Example sentences of "[to-vb] he [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than waiting for inspiration he is shown with a pen in his hand , an unfinished manuscript on the table , and at his side a harpsichord on which we are to imagine him playing through the work in progress . |
| 2 | That way if one of the midfield does do themselves a mischief Rocky will have had some games at least ( I 'd rest Strachan personally to keep him going for the League campaign — which IMO is our best chnace of a European place [ we 're too unlucky in the cups ] ) . |
| 3 | Endill ran to the door expecting to see him crashing into the sea but when he looked down , saw him clinging to a wooden beam sticking out of the rock . |
| 4 | To see him passing by the window in his bucket hat holding a slice of bread and butter in his hand like the Mad Hatter , then hitting his forehead with his palm and rushing back in again . |
| 5 | Could we bear to see him weeping across the border there in West Yorkshire ? |
| 6 | He did n't want anyone to see him walking through the theatre . |
| 7 | And he 'd not offer harm to me , I think But you , lassie-' once more I was promoted from ‘ Miss Fenemore ’ — ‘ there 's no need for you to fear him coming to the cottage , even though he has a boat and could get into the bay without anyone seeing him . |
| 8 | ‘ Later , I went to watch him sparring in the ring . |
| 9 | It seemed the natural thing to have him singing at the wedding . |
| 10 | ‘ Nothing to stop him hiding in the house . ’ |
| 11 | Try to stop him falling down the road . |
| 12 | And yet what was there to stop him walking down the hill that very morning and putting the question to Martha ? |
| 13 | The thought sobered Rory slightly , but not enough to stop him going for the gun . |
| 14 | In this instant , a stronger bit might help with the strong horse to stop him running through the rider 's hand . |
| 15 | That case is not expected to come to court for a few months and Dairy Crest wanted to stop him trading in the meantime . |
| 16 | Jones fears his criminal record pre-dating Pistols days might be used by US Immigration to prevent him returning to the States . |