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

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1 He did not discuss his ordeal with Ranulf or the Prior , although he told them time and again that all was well and let them order his life , content to drift , think and reflect .
2 Perhaps Adams was more astute than he gave him credit for .
3 He knew you would not act as your heart dictated , so he sent us copies . ’
4 He knew I did n't have an education so he lent me books .
5 Whereupon he tried it stante pede , shoved the stool away and played standing at the organ , at the same time working the pedal , and doing it all as if he had been practising it for several months .
6 ‘ What if he takes them hostage ? ’
7 I mean if maybe it 'd be better if he does it Jon because he
8 So if he asks you questions about the building or whatever then du n no
9 When your editor asked what kind of tank I would set up if he gave me £250 for Christmas , it was , unfortunately , only a hypothetical question .
10 If you knock at the door of the gamekeeper 's house and he comes to the door wearing an antler head-dress , a black satin robe with a pentangle on it , and is holding a headless bleeding chicken in one hand , then even if he gives you permission to camp , think about going to a B & B. Some country folk are best left to their own devices .
11 If he gives you that , if he gives you F of F , then he can give you F of G , and I 'm pretty sure that you do need to know that , so I wo n't bother checking .
12 If he called her Katie once more she would be getting arrested herself .
13 Just leave it there in front of him so that he can eat it if he wants it Charlotte
14 The prosecution alleged the teenager was driven off in a car and threatened with drowning in a lake unless he gave them information about the burglary .
15 ‘ First of all , he kept Derek Jefferson on because he brought him luck and he likes the caddie to hold the flag because he can concentrate on his stroke better .
16 Sexuality , for the celibate as well , remains a wonderful gift of God , given because he loves us so. ,
17 Well I used to the grindstone was in the cart shed , you see , and er I used to turn the handle whilst he ground his knives down and then he 'd take them in the slaughterhouse , after he got them ground , and put them on this stone to get them smooth , to get a fine edge on the knife .
18 'Cos he took them boots and it was my job to take them to the big house for the gentleman . ’
19 Before he reached them Paul and Joseph had hoisted the two boys , aged eleven and thirteen , onto their shoulders and were encouraging them to joust at one another with chopsticks from the table .
20 Even before he saw me Ho lost interest , began scenting about .
21 Martin telephoned on the morning of Father 's Day to say thanks for the card , and before he knew it Joe was telling him all about how we made the tree-house together .
22 ‘ You just hope the pathologist is right when he tells you Rachel died quickly .
23 He 'd seen what Madge Grimsilk had done for Therese in Maritza , and had savagely braced himself to give no sign , no indication of anything when he saw her Luxembourg costumes .
24 This teacher was always making me sit on his knee , and when he asked me questions like ‘ What is the square root of five thousand six hundred and seventy-eight and a half ? ’ , which I could n't answer , he tickled me .
25 When he opened it moths flew out and he had to give it a good clean to get rid of the cobwebs and years of dust that had settled inside .
26 If the big money stars to pour in , Banderas , who had the chance to view Madonna 's impressive art collection — Frida Kahlo , Diego Rivera , Picasso — when he visited her Hollywood home , says he would n't mind hanging a Picasso of his own .
27 The attention he gave you , when he gave you attention , was absolute .
28 To Esau the reunion means they must now journey on together , but when he suggests it Jacob replies : ‘ My lord knows that the children are frail , and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me ; and if they are overdriven for one day , all the flocks will die .
29 And so when he gives us faith , he gives of himself .
30 I used to sit transfixed as he told us stories about some of these DPs , as they were called .
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