Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Tony was thinking of packing it in over a month ago but I told him to go away and talk it over with his family first . |
| 2 | She probably did tell him to go away and stop following her around , but that would n't be a reason for him screaming he 'd kill her . ’ |
| 3 | Having told me that everyone was advising him to record it , I told him to go ahead and do it , but not with me . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , one of their licencees had requested this and , since it was a lucrative contract , Bernard had told him to go ahead and produce it . |
| 5 | We entered the Manston circuit and found two Stirlings demanding emergency landings and I recognised the voice of one of my lads , Desmond Ince , and I told him to go ahead and take my turn to land . |
| 6 | Eventually , someone advised him to go home and have some sleep . |
| 7 | Mr Behbehanian , his banker , who believed that the British controlled every event in Iran , was still pressing him to repair there and to apologize to the British for insulting them in recent years . |
| 8 | Two of them ( the men , I mean ) became quite fond of John during the short time he was with them , and expressed much regret at his leaving , begging him to come again and to bring his gin , meaning his wife , with him . ’ |
| 9 | Apparently they had no friends , with the possible exception of Roger — and she had seen him stiffen slightly when referred to as ‘ old Rodge ’ . |
| 10 | She left him lying there and went down to say good night , treading on the paint at the side of the stairs to spare the carpet as Mr Evans had told her to do . |
| 11 | When the plaintiff then attempted to remove the furniture the defendant forbade him to do so and stationed a policeman at the gate to make sure he did not . |
| 12 | He 's the type of horse to win the ‘ John Hughes ’ but if you could ever get him settled nicely and bring him through later , he 'd run a great race in the National again . ’ |
| 13 | It was to meet cases of this kind that Equity invented the great remedies of specific performance and injunction : specific performance to compel a man actually to do what he has promised — to give you the land in return for the money , to pay you the purchase money in return for the land ; injunction to forbid him to do what he has promised not to do or what he has no right to do — to forbid him to open the public house or the music-school , to forbid him to build so as to block up your light , even to compel him to pull down the objectionable wall ; the last sort of injunction is called mandatory . |
| 14 | I can remember him coming home and moaning about his ‘ blooming job ’ and travelling up and down on the train . ’ |
| 15 | I want him sent home and put to bed feeling good so that when he gets to me in the mornings , he 's feeling good ’ . |
| 16 | Ann was n't sure whether to ask Amyas in or not , so she left him standing outside and hurried into the large parlour , where Harry was experimenting with tobacco . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , he had cast the Marshal a grateful look when he saw him standing there as promised , watching with his big , slightly bulging eyes . |
| 18 | He 's so thick , you know he 'll say right I 'll go down the hold , I 'll do the humping , what they call humping , he 'll do that , loading these slings or bags , rather than him standing there and say well ten bags in that sling , put ten down , he could n't do that , so he 'd rather go down the hold that 's happened . |
| 19 | Although the Minister 's Department has refused to countenance such a review in the past , I beg him to think again and announce today that the Government will undertake the urgent review called for by the NACAB and many hon. Members . |
| 20 | Joseph tried to rise , but the female crouching over him leaned closer and shifted her body clumsily onto his . |
| 21 | She looked down , then began to move on , forcing him to move aside and let her pass . |
| 22 | Bibb atoned for his error at the start of the second half , when after Castleford lost the ball in front of their own posts he pounced quickly and beat three tacklers for the third Rovers ' try , Knapper adding his first goal . |
| 23 | He was at first driven out by the duces , Berhthun and Andhun , but it was not long before he attacked again and slew King Aethelwealh ( HE IV , 15 ) . |
| 24 | He cared terribly and became very ‘ Rule Britannia ’ about it . |
| 25 | He winked again and said , ‘ Nice holiday ? |
| 26 | He winked again and nudged the other man 's arm . |
| 27 | He crept across and joined her . |
| 28 | He goes downstairs and goes up , up . |
| 29 | an engagement very first thing in the morning , my Lord but Mr suggested , he goes upstairs and tries to find a , finds a |
| 30 | He eats properly ; he exercises regularly ; he reads the occasional book ; he talks to people regularly and listens ; he thinks ; he goes home and forgets about work problems all things that lesser mortals sacrifice when under stress . |