Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Who 'd get the blame , I ask you , if some young big-head like him got larking about in that lot , and the whole thing caved in and buried him alive ? |
| 2 | All animosity towards her husband dissolved and a spark of affection for him seemed to light up inside her , as it had in the old days . |
| 3 | A little boy wearing a balaclava cap too large for him came trotting out of the house . |
| 4 | It was at about this time that Charles acquired a tutor and through him began to look out on the world through a learned man 's eyes . |
| 5 | Why do you think these mentions of him kept cropping up over the years ? |
| 6 | As he made to step down from the verandah he heard a footfall behind him and turned to find Lepine , already immaculate in his white suit , ready to leave . |
| 7 | He planned to go out for dinner |
| 8 | he planned to go out for dinner , he 's even forgot about that as well . |
| 9 | As soon as he 'd seen Buzz safely on the plane to Nice , he planned to drive back to London , where he would telephone Annabel in New York before seeing Miranda . |
| 10 | Speaking after the withdrawal of the final charges Buckey , who had spent five years in prison before being released on bail in 1987 , said that he planned to move out of the state and " get some fresh air " . |
| 11 | Does Steven stay to wrap up report he planned to wrap up before lunch or leave it till next day ? |
| 12 | The claim is disputed … but it 's still a good excuse for a ballooning festival.So the lawns of the Chase Hotel were busy this evening as the fist arrivals for the weekend event prepared for their ascent.We took up the offer of a flight with Ian Ashpole , who told us he planned to jump out of the balloon when we reached full height : |
| 13 | But I cooled him out and he agreed to come along to a new rehearsal place that we 'd found , The Rose And Crown in Wandsworth . |
| 14 | I was astonished that he agreed to come down with you . |
| 15 | He expected to take on at least another four by September and more once the village was fully operational . |
| 16 | He was an experienced member of a well-drilled team , but was killed when he became tangled up with a colleague . |
| 17 | " Having fun ? " he asked looking down on her . |
| 18 | On one occasion he asked Paddick out for dinner . |
| 19 | He failed to live up to this amiable recipe , however , and there was considerable discussion of the issue , discursive rather than purposeful , before dinner . |
| 20 | However , he knew that if he failed to live up to it they would not take his word again . |
| 21 | When he made The Dirty Dozen in 1967 , he failed to turn up to film the final scene , when he and Charles Bronson drive a huge weapons carrier across a bridge . |
| 22 | A warrant for his arrest was issued by Norwich County Court in August when he failed to turn up to his own bankruptcy hearing . |
| 23 | He failed to turn up at all for one match , though discretion prevailed and that misdemeanour never got into the papers . |
| 24 | He failed to turn up in court at Milton Keynes , Bucks , charged with taking a car before a police chase . |
| 25 | If he failed to come up with explanations to put everything right then , and then only , would he have to face the consequences himself , for it was clear now that she would have to leave — disengage herself from him , as Marc had so succinctly put it — but she had given her word and she would wait until the whole matter could be discussed openly . |
| 26 | When he failed to get in to Merchant Taylors , Iain was sent off to boarding school in Bishop 's Stortford . |
| 27 | He failed to show up for the match amidst rumours that he had resigned as West Ham 's manager . |
| 28 | Entranced by the aphrodisiacs in his prawn cocktail , McAvennie began to visit his new girl every weekend , flying to the London nightlife and eventually provoking a dispute with Celtic manager Billy McNeill when he failed to show up for a Monday morning training session . |
| 29 | When he failed to show up by half past eight they did begin to wonder . |
| 30 | The bleeding fat girl , he got asked out by her . |