Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] he [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To illustrate the way many of them operated he cited the case of a widow who in 1894 borrowed £50 from a London loan bank on the security of her furniture which was valued at £250 . |
| 2 | ‘ Of course , why do you think I asked him to attend the opening of the store ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I asked him to get the UFO files opened . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I asked him to hand the letter to you . |
| 5 | Well I asked him to bring the dust bins in . |
| 6 | When I asked him to itemize the price , so I could add it up for myself , the total came to over £100 less than he 'd quoted for the bundle . |
| 7 | I made him take an oath |
| 8 | ‘ I 've bin rubbin' 'im wiv that liniment ole Doctor Kelly give me , an' I made 'im wear a sheet o' brown paper under 'is vest . |
| 9 | We brought a rescue team and an appliance — ’ I realized he meant a fire engine — ‘ but we were able to get the girl out through the windscreen . |
| 10 | Does the Prime Minister recall that , on 26 February 1991 , I met him to discuss the case of my constituent , John Hall , who is seriously ill with leukaemia , an illness contracted while he was serving on Christmas island ? |
| 11 | I found him trying the window . ’ |
| 12 | I remember before he became Prime Minister he was in charge of the Conservative re-think where I helped him do a lot of that work and I think he enjoyed that very much . |
| 13 | I helped him put the frame back . |
| 14 | I told him stealing a car would n't solve anything and he agreed to park the car . |
| 15 | I told him to lock the car . |
| 16 | I told him to take a miss on the instruction part . |
| 17 | ‘ I told him to take a break and have a rethink about the rest of the meeting . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I told him to come the day before the operation , ’ she says ‘ I thought I 'd still be looking fairly reasonable then . ’ |
| 19 | so I told him to buy a couple of pies and some biscuits while I went to phone someone . |
| 20 | Anyway , I imagined him waving a wand , and the world came into existence . |
| 21 | He 's aware of concern expressed by Parish Council and he 's going to see them and he will be very happy to come and er speak to us and answer any questions that we wish him to , so I advised him to contact the clerk to make arrangements . |
| 22 | I could not understand what he meant , and wanted to hear more about Céline , so I encouraged him to finish the story . |
| 23 | I challenged him to produce a receipt . |
| 24 | It turned out the Australian 's baggage with much expensive equipment had never arrived in Quito , not even made it to the continent ( or so he 'd been told ) , and I sensed he had no sympathy left for any other 's misfortune . |
| 25 | I heard him lock the chamber door and , a few minutes later , the mewing of his cat scratching at the wood for admittance . |
| 26 | Then he climbed out , and I heard him unlock the door . |
| 27 | I heard him say à bientôt to him , and saw him run his hand gently over the man 's arm . |
| 28 | Only I heard him crying a bit lately at night time . |
| 29 | I heard him greet the Radio 1 man through the door 30 minutes earlier . |
| 30 | He did n't look back and I watched him cross the road , climb a wall and trail away across the fields towards the river . |