Example sentences of "he [verb] [to-vb] i [prep] [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | You must have given the driver some bribe , Edward , I do n't know how he managed to help me at all , he was terrified of being caught . ’ |
| 2 | I knew what he was getting at , of course , and I was so hurt that he should think he had to approach me in such a roundabout fashion — as if I was a terrible , uncharitable woman who had to be coaxed into a simple act of kindness — that I suggested it myself at once , though it was really the last thing I wanted . |
| 3 | Later , from South Africa , he wrote to thank me for this advice , but now he reciprocated by telling me , with great gentleness , that I should not go on hoping , as he himself had searched the P.O.W. lists , and Leslie 's name was not on any of them . |
| 4 | He wanted to use me in some way . |
| 5 | What I still could n't understand was why he wanted to see me at all . |
| 6 | ‘ He wanted to marry me before any of this happened , ’ Ruth said . |