Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one case Valens discusses a trust worded ‘ Let Stichus be free : and I request that my heir teach him a skill by which he can look after himself ; in another Ulpian deals with a bequest of an annual sum in which the amount has been left out . |
| 2 | My lord offered him a place here in case those men cause any more trouble , but he refused . ’ |
| 3 | My dad gave him the sort of look that only someone declared clinically dead can manage . |
| 4 | ‘ When my mother left him the topaz , Vitor vowed he would save it until he met his soulmate , ’ the older woman explained . |
| 5 | Her trembling gave him the impression of her own passion being fuelled , which in its turn led him on to further , and deeper caresses . |
| 6 | The printer had become sufficiently reconciled to their presence to give him a friendly wave . |
| 7 | Alyssia opened her mouth to give him a piece of her mind at this further show of arrogance — in fact , to give him the sack , because his mere presence here implied that he was working for her father , and so , in an indirect manner , for herself — but he did n't allow her the chance . |
| 8 | I will give you a quick tour from the air , ’ he added just as she opened her mouth to give him a caustic reply . |
| 9 | She opened her mouth to give him a blistering answer , then closed it abruptly . |
| 10 | Riled by the peremptory note of command in his voice , Rory opened her mouth to give him a scathing reply , but just in time caught the sideways glance slid her way by Candy and bit her tongue . |
| 11 | He could see very little , but the sound of their laughter told him a whole group of workmen had crept up on him while he was hugging the yard wall , fearful of the big Great Dane . |
| 12 | Upset and infuriated by such cavalier treatment , made miserable and guilty by her failure to tell him the truth , she gritted her teeth and stayed still and mute , trying not to blink as the angry tears welled up . |
| 13 | Postwoman Val took Pat home , where her husband made him a Jamaican meal and Pat then went off to boogie to a steel band , like a rasta on ganja , exhibiting a sense of abandon never hinted at in Greendale . |
| 14 | That is why — ’ raising her head to give him a grateful look ‘ — I had none to spare for a meal at this place . ’ |
| 15 | Steeling herself , she tilted her chin to give him an aloof , autocratic stare . |
| 16 | ‘ Victor does a marvellous job in the loose for Bath because they are the strongest club side in England and therefore their pack give him the chance to run free . |
| 17 | Though her mother disliked him the custom of hospitality was too strict to allow any self-expression or unpleasantness . |
| 18 | His university refused him a not lofty post in the faculty of divinity . |
| 19 | His arrogance made him virile and masculine , his stubbornness gave him the character to administer his centuries-old responsibilities . |
| 20 | Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States . |
| 21 | His mum spoilt him a lot , he was the youngest , and was used to having everything done for him . |
| 22 | Paul Jordan from Kidlington in Oxfordshire was suffering the first pains of a heart attack , when his GP told him the agony was caused by a bad bed . |
| 23 | As the warrior Solor he possessed neither the exotic glamour of Ruzimatov nor the romantic height of Cope — and a dispassionate viewer would admit that his turban gave him an unfortunately gnome-like appearance . |
| 24 | His goalkeeping won him the man of the match award . |
| 25 | We can assume that his scepticism extended to his belief in the efficacy of non-violence because he notes that reading Tolstoy influenced him greatly and cured him of his scepticism making him a believer again in ahi sā . |
| 26 | A demand from his bladder gave him a happy idea . |
| 27 | ‘ Bearing in mind that it will be Ian McGeechan 's last game as Scotland coach , it 's a perfect setting for Gavin and his side to give him a fitting send-off , ’ said Best , who will be taking a video of the Murrayfield game back with him and will spend this week poring over it , looking at both the performances of Scotland and potential Lions . |
| 28 | Charlie 's hearing was fully restored a week later and a smile appeared on his lips for the first time when he saw Grace standing by his side pouring him a cup of tea . |
| 29 | Finally he 'll decide to go and tinker with his terminal to tell him the tally to date . |
| 30 | His sole gave him a peculiar sensation , realising that it was undone and dragging , made him laugh , in retort , but secretly , inside . |