Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [vb past] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peering through the eye-slit he saw his wife , Mai , approaching , carrying the dishes from the supper table . |
| 2 | Any room into which Harvey put his typewriter he called his office . |
| 3 | In the dress rehearsal when she held out her finger for the ring he took her pulse . |
| 4 | When she had left the bedroom he heard her feet scurrying for a few minutes , then the door slammed . |
| 5 | He strode angrily from the room , slamming the door behind him , and when he reached the bedroom he found his lamp already lit . |
| 6 | Shortly after his defeat he announced his retirement from politics . |
| 7 | In one stride he had her in his grip . |
| 8 | David must have anticipated this , for as soon as he left his car he made his way across to them , Belinda in tow with her hand tucked into his arm . |
| 9 | This courage was to later re-emerge when , as an adviser , he fought to bring about educational change and improved resources , or , when against opposition he backed his own judgement at an appointment interview , or the courage to back a teacher in difficulty from whom others had withdrawn support . |
| 10 | As her arms went around his neck he held her close . |
| 11 | His half-smile was rueful as with deliberate intention he smoothed his palm over her taut nipples , starting a wild drumming somewhere inside her . |
| 12 | On the terrace he took his decision . |
| 13 | As a result he discontinued his visits . |
| 14 | As Martin whispered his reply he raised his head slightly above the hedge and peered into the field , where now he could distinctly make out the hen crees and the dark blobs of the sheep . |
| 15 | ‘ This was an absolutely horrific accident and it is a tragedy he lost his legs , ’ said an ambulance spokesman . |
| 16 | In his mind he saw his grand-father ; he must have visited here as a young man . |
| 17 | During the Great War Daniels had proposed that the Headmaster should retire on his sixtieth birthday ( and his assistants on their 50th ! ) , and with this in mind he tendered his resignation in July 1928 : he would be sixty in December . |
| 18 | In declaring his candidacy he reiterated his opposition to reverse discrimination , high taxation , crime , the welfare system and immigration , and his support for economic nationalism and a trade policy based upon reciprocity . |
| 19 | Broomhead 's artfulness was working like a treat , and for good effect he rubbed his leg . |
| 20 | An adjoining report on the same page of the Sun as the video hypothesis , based on an interview with the mother of Fairley 's first wife under the headline HE MADE HER LIFE HELL , described how Fairley ‘ was violent towards [ his first wife ] physically and sexually . |
| 21 | In the pale light he noticed his servant 's face was ashen , covered with a sheen of sweat . |
| 22 | When they reached the carriage he swung her luggage up onto the rack and said , ‘ We had a little whip-round ’ , and thrust seven one-pound-notes into her hand . |
| 23 | Deane was always a threat and two minutes before half-time he claimed his second when he turned in a low cross from Barnes . |
| 24 | Just before half-time he slid his easiest opportunity wide , then turned his back in favour of Mike Marsh after Hutchison was fouled for a penalty six minutes from time that clinched a fourth-round tie with Crystal Palace . |
| 25 | Near nightfall he saw his younger sister Katya come out of the kitchens into the yard , saw her empty some slops for the few chickens who scuttled about . |
| 26 | With College authorities he reached an unofficial arrangement whereby for a term he gave his salary to Francis Bacon whom he had asked to fill his place . |
| 27 | He threw his briefcase onto the floor , into the corner , and with all his force he slammed his door behind him . |
| 28 | When Dolly arrived at Handley Farm and informed Seb that Anna had regained consciousness he left his work and hurried to the cottage to speak to her . |
| 29 | When Miss Thorne finished working on the scene he heard his companions sigh with relief . |
| 30 | For in England every bard was an incendiary , with however much deceptive mildness he chose his songs ; he was the voice calling the Welshman home , and for what purpose except to join the golden dragon in arms ? |