Example sentences of "[vb infin] he [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 One day soon she would see him for the last time .
2 I mean for example if they walked in the room right now I 'm sure you 'd introduce me so I 'm really saying is look can you give me a telephone number , I 'll give them a chat and in fact , by the way , if you do see him within the next couple of days or so please give him a shout , let me know that you 've been quite excited about some of the ideas that I 've shown you this evening , I wan na do the same thing for him , you know , nothing gained nothing ventured nothing lost .
3 Not until he was five years old did Endill meet him for the first time .
4 Why , one wonders , did they fire him in the first place ?
5 Just hope the potters do n't sell him before the next leg
6 Well , I can tell you something ; I 'm on my own in this house from now on and I shall see to her bathing , and should he attempt to stop me , I 've told him what I 'll do ; I 'll brain him with the first thing I get my hands on .
7 But he pledged last night that he would still be leading the team for tomorrow 's League game at Darlington even if Flashman does sack him for the third time in a year .
8 I was n't sure , I said , but soon , very soon ; I 'd phone and tell him within the next couple of days .
9 Well , that 's always supposing you can get him in the first place , because the number of people who have actually seen him , you can count on one hand . ’
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