Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.

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1 From the moment he entered it the wood seemed full of noises .
2 I 'll put them in the bin then , ’ she replied , but before she could get them off the cart he handed us the balloons .
3 In response to this request he gave them the Lord 's Prayer , in which we pray first of all for God Himself , that all may know him and revere Him , that his mile may be extended over all , and that his will , so right and good and loving , may be done on earth , as it is by angels , prophets and saints in heaven .
4 When Mrs Abigail answered the door he handed her the box , saying he believed it was her property .
5 Back into the cottage he showed her the way and gave her so
6 Leith shook hands with him , but cared not at all for the way he ogled her the whole time .
7 You keep in the channel he say you the ground and that was the truth too .
8 He had left and walked back to the hotel , and by the time he reached it the police were waiting for him in the lobby .
9 By the time he made it the sleet had soaked through every layer of his clothing .
10 It was Li Chao who first suggested I should have a Chinese name and I was both grateful and honoured when in the course of time he gave me the three-character name of Tdong Lao Fu which meant , literally , ‘ Portrait of Happy Man Climbing Mountain ’ .
11 Yes Jane it has , as luck would have it I was late arriving , had to run through the rain , ran into the main stand and by pure accident ran into the Oxford United dressing room and there was Brian Horton , he said ‘ Hallo Mick , hows the poster Mickey ’ as he always does , and in fact he gave me the team news and that is — Ian Walker makes his senior debut tonight with both Alan injured , also two other changes ; Jackson comes in for Gary Smart and one surprising one , Steve McLaren for Mark Steen .
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