Example sentences of "[conj] he [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He does sometimes get into a ‘ delayed ’ mood where he thinks he has more time than he does … the reason for the square/back passes I reckon is noone moves into space for him or looks for it up front . |
| 2 | Something that was of interest was him mentioning a discussion with his wife , where he said he tells her he intends to retire at 55 . |
| 3 | We reached his office where he said he had some paperwork to complete before we stopped fairly soon for ten minutes at Kenora . |
| 4 | The next day they charged Barry Moxton with the murder of his wife Mary and there was a picture on the front pages of him being led away with a blanket over his head and another of a policeman coming out of his mother 's house with a plastic bag that was said to contain his bloodstained and half-burned clothing , and a day or so after that Uncle Titch turned up in South Wales with his horse and cart where he said he 'd gone after a merry-go-round and did n't know what all the fuss was about , did n't know about any murder , did n't read the papers and was generally believed , at least by the people on the estate , because it was typical of Uncle Titch , and by that time the Queerfella who was queerer than any of them knew had made a full confession and it was all over bar the shouting and the trial , when he pleaded guilty and was sent down for life and everyone said he should have been hanged and pretended it had never once crossed their minds that it was Uncle Titch that done it . |
| 5 | After a hour of simpering sycophancy from the presenter , the Prince took the viewer into his garden , where he said he loved to sit and think and talk to his plants . |
| 6 | What I did n't mention to him was Gilbert 's phone call where he said she rang him on Saturday evening and asked him about a box . ’ |
| 7 | The tale of Simon the Athenian appears in Samuel Sharp 's History of Stamford of 1847 , where he says he found it in a ‘ quaint old black-letter record ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Where else — where he goes I go . |
| 9 | But I do know that he , where he lives , I 'm sure I 've seen it written that where he lives he has services there . |
| 10 | Then he seized the bag of cookies , and on his way back indoors , threw them where he considered they belonged , in the trash can with the rest of the garbage . |
| 11 | Meditate on the words of Paul in Ephesians 4:17–29 , asking the Holy Spirit to impress upon your mind where he wants you to make changes to co-operate with him in this work of transformation . |
| 12 | Or he thought she had . |
| 13 | Only after weeks had passed with him ablaze like this did the hag stir on one occasion when he came to call and curse him — ; or he felt she did — with her eyes open and one hand raised and pointing . |
| 14 | An apparent threat to leave the church should the Scottish Episcopal Synod in June vote in favour of woman 's ordination received wide publicity , although he feels he has been misrepresented . |
| 15 | Although he said he 'd bought them from another dealer , the police proved he 'd been handling stolen goods . |
| 16 | He thought he would not care if she had in truth done so , although he knew it to have been unnecessary . |
| 17 | When he turned his head it vanished , although he thought he heard the faintest of noises that might have been made by claws scrabbling on stone . |
| 18 | In video-taped evidence , Mr Reagan has admitted he approved the covert arms for hostages operation , that became known as the Iran Contra affair , although he says he did n't authorise his staff to break the law . |
| 19 | Woosnam , who needs to do well in Hamburg to build up his confidence for the U.S Open next week , has brought only two putters with him this week , although he says he has 30 more in his garage . |
| 20 | It could n't be the same Rover , because they 'd have recognised the car , although he hoped they had n't stopped long enough to get the number . |
| 21 | Vuk had not completed his education when he crossed the river in 1807 to join Karadjordje , although he felt he had learned all he could from his teachers in Karlovci . |
| 22 | She just had to hold on to the thought that , although he believed he knew who , he did n't know where . |
| 23 | He says that he hopes they 've been able to reasure the people living nearby , and that the travellers will now quietly leave . |
| 24 | ‘ Joey says it sounds O.K. He says to tell you , shamus , that he hopes you collect the reward . ’ |
| 25 | I at once informed Mr Blair of this and I am aware that he wrote you to say that my present attitude was distinctly negative . |
| 26 | The other is that he heard me following , and staged the attack on himself , with the help of some accomplice unknown — for it could n't have been done alone , could it ? — to put himself in the clear , and immobilise me long enough for the other person to get away , and the body to be well downstream . |
| 27 | We know that he made her write a letter to bring Sir Charles to the moor gate on that sad night . |
| 28 | ‘ When I told him , his reply was that he thought I had liked going there , and he burst out with , ‘ Thank goodness you told me . |
| 29 | ‘ That I would have enough money to get started in anything I really wanted to do ; that he thought I had enough guts to be a success if I put my mind to it . |
| 30 | I felt that he thought I wanted to run the last leg for the glory . |