Example sentences of "[vb pp] and he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the dashboard in front of him the radio crackled and he picked it up . |
| 2 | I told the guard at the reception desk in the dark , grim entrance why I had come and he told me to wait . |
| 3 | I asked him how he would prefer to be addressed and he said you can call him what you please , as long as it is polite . |
| 4 | ‘ The PCC would n't give him a bean towards getting it repaired and he said he 'd spike their guns and do it himself . ’ |
| 5 | He reminded them of all the things that he 'd said and done and he prepared them for their mission in the world . |
| 6 | So it was , the prophecy was written then by Daniel for our , for our time and it just happened in our , because you know er , when he was er , when he finished the book write written and he said I have seen the , the , the erm visions and I 've heard the voice , but I , and I 've written down what I was told to do , but I do not understand and then the voice said to him well close that down , that book is not for you to understand , the generations that it 's written for , it 's written for the end of the times , they will come to understand it , and you see we actually witnessing what 's happening |
| 7 | Maggie quietly told him all that Ana had said and he heard her through in silence . |
| 8 | I see you 've got no carpets down anywhere the door 's not painted and he said you 've been living here for two years ! |
| 9 | I knew he was irritated and he knew I was ashamed . |
| 10 | It was not his plan , but he 'd been outmanoeuvred and he knew it . |
| 11 | His eyes opened and he gave me a weak smile . |
| 12 | The wooden fingers of his false left hand were bent and damaged and he turned it slowly under the light . |
| 13 | ‘ I asked the son how he knew how much was stolen and he said he last counted it 12 months ago . ’ |
| 14 | Tickets were printed and he sold them to friends for 1&shilling. each … |
| 15 | Too many other people were involved and he felt he was losing his grip . |
| 16 | His mouth tightened and he released her with a shove , raking a hand through his black hair . |
| 17 | His face tightened and he shot her a quick assessing glance . |
| 18 | For an instant she thought of running , but knew it was n't even an option as his grip tightened and he drew her , struggling towards him . |
| 19 | Anyway , I gave him the gist of what had happened and he asked me if I would let him know if we found her . ’ |
| 20 | I do n't want to send anybody off to the mensa in case something 's happened and he needs us . |
| 21 | She needed to be caressed and he caressed her , massaging and pinching at the puckered rose-pink nipples , until the heat burst into searing flame and wildfire licked over her body . |
| 22 | That 's if I have had any left and he notices they 're there . |
| 23 | So I really wanted to nail the bastard — preferably with the cooperation of my team-mates just to prove the point — but the fucking technology let me down and the gun jammed and he had me pinned , firing shot after shot at me , and finally I gave up trying to un-jam the gun and made to throw it at him though I could hardly see because there was yellow paint all over my visor , but he ducked and tripped and sat down on a trunk , holding his stomach , and the bastard was laughing his socks off because I looked like a giant dripping banana , only I 'd just realised the gun was n't jammed after all , the safety catch was on . |
| 24 | The door was unlocked and he opened it carefully , the Browning cocked and ready in his right hand . |
| 25 | He was beaten and he accepts it and thinks this sporting attitude will count in his favour next time . |
| 26 | As he points out , the other man was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive . |
| 27 | Then his next train was belled and he accepted it into his section , setting the signals etc . |
| 28 | That was we were using that white stuff , you know thirty , thirty six ? off his hand where it had all dried and he rolled it up in a ball and hit me in the face with it , that hurt . |
| 29 | She danced in a haze of misery , scarcely noticing when the music changed from vibrant rock-and-roll to ‘ the creep ’ and when the lights were lowered and he pulled her close she could n't be bothered to protest though she was revolted by the smell of beer on his breath ( where had he got it ? ) mingling with strong body odours . |
| 30 | ‘ She wants him to ask her to get married and he wants her to give up her job , which is the only thing she 's ever wanted to do . |