Example sentences of "he and [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucenzo dragged her bags with him and muttered under his breath about their bulk while Meredith stoically forced her exhausted body after his dark figure , her legs aching with the long climb . |
| 2 | When Robert Bruce , Earl of Carrick , took up the fight against the English and had himself crowned King of Scotland , Walter the Steward ( Walter Stewart ) supported him and fought by his side in 1314 at the Battle of Bannockburn . |
| 3 | The use of square brackets would normally mean that there is nothing in the hand of the king , not even a signature , but that the material is contemporary with him and belongs to his period . |
| 4 | When they heard this they cried out with one accord that they would do his bidding , and go out with him and fight under his banner , for certain they were that by his good fortune the Moors would be overthrown . |
| 5 | She took the photograph back from him and reached inside her apron pocket for her spectacles . |
| 6 | I offered to join him and continued after his death . ’ |
| 7 | He scuttled out of the way as Emmie lunged at him and ran into his own room , banging the door . |
| 8 | She comes quickly up to him and smiles into his face . |
| 9 | She pushed on the door as if for support , turning towards him and settling into her seat again as if that had always been her intention . |
| 10 | ‘ A bit of a miracle , I call it , ’ said Lucie , drawing his long , thin legs up under him and getting to his feet . |
| 11 | As Hugh Paddick remembers : ‘ People then came up to him and asked for his autograph . |
| 12 | You have to have some enthusiasm to do such a person justice , whereas Jahn has an instinctive antipathy to him and listens with his ears half stopped up . |
| 13 | I decided to go with him and listen to his story . |
| 14 | Lisa swung angrily away from him and stepped towards her battered Mini . |
| 15 | Thiercelin held the polished curves of her shoulders away from him and looked into her face . |
| 16 | She sat down on the bench opposite to him and looked at his fat baby face , which was now showing some concern . |
| 17 | Sometimes when I was drunk and I 'd see him standing there looking all quiet and black and white and gorgeous , waiting for someone to take him home , I 'd get all teary and want to go up and slap him and shout in his face : How can you possibly understand what it means ! |
| 18 | When the Bohemians realised the mistake they had made in electing Ferdinand , they deposed him and elected in his place the Palatine Elector , Frederick V , a weak if romantic figure . |
| 19 | When she spoke to him and tugged at his arm he just moaned , his face grey and twisted with pain . |
| 20 | Meg came up to him and tugged at his arm . |
| 21 | She turned to him and stared into his eyes , and said , ‘ I am of Callanish . |
| 22 | The 6ft carpet snake crept into Calan Lavender 's bed , wrapped its body around him and plunged in its fangs . |
| 23 | Joseph rode slowly from the southern end of the camp , with five warriors walking beside him and leaning against his horse 's flanks . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've got to help with the meal , ’ Jenna said uneasily , moving rapidly away from him and searching for her comb . |
| 25 | The teachers managed to corner him and grappled with his clothing . |
| 26 | She now bent forward towards him and said under her breath , ‘ I 've been married five years , Charles , and I 've been five times pregnant . |
| 27 | Suddenly the old man grabbed him and whispered in his ear , ‘ Shh ! |
| 28 | Cowley sat with them , Leaning forward , hands clasped in front of him and resting on his beige folder . |
| 29 | She glared across at him and fought with her burning temper . |
| 30 | Lebna Dengel proved friendly to the Portuguese , although dissatisfied with the presents they had brought him and exasperated by their quarrels among themselves . |