Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | None the less , it was in London that he made his will on 8 April 1416 , characteristically dedicated to his kin , staff , and domestic servants . |
| 2 | He had a large backpack with him but he was going back to La Paz : he had left another bag and more valuables there while he made his assault on Cuzco . |
| 3 | After playing only a handful of games for Celtic , Docherty moved south to Preston North End , where he made his debut on Christmas Day 1949 , eventually displacing his mentor Bill Shankly and rising through the ranks to captain the Preston side . |
| 4 | It is also certain that the Home Secretary knew of the special branch involvement by the time he made his statement on Judge Tumim 's inquiry . |
| 5 | He squandered his money on the indulgence of all his desires . |
| 6 | As Penry 's breathing quickened she pushed herself closer without shame , desperate to keep him with her , fired with triumph at getting her own way rather than with sexual response when he laid her flat on the bed . |
| 7 | ‘ And so should yourself be , too , Owen O'Clery , ’ he had muttered as he laid his fiddle-case on the opposite seat , curled himself up and was immediately transported to his own dreamland . |
| 8 | He laid his bike on the grass verge and went down to the water 's edge . |
| 9 | There was only the hint of a similar tension in his husky tones as he laid his hands on the ledge of the pulpit . |
| 10 | He laid his hands on the chair arms . |
| 11 | Shiona felt him sigh as he laid his hands on her shoulders . |
| 12 | He laid his hand on it , implying that it represented him , and slaughtered it . |
| 13 | He laid his hand on my shoulder . |
| 14 | Then he laid his hand on her shoulder for an instant , got back into the driving-seat , and was gone . |
| 15 | Even when he laid his hand on him gently , he did not uncover his face . |
| 16 | He succeeded his father on 16 August 1549 , taking up thereby his first office , that of alnager of Surrey and Sussex . |
| 17 | From time to time he checked his route on the map . |
| 18 | He checked his bearings on the Loran . |
| 19 | He centred his attention on the sovereignty of Parliament , the conventions of the constitution , and the rule of law . |
| 20 | He beamed his torch on the suds dispersing in the sand . |
| 21 | Feeding bloodworm and odd casters , he pinned his faith on redworm on the hook . |
| 22 | He is a very fine actor , but only with his face — his body is quite inexpressive , when he turns his back on the audience he loses all meaning . ’ |
| 23 | He does n't say a word — I mean zip — throughout the show , and he turns his back on us regularly . |
| 24 | And while the book is largely about success , Andy bravely comes to terms with his feelings of doubt as he turns his back on the 1989 Makalu expedition . |
| 25 | " Tea , tea , " Salah said to us as he passed our seats on the way to the door of the bus . |
| 26 | Valerie Moore is unable to understand how her eight-year-old son Lee strayed more than a mile from her home in Princes Road , Ellesmere Port , where he met his death on his brother 's bike . |
| 27 | In doing so , he grazed his leg on an exposed tooth of his victim , and such a trivial scratch was ignored . |
| 28 | A former Supreme Court Justice and broad supporter of Aquino , he announced his candidacy on Nov. 22 , and was believed to be backed by several powerful corporations . |
| 29 | Unfortunately he predicates his discussion on the contrast between ‘ empiricists ’ and ‘ nativists ’ , a distinction he soon recognises as inadequate . |
| 30 | She said , he got his stereo on his stereo on upstairs on and off . |