Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [pron] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he had believed he was to go with the main reconnaissance party , and having written his last letter did not like to write to me again to cause me what he thought would be further confusion and anxiety . |
| 2 | There was every possible opportunity and we discussed it ; he was keen but not importunate , which naturally made me love him more and be more inclined to give him what he was so sweetly not insisting on , but something held me back . |
| 3 | This happens because marketing personnel are more concerned with what the customer desires , rather than whether it is practicable to give him what he desires . |
| 4 | I do not want to give him everything he wants , but I must . |
| 5 | It does not say that the Spirit or the Son begs the Father to give us what he otherwise might not . |
| 6 | So when I stumbled against him and threw my arms round his neck he just stood there , unmoving except for a slight step backwards to keep his balance — though I thought I felt his hands touch my waist for just an instant as if they had made an automatic move to hold me which he had cancelled . |
| 7 | Or had all his compliments and charm , so convincing at the time , been just a charade to get him what he wanted ? |
| 8 | She could n't help thinking how different he was from Giles , who had never missed an opportunity to pressure her , using compliments and charm like velvet hammers in an effort to get him what he wanted . |
| 9 | He began on a new plan and Endill tried to ask him what he was up to but every time he approached , Mould shouted , |
| 10 | I asked Ulu Grosbard , who knew Nichols , to ask him what he felt about me : ‘ I think he feels he has made a mistake . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll be very nervous but I want to ask him what he eats for breakfast . |
| 12 | I tried to ask him what he was talking about , but — ’ |
| 13 | My acupuncturist told me about the broad-leafed veg , and I did n't think to ask him what he was on about . |
| 14 | We ventured to ask him what he was writing , and he replied that the trouble with being a publisher was that one was so absorbed in other people 's books as to have insufficient time and energy to devote to one 's own . |
| 15 | When finally a small boy was sent to ask him what he was up to , he replied : ‘ Here I am building the biggest , the best kiln Hua Xian has ever seen ’ . |
| 16 | Luce was about to ask him what he meant , when she recalled him saying his father 's marriage had been arranged , and had n't proved a happy one , and bit her tongue . |
| 17 | He was so forceful and dogmatic in his ideas that the Girls would be embarrassed at band calls when he interrupted acts , totally unknown to him , to tell them what he thought was wrong . |
| 18 | In some cases , where the childhood has been unhappy or deprived , there is no such happy occasion to build upon ; in such instances I start by asking the patient to tell me what he could see as he lay in bed at night — this often brings its own feelings of security to even the unhappiest child . |
| 19 | Perhaps I will begin by asking him to tell me what he is wearing , what his hair is like , whether his skin seems to be that of someone who is young or of an older person . |
| 20 | Méli disliked silence , and in a moment he began to tell me what he knew about Conchis . |
| 21 | The Minister will have to tell me what he will discuss with the trade unions . |
| 22 | My father claims that he cut the animal open and found my tiny genitals in its stomach , but I never did get him to tell me what he did with them . |
| 23 | Gene was always glad to show you anything he could , no secrets . |
| 24 | Gene was always glad to show you anything he could , no secrets . |
| 25 | ‘ Would you like me to tell you what he said ? ’ |
| 26 | Are you denying this man 's right to tell you what he believes is true ? |
| 27 | Either way , keep it simple and get the client to tell you what he thinks . |
| 28 | He was climbing on the barrier so he came to go back into the room to tell you what he was doing when Dale fell . ’ |
| 29 | Murder was to make him something he had always suspected he might be , but had never dreamed of becoming — interesting . |
| 30 | I do n't want readers getting the wrong idea about this letter , but the compulsion to write came on seeing people like Jeff Young , who thinks I Should Be So Lucky is a good song ( well , it probably is , if you 're 10 years old ) ; Norman Jay , who does n't want bands to get in touch if all they want is a record deal ; Mick Clarke , who ‘ wants people to tell him what he 's listening to is good ’ , then only signs people he likes , etc . |