 | But I thought it would do Roy a power of good to give him a few games at the back as part of his education . ’ |
| 27 | His senior secretary had been instructed to cancel his engagements for that evening to give him a few hours ' peace before a six-month period in which his diary was entirely filled . |
| 28 | He might find it useful having an old man like me around to give him a few tips on how to manage horses . ’ |
| 29 | Johnny Dawes had a whipround in the pub as a sort of True Path benefit gig to give him a few days more . |
| 30 | Sometimes he grunted at me as if trying to get me to say something , but always I had to give him the same classroom answer : ‘ Ich verstehe nicht . ’ |