Example sentences of "he [verb] on [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd let him stay on his own at any rate . |
| 2 | If a horse stops pulling once he has settled down and works sensibly and correctly after say , 20 minutes of ‘ whoopee ’ then it is a matter of working through the exuberance stage with as many exercises in the form of transitions and ‘ things to do ’ as possible to occupy the horse 's mind and so try to make him concentrate on his work rather than other exciting stimuli . |
| 3 | otherwise you could have him knocking on your door and you know let's give it a go and |
| 4 | She stepped back and waited for him to comment on her dress . |
| 5 | Judging by the Prince 's appearance and demeanour , Corbett sensed that Gaveston had advised him to stand on his dignity in his dealings with both him and de Craon . |
| 6 | This shows that George is not only trying to protect Lennie , he is also trying to teach him to stand on his own feet , and learn things , although he knows Lennie will never really improve . |
| 7 | ‘ I arranged for him to come on my day off . |
| 8 | She would have preferred him to concentrate on her face , which was more presentable . |
| 9 | But then , as another hazard , this time in the shape of plant machinery on the road , was negotiated , so Fabia saw that it was hardly fair to bombard Ven with questions when he must by far prefer that she keep quiet and leave him to concentrate on his driving . |
| 10 | I ask him to reflect on my answer . |
| 11 | Gabellah , Muzorewa 's right hand Man — knowing Caux and MRA — asked him to serve on his executive . |
| 12 | Gallagher drove his fist into his face and sent him sprawling on his back . |
| 13 | Because Dustin had eaten a few hours previously , the anaesthetist had to insert a tube in his mouth to stop him choking on his own vomit . |
| 14 | She looked at him lying on his bed , pretending to read . |
| 15 | You should make him sleep on your side and then when you come in he should move over . |
| 16 | Holly heard him shift on his bunk and the mattress seemed to belch at the movement . |
| 17 | The shock wave deafened the Doctor , and caused him to stumble on his way . |
| 18 | ‘ Because , ’ the Doctor answered , a little hoarse himself , ‘ the enhancer works both ways , and the Old One 's survival instinct is letting him draw on its excess life-force to try and bring it back into the world . |
| 19 | There was no point in asking him to practise on his parents or his sister as , although still in evidence , his stammer was far less noticeable with members of his own family . |
| 20 | Greeting him on his return from battle , she hands him over to his wife with palpable reluctance ; seeking to calm him before his confrontation with the people , she shackles him in an iron grip ; and , in the great plea with him not to sack Rome , she pinpoints the lines about him treading on his mother 's womb ‘ that brought thee to this world ’ . |
| 21 | They walked together through Dobbs 's field and Tom stood by the gate and let him walk on his own up the lane . |
| 22 | Mike would be hurrying along , anxious to get home , carrying his training bag and once a week , sometimes twice , he would inevitably be stopped and be antagonistically grilled : where have you been … where are you going … what 's in this bag … training gear , a likely story , and then they would search the bag before reluctantly letting him go on his way . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll finish his bed and get him to lie on his side to make it easy for thee . |
| 24 | down into his arteries and we ca n't get anything down there so they 're blocked , but he said how the hell he survived that op I do n't know he said they could 've done more with his legs but it meant another hour and a quarter minutes in surgery , and he said he 'd had enough we could n't have kept him on the table a minute longer so he said all we can do is wait , so now mum said well he 's alright in intensive care , he 's responding well , getting over the operation well , but what we was worried about was him breathing on his own , had he , had he been you see , anyway he said this on er Thursday |
| 25 | I 'll have him play on my album . ’ |
| 26 | She did n't like him sitting on her cushions or dirtying her nice clean towels or weeing in her water closet or dripping on her bleached oak vinyl tiled floor . |
| 27 | Quickly changing , bundling up the red dress , she emerged to find him sitting on her bed . |
| 28 | Such photographs are very popular , and Parish Clerk Weekley has one which shows him sitting on his own roof . |
| 29 | MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL , now that he has fetched her golden ball , the Princess does n't want to kiss the frog , leaves him sitting on his rock . |
| 30 | He argued so acutely and convincingly that each party hoped for victory when it heard him arguing on its behalf and there was no advocate who appeared before him who did not greatly fear his cross-examination and interventions . |