Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] what he [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My arms ached to go round him , but I kept them rigidly at my sides for a long time , punishing him for what he 'd done to me earlier . |
| 2 | Now that he had told her everything , he expected her to condemn him for what he had done , but she said nothing . |
| 3 | In each lull between contractions memories of James tormented her , and with each new onslaught of pain she mentally tried to inflict the agony on him , cursing him for what he had done to her . |
| 4 | Erm , and so Freud at the beginning says that he er , he , he had a personal dislike of er Wilson , and resented him for what he had done and held him responsible for the subsequent disasters . |
| 5 | Halfway through the journal he had jumped to his feet — he was ready to rush out of the room , to find Havvie Blaine , to kill him for what he had done to her , and for lying about it afterwards . |
| 6 | She ought to hate him for what he threatened to do , yet inside she felt a treacherous excitement at the fact that he wanted to keep her close . |
| 7 | Listen well when he tells us what happened out there to him and respect him for what he has done , and honour him , for at least he has given each of us hope and proof that escape is possible . ’ |
| 8 | The right hon. Gentleman has done a great deal during his period in the House for disabled people and everyone in the House admires him for what he has done , but he must know that there have been dramatic improvements in recent years in the scope , range and value of benefits and in the number of disabled people who receive them . |
| 9 | I respect him for what he has done in Santa Barbara . |
| 10 | As the trucks made to leave the following day for the final part of the journey to Arcady , Cabochon asked Ari if he could speak with her , and then told her about what he feared waited in Arcady for him . |
| 11 | The other children pulled his leg and generally teased him about what he had seen but the child strenuously defended his story ; somehow the fun had gone out of the adventure and they decided to return home . |
| 12 | The very thought made her mouth water , but she 'd cut her tongue out before admitting it to him after what he had said . |
| 13 | Each time that Joyce looked in his shaving-mirror and whenever he caught the reflection of his face , the livid and disfiguring streak reminded him of what he had become . |
| 14 | Drowning the typewriter reminded him of what he had done to the remains of Ivor Newley . |
| 15 | It would be unwise , therefore , to say anything to him of what he had learned about Ipuky 's sons from his first marriage , or about the other visitor to the City of Dreams . |
| 16 | But it reminded him of what he wanted to say . |
| 17 | A tiny part of her wanted to confront him with what he 'd done ; yet she knew she could n't do it , could n't bear looking into his sea-blue eyes , or at the lips which had kissed her so tenderly the night before , only to laugh with Marianne today as he shared with her the secrets Shannon had confided so trustingly — so blindly ! |
| 18 | To Sophie , the atmosphere of the zoo was absorbing , but what pleased her most was the way in which Robert was including her in what he had to do . |
| 19 | And she would have to leave whatever she was doing to sit in with him while he briefed her on what he intended to do , and why . |
| 20 | ‘ Did you have a — ? ’ good trip , Leith might have said , but as if thinking he 'd given them enough time to sort themselves out , Naylor was butting in , and positively flabbergasting her by what he chose to interrupt with ! |
| 21 | Now of course what happened is that we claimed , we w went to the insurance and then they took they got a list of what was damaged and we replaced it for what he 'd lost er exactly . |
| 22 | I expect he is going to die in prison and he deserves it for what he has done . ’ |
| 23 | May we take it from what he has said that he is saying definitely that he would be prepared at Maastricht to make an irrevocable commitment to a single currency ? |
| 24 | Finding Alec Davidson was much easier than I thought although he surprised me by what he had become . |
| 25 | It is only through the work of Christ , through the impact on us of what he has done , that we can recognise him as divine and describe his person in divine terms . |
| 26 | ‘ That will remind us of what he 's had to say , and I think he may just find it acts as a spur to show him what we can do . |