Example sentences of "and he [verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and he sits lifts it , gets up on the settee and cuddles that until he goes to sleep . |
| 2 | In the past she had shamelessly melted towards him and he had accepted her , only to put her aside later . |
| 3 | Because he had spent three weeks trying to gain that animal 's trust and he had done it . |
| 4 | And he had done it to a woman who had done nothing to him , simply been a little rude and overbearing , not unlike The Fat Controller himself . |
| 5 | And he had done it tactfully as well , just mentioning to one or two people who had Dierdriu 's ear that Grainne and Fergus were sometimes seen together in rather questionable circumstances . |
| 6 | The battered instrument had been Paddy Byrne 's most treasured possession and he had played it like a genius when his belly was full of beer . |
| 7 | He felt that a winning hand had been dealt him and he had played it badly , perhaps even from a professional point of view . |
| 8 | She had been sorry for him , and he had cheated her ! |
| 9 | For his heart had been taken by the sight of Neva , as hers with him , and he had followed her . |
| 10 | And he had stopped her in the lobby once to enquire , ‘ How are things going ? |
| 11 | He was obviously Garry 's brother-in-law and he had mistaken her for Dana . |
| 12 | He had seen a face watching him at the window and he had recognized it . |
| 13 | He was distantly disappointed ; she had seemed shy of him recently and he had missed her , chattering away while they walked or just sitting beside him , quiet and undemanding in the garden . |
| 14 | Their mutual interest had transcended the age difference , and he had invited her back to his island home on Grand Cayman . |
| 15 | In an instant she was in his arms and he had kissed her , one short , hard kiss , and had pushed her from him , saying , ‘ Go on . |
| 16 | Chinese Charlie had altered the lot to fit him , and he had pressed it , too , and it had made such a difference to Ben . |
| 17 | And he had seen me walking from my hotel apartment with Dana — Americano , he said disdainfully . |
| 18 | He was used to being ridden do the same stretch of road several times a week , and he had seen it all before . |
| 19 | He was eighty ; he had occupied this patch since he was a boy and he had seen it all : drunks , thieves , prostitutes . |
| 20 | She had died , who was not his beloved , and he had killed her . |
| 21 | He had taken it to the President , and he had liked it , and he had signed it . |
| 22 | He had first of all , as if in some extraordinary dream , after struggling through the dark tunnel , seen her in bed , seen her dark bright eyes , reflecting the candlelight , gazing calmly at him ; and he had imagined her to be a child , a boy . |
| 23 | Kate 's expression was hardly conciliatory , and he had to remind her in a fierce whisper that he was an important sponsor , so that she allowed herself to smile and be polite . |
| 24 | The man was a demon and he had disturbed her to the depths of her being . |
| 25 | During the second burglary , which took place in December , Fenton had a knife with him , and he had said he was prepared to use it if he had been disturbed . |
| 26 | The man had lowered his rifle in compassion at his sorry state and he had shot him . |
| 27 | He had wanted her almost from the first moment , and he had loved her for nearly as long . |
| 28 | It was long after she had gone to sleep and he had prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring and was , himself , lying awake , staring into the darkness , thinking about Donald that it occurred to Henry that this was the longest conversation he had had with Elinor for about a year and that , after a bad start , she had , once or twice , come dangerously near to amiability . |
| 29 | He and Amy had collected large stones from the beach , looking for those with holes in them — and he had strung them on to strong cord and tied them along one side of the playpen . |
| 30 | And then he just could n't afford to live there , and he had to sell it . |