Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already the young men in Harare have been coming to Arthur , knowing his record in Mount Darwin and sensing a kindred spirit ; and he offers them a better way than stone-throwing and kidnapping tactics . |
| 2 | He offers us a practical young man who , unprepared for such a challenge , faces it boldly , controlling moments of doubt simply because there is so much to be done that there is no time for introspection . |
| 3 | I rarely comment on Irish affairs , not because of lack of interest but because the Irish communities would reject any opinion or suggestion if they considered it a ’ Brit ’ suggestion or opinion , but , in this instance , the circumstances are so hideously distressing that I feel compelled to comment and to ask the Minister whether he thinks it a heavy irony that last Friday 's incident followed successive discoveries of large caches of arms and whether perhaps it was a desperate attempt by the IRA to reassert some degree of authority . |
| 4 | and you wonder why you 're losing all your matches cos every time the ball comes to him he ca n't trap it or if he does he kicks it the wrong way |
| 5 | He owes me a grand ! |
| 6 | Well , that 's how it all come see he owes them a hundred and seven pound and er |
| 7 | He owes us a fucking million quid , do n't he ? |
| 8 | he has he the same problems that we 've all had you know erm and yes he 's , he 's , he 's very easy to listen to despite the fact that he 's a southerner . |
| 9 | he needs me a new home |
| 10 | He intimidates me the first time I ever talked to him was in the pub |
| 11 | He shows me the clean pink palms of his hands , and he raises his bushy eyebrows . |
| 12 | He hands me a different picture . |
| 13 | He hands me a brown manila file , and a handwritten invoice which I imagine he is giving to me now while the connection between the reams of faxes and the many noughts , in local shillings , of his invoice is still fresh . |
| 14 | He hands me a white envelope . |
| 15 | He hands me a folded Guardian so we can work the indoor drop . |
| 16 | He buys me a double Jameson 's . |
| 17 | ‘ But he sees me the other way — he spoke of another photograph — he was telling me that … ’ |
| 18 | so that when he sees you the next time , he 'll double check that . |
| 19 | And this way he gets him a good life . |
| 20 | He misses it the first time , but I 've written it exactly like he played it , because it does n't really sound too bad ! |
| 21 | " What if he asks me a direct question ? " |
| 22 | When Sir Oliver suggests asking eight or ten per cent on the loan , Mr Moses says if he asks him no more than that his impersonation will be discovered . |
| 23 | Wanting to keep her for himself , and not wishing to give away her identity to his colleagues , he gives her a male name : ‘ Bob ’ — to the delight of the audience , who then laugh each time he uses the name . |
| 24 | He gives her a warm smile . |
| 25 | To mark his disapproval of my doing so he gives me the wrong ticket and some change , of which the amount , as far as I can see , bears no relation to any previous transaction between us . |
| 26 | ‘ Defenders do n't like playing against him because he gives them a rough time but he knows what to expect from me . |
| 27 | He gives us a few outlines of ‘ paper logic ’ followed by a paragraph or two describing some of the religious experiences themselves . |
| 28 | Bacchus song loves Bacchus and Bacchus loves songs , says Milton , and he gives us a whole stream of classical precedents , Ovid , Anacreon , Pinder , the whole lot to show that a poet naturally will love the good life . |
| 29 | Now it is the most dangerous , ’ says Carl Howorth , co-ordinator for CARE , as he gives us a guided tour of the city . |
| 30 | In today 's programme he gives us an exclusive interview , the first since his heart attack four months ago . |