Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lowered himself into an old leather chair and continued chewing while he waited . |
| 2 | Although the Daily Telegraph 's reviewer thought the twenty-year-old too young for the role of Buddy , he conceded that ‘ he plays it with an infectious sense of fun . |
| 3 | Did he treat you as an equal ? ’ |
| 4 | He and his wife , Hannie , were living apart when , she said , he attacked her during an argument over financial support . |
| 5 | He ruled us with an iron hand and , while he was a very fair man , woe betide any officer who crossed him . |
| 6 | He sold it to an American bookseller , who broke up the historic volumes that had survived the hazards of more than six centuries . |
| 7 | After this but before the rogue was traced , the rogue took the car along to a market in Warren Street ( where dealers commonly sold cars ) and he sold it to an innocent purchaser . |
| 8 | George Hurst , the son of a curate , was born in 1800 and was apprenticed to a silk mercer at the age of 13 , at the end of which time he applied himself to an energetic programme of self-improvement and became a schoolteacher . |
| 9 | In Division One he was subjected to a lot of dubious physical challenge and then , as Palace managers came and went , Vince 's role was constantly changing , so that he became something of an enigma to Palace fans who would one week marvel at his sinuous skills and near-perfect control but then despair at his virtual anonymity the next . |
| 10 | ‘ What 's — the matter this morning ? ’ she said , in the voice she had used when he asked her for an off-games note . |
| 11 | ‘ Do you really wonder , ’ he asked me at an embassy function in west Beirut , ‘ why we wo n't claim compensation ? |
| 12 | Placing a hand on her shoulder , he led her to an ornate , gilded mirror hanging above the carved stone fireplace . |
| 13 | He led her through an archway at the far end of the hall . |
| 14 | He turned to meet the Doctor 's gaze as he righted himself into an undignified crouch . |
| 15 | God moved in mysterious ways — to Richie he manifested himself as an extremely successful car salesman . |
| 16 | As the town hall clock struck twelve he found himself in an untidy cul-de-sac beneath the railway arches . |
| 17 | He regarded you as an opponent whom he was determined to get the better of , in whichever way he could . ’ |
| 18 | However , he devalued the ability to reason about intentions as he regarded it as an immature form of causal reasoning . |
| 19 | He regarded it as an investment . |
| 20 | The man was toying with him and treating him with contempt , by showing just how little he rated him as an opponent . |
| 21 | His undoubted talents never blossomed in public life , and he devoted himself to an immense rebuilding and renovation programme at Chatsworth House , Derbyshire , where he loved to spend many hours in the library . |
| 22 | Sometimes he walking round with his marking book and he holds it at an angle you know so you can see all the answers . |
| 23 | Unsatisfied , he helped himself to an old issue of Penthouse ( his brother , a window cleaner , had kept every issue of the magazine ) and , turning the pages at random , discovered Amaranth Wilikins spread languorously over three of them . |
| 24 | ‘ Shut the window , please ’ is said in a situation where the speaker rather expects the hearer to act so as to fulfil a certain sort of wish of his , if he indicates that he has it by an imperative sentence . |
| 25 | He approached them with an offer to train them . |
| 26 | Son of drunken Dic , son again of stern Philip the teacher , he transformed himself into an heroic king of England , and the theatrical court bowed the knee . |
| 27 | He described it as an ‘ unfortunate incident ’ which could be solved by the introduction of a new rule at the league 's annual meeting . |
| 28 | From the first , he used himself as an open laboratory . |
| 29 | Tony signalled her not to annoy Frank in case he used it as an excuse to follow Terry , but he only seemed amused . |
| 30 | We shall return to the second part of the old horseman 's description : here it is necessary to emphasize that he used it in an exceptional way . |