Example sentences of "he [prep] the house " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charlotte only wants to marry him for the house and comforts he can provide her later in life . |
| 2 | This was Rosalind Hatch — Roz — and she greeted Cowley coolly , but courteously , before leading him through the house and into the rear garden . |
| 3 | But she then took him through the house pointing out china and furniture which he was interested in . |
| 4 | So , yeah it 's erm I think he 's living with Marion told him about the house , it 's one of the girls who was in English last year with her , Maureen , he 's living with her and another girl , and another boy . |
| 5 | Her legs felt absolutely leaden as she trudged after him towards the house . |
| 6 | Another woman would come back with him into the house . |
| 7 | They took him into the house and shut the door . |
| 8 | Taking Mungo 's hand in hers , which was clawed with arthritis , she drew him into the house . |
| 9 | ‘ If you will allow us , my friend and I will carry him into the house . |
| 10 | She followed him into the house . |
| 11 | He was suspicious of her motives in inviting him into the house — he usually got no further than the front doorstep . |
| 12 | She had waited behind the hedge in the front garden , ready to smuggle him into the house without alerting the neighbours , but he never arrived : she had drunk half a bottle of white wine as she waited and now felt slightly sick . |
| 13 | Rain had to choose whether to let him pass or lead him into the house and try to steer him away from the kitchen . |
| 14 | I invited him into the house and there , in the bright light , I took a closer look at him . |
| 15 | After he 'd been coaxed out of the cart in the yard , three serving women had carried him into the house . |
| 16 | When he does — if he does — report to DS Fox before you let him into the house , and leave the explanations to Fox . ’ |
| 17 | Quickly I pushed past him into the house . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's this way , ’ Ashley said , and led him into the house . |
| 19 | Ashley protested , leading him into the house and through to the living-room . |
| 20 | After approaching him on the street and ushering him into the house he told the boy ; ’ Welcome to the Devil 's Kingdom ’ and threatened to kill him if he did nt co-operate . |
| 21 | Francesca would n't have him in the house when she knew he was on something . |
| 22 | Mrs Prentice , had to wait until 2.20am before she knew that she would be joining him in the House , ousting Tory Energy Minister Colin Moynihan , in the process . |
| 23 | Resorting to a dog-like whine , he complained to Theo : ‘ The dog feels that if they keep him , it will only mean putting up with him and tolerating him in the house , so he will try and find another kennel . ’ |
| 24 | A woman had sold her home and handed over to her son the £4000 proceeds , on condition that she could live with him in the house he bought with the money . |
| 25 | There was a confused position and Baldwin was entitled to continue until the oppositions could show that they could and would defeat him in the House of Commons . |
| 26 | He will do well administering the Office , but I am frankly afraid of him in the House . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ We heard that you 've even got him in the house . ’ |
| 28 | On 27 November 1609 Bowyer succeeded to the office of clerk of the parliaments and shortly afterwards brought Elsynge to assist him in the House of Lords . |
| 29 | His eldest son , John Fowler Leece , sat with him in the House of Commons from 1906 . |
| 30 | ‘ I left him in the house ; I said I was going to see to the goats . ’ |