Example sentences of "he [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After years of thinking of Bailey in terms of neutral tones , within the technical restrictions of black and white , it is a shock to see him using slashes of colour : yellow , red , blue , green . |
| 2 | He wanted an open relationship after a while which meant him bringing bits of trade back and then saying could n't we be just sisters ? |
| 3 | Mr Denktash refrained from personal criticism of Mr Clerides , an old political sparring partner and urged him to accept face to face talks . |
| 4 | Public prosecutor Pierluigi Dell'Osso had appealed against an earlier ruling absolving De Benedetti , and had wanted him to stand trial for extortion . |
| 5 | And as I watched him hurl handfuls of salt round the ring as a prelude to hurling handfuls of Japanese wrestler around the heads of the spectators , I could feel my heart begin to beat behind my nightie and the partisan words begin to form on my open lips : ‘ Tear ‘ is ‘ ead off , Sall ! |
| 6 | There 's a story also of how I supposedly made him do take after take of a scene in which he slides down a rope until he was rope-burned so badly he had blood pouring from his hands . |
| 7 | From the garden around him came murmurs of sound which were as soothingly constant as the sunshine . |
| 8 | Sien enabled him to combine sorrow with sex and yet stay true to the ‘ eternal poetry ’ of Christ 's story . |
| 9 | To try and get round the problem Kummer introduced extra " ideal " numbers ( Section 3.9 ) to help him regain uniqueness of factorisation in many cases . |
| 10 | Rhee had long displayed intolerance of dissent and his obsession with his mission to unite Korea under his leadership led him to equate criticism with treachery . |
| 11 | It was one thing to ease the Shah passing out of Iran , quite another to accord him fill honours on arrival in the United States . |
| 12 | But loyalty and prudence will require him to do good by stealth this weekend if he is to restore Britain 's tarnished European image . |
| 13 | But loyalty and prudence will require him to do good by stealth this weekend if he is to restore Britain 's tarnished European image . |
| 14 | We were well aware of him stifling cries of pain , but there was nothing for it but to proceed . |
| 15 | The times suited his predilection for historical references in clothes , for dressing up , for being glamorous and the collections he did then saw him develop sureness of touch allied with a taste for a dangerous dare or two which characterised much of what he does today . |
| 16 | Let him match pairs from heap of socks , and he 'll soon learn about colours and sizes . |
| 17 | Others record that she patiently concluded the business then before the court , and went off with a reliable escort to hold a council with Bothwell about the taming of Liddesdale and empower him to hold courts in Hermitage itself . |
| 18 | If Milton adopts a high style which allows him to voice opposition to Restoration politics , is that opposition not contained by this style , one perceived as normally expressing the values of the elite ? |
| 19 | It would be the same answer she gave him when she forbade him to chastise Ellie on account of her newly-styled hair . |
| 20 | His concern for the Company led him to seek seats in Parliament , which he held from 1762 to 1774 . |
| 21 | In addition to the 22-month ban , magistrates fined Bowden £320 , endorsed four penalty points on his licence , and ordered him to pay £15 towards prosecution costs . |
| 22 | Magistrates fined James £100 and ordered him to pay £20 towards prosecution costs . |
| 23 | Mock solemnity of this kind may seem rather tiresome , just as practical jokes are often not funny to those on whom they are played ( they may often appear to be lightly camouflaged forms of aggression ) , but such jokes were characteristic of the society in which he now moved : it is difficult to imagine him playing tricks on Pound or Lewis , for example . |
| 24 | As might be expected , Evangelicals were inclined to reprove those who were reluctant to have the sacrament administered to a gravely ill patient for fear of making him lose hope of recovery . |
| 25 | Skilful questioning of the child can make him tap sources of knowledge he did n't know he had . |
| 26 | It was all part of his campaign to enable him to take part in Operation Raleigh in February this year . |
| 27 | He manages to believe the witches and their prophecies , leading him to commit acts of treason and murder , although he should have known better . |
| 28 | He was certainly in the earl 's service by 1267 , when he was one of those who advised him to occupy London in support of the claims of the ‘ disinherited ’ and was given a safe conduct to bring a message from the earl to the king . |
| 29 | He claims that adopting certain Buddhist practices and yoga techniques has helped him find peace of mind . |
| 30 | Any party requiring general discovery may give notice in writing to any other party requiring him to make discovery by list of the documents , relating to any question in the proceedings , which may be or have been in his possession or power . |