Example sentences of "[noun pl] he [verb] [coord] [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Sara silently handed him the ingredients he wanted and found the mustard pot .
2 If this elevation to the highest level reflected John 's standing with his fellow magnates , in the ensuing years he gained and retained the confidence of the king .
3 After a couple of halfhearted bucks he settled and found the whole thing rather boring .
4 With both hands he smoothed and adjusted the long sausage-roll of cloth that hugged the bottom of the door to keep out those icy draughts ever present in the rest of the house .
5 When Tate took his leave , Eliot stood at the door of the drawingroom leaning on two canes ; Tate waved goodbye , and although he was not able to raise himself from the canes he smiled and made a movement with one hand .
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