Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pers pn] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The truth , more probably , is that he laid them aside to take on commissions for which he would be paid : at this stage in his life he could not afford to compose for sheer pleasure . ) |
| 2 | Seconds later , he asked me urgently to bring over a large roll of cotton-wool . |
| 3 | Grasping her shoulders , he moved her aside to open the doors . |
| 4 | Presently he drew me aside to suggest that if I would like to give him a certain sum his wife and daughter would go immediately and prepare a gypsy supper . |
| 5 | As his hand came to her arm she lashed out at him and he caught her close to save himself the trouble of subduing her in any other way . |
| 6 | He told me just to run around and do some starts , which is the way I guess most athletes begin when they join a club . |
| 7 | He smoothed the creamy wool across her shoulders , his hands lingering as he turned her firmly to face him . |
| 8 | He allowed her gently to propel him towards the sitting room , all the while murmuring , ‘ Always puzzled me … always puzzled me . ’ |
| 9 | He encouraged us also to get more involved in equine matters , considering the potential Ireland had for such things . |
| 10 | ‘ He taught me never to look first at the things you want to buy . |
| 11 | He kissed her clumsily to change the subject . |
| 12 | As he had once said to John , you took Comfort as she was or you ignored her , and he enjoyed her enough to put up with her . |
| 13 | Swearing vengeance on the villagers , he called them together to discover who had fired the fatal arrow . |
| 14 | Suppose he needed you there to assert he 'd walked into a trap ? ’ |
| 15 | His position was not unlike that of MacDonald two years before : but he was able to exert his influence with most of his former strength when he thought it right to do so . |
| 16 | Jehan doubted if Mei Ling would be disturbed by her son 's descent into the water , but he thought it well to have attempted to do something , however belated . |
| 17 | It 's funny , he thought , it 's just funny , and he thought it hard to keep the fear and rage away . |
| 18 | He slapped her hard to bring her back . |
| 19 | A drop of soap trickled into his eyes and he rubbed it only to find that he had created more pain . |
| 20 | I can imagine him making the statement , but I ca n't imagine that he meant it sufficiently to make it worth printing . |
| 21 | A blazing torch landed beside him , and desperately he tossed it away to sizzle out in the water . |
| 22 | I took this seriously , although I suspect he said it just to make the others laugh . |
| 23 | He said it deliberately to make her feel awkward . |
| 24 | But he disliked her enough to postpone it . |