Example sentences of "he [verb] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You must not be surprised if 'e choose to ignore you , choupette , ’ said Madame when Ellie next visited her . |
| 2 | ‘ 'E likes to know what everythin' smells like so 's he knows who to say hello to and who not . ’ |
| 3 | Says 'e 'as to change his clothes . |
| 4 | In 1986 , it was provided that an applicant should not be treated as having accommodation unless it was such that it would be reasonable for him to continue to occupy it . |
| 5 | Perhaps his former master will allow him to continue to read his papers ; or he may be permitted to read the papers of another in his own chambers with whom he is on friendly terms . |
| 6 | It was now just light enough on the roof for him to see to load his pistols . |
| 7 | Merymose 's story had made him want to lose himself . |
| 8 | The feel of her body close to his in the carriage made him want to hold her , and he was tempted to cover her attractive though work-worn hand with his . |
| 9 | Her scarlet and green plaid outfit made him want to avert his eyes . |
| 10 | What had Julius seen in the nineteen-year-old girl she had been five years ago that had made him want to grab her and marry her , without even really knowing her ? |
| 11 | ‘ He 's done more , seen more , to make him want to toss it all in than almost anybody his age . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've sweated blood to get him to agree to see me at all . |
| 13 | Well , tell him it 's kind of him to agree to let me stay here , but I 'm turning down his invitation . ’ |
| 14 | It made him laugh to see her standing there , shaking her fist at the departing van . |
| 15 | Did n't it hurt his arm to hold her like this ? she wondered distractedly , but then another tremulous whimper escaped her as the hand holding her against him moved to cover her breast . |
| 16 | So that the parent who studies to subdue ( self-will ) in his children , works together with God in the saving of a soul : the parent who indulges it does the devil 's work ; makes religion impracticable , salvation unattainable ; and does all that in him lies to damn his child , soul and body , for ever ! … |
| 17 | If a balance were left over , it would be reasonable for him to try to use it to repay those who have set the trend . |
| 18 | If this was the case the caveman 's body would need to be ready to run away very quickly , or enable him to try to defend himself if caught by the tiger . |
| 19 | Even Brando became so concerned over Clift 's drinking that he went to see him to try to persuade him to join AA . |
| 20 | Also I do n't want him to try to have it off with someone else . |
| 21 | The warmth from him seemed to envelop her , like the comforting heat of the sun . |
| 22 | Make him send to find them . ’ |
| 23 | But what made him choose to devote himself to mathematics was his finding in 1795 of the criterion for a regular n-gon to be constructible using only compass and straightedge . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , Gail had n't realised that it was only because Mr Elder had only been in Hospital for so long , that he was overjoyed to see her and him wanting to kiss her was completely innocent . |
| 25 | It had had nothing to do with the past and everything to do with him wanting to oust her from her home . |
| 26 | Says another curator , ‘ Rusty may not have the vision to say , ‘ We need a Guido Reni at the National Gallery ’ he 's not the sort of person who could walk through the baroque galleries and realise they even need one , though if a curator went to him wanting to buy one , I think Rusty would certainly be supportive of the move , whereas Carter would basically have turned up his nose and said ‘ no ’ ’ . |
| 27 | Well , it 's because it 's a waste of time stopping him going to see them , if that does n't work you do n't keep doing it do you ? |
| 28 | The doors juddered open to reveal him waiting to greet us . |
| 29 | One of the things I remember about Michael was him waiting to make his entrance each night . |
| 30 | Well , I had this one bought at Christmas and I 've only just got him persuaded to let me bring the board down to do it downstairs cos you , where are we going to put it ? |