Example sentences of "[adv] he [verb] [pers pn] [to-vb] the " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps he did it to please the Patriarch .
2 Outside he allowed her to examine the bird .
3 Now he wanted me to return the favour .
4 Instead he told her to take the helm .
5 As soon as Ken Hurren mentioned the word in his office this morning , when he asked me to take the task on , I felt a secret dismay .
6 Although she understood why he wanted her to bend the truth , it still went against the grain .
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