Example sentences of "[vb infin] he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I did n't know he had it so early I always thought it was the week before . |
| 2 | James Harris , writing in 1751 , saw that ‘ all Conversation passes between Particulars or Individuals ’ , and argued that when , at the formative stages of human language , a speaker met another whose name he did not know he addressed him by using ‘ , that is , Pointing , or Indication by the Finger or Hand , some traces of which are still to be observed as a part of that Action which naturally attends our speaking ’ . |
| 3 | anyway he says d' ya know he says I feel awful , he says anything I can do , he said I 'll let you have one of my beds cos |
| 4 | down into his arteries and we ca n't get anything down there so they 're blocked , but he said how the hell he survived that op I do n't know he said they could 've done more with his legs but it meant another hour and a quarter minutes in surgery , and he said he 'd had enough we could n't have kept him on the table a minute longer so he said all we can do is wait , so now mum said well he 's alright in intensive care , he 's responding well , getting over the operation well , but what we was worried about was him breathing on his own , had he , had he been you see , anyway he said this on er Thursday |
| 5 | Before the end of the day , he had had a short sharp interview with Chief Inspector Chips Salter , who produced the names of the two families he suspected of killing the Pitts , with his reasons for this suspicion , while at the same time letting John Coffin know he thought he was wasting his time looking elsewhere . |
| 6 | With a little frown , she asked , ‘ How do you know he paid her ? ’ |
| 7 | And I think you should know he wanted me to go out with him . ’ |
| 8 | I do n't doubt he pays her well . |
| 9 | he said but do n't wait he said I 've only got you to blame and he did |
| 10 | ‘ We must assume he took her completely by surprise . ’ |
| 11 | Do you feel he cuts you off ? |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't expect he liked it , darling , but you are on holiday , and though it was very naughty of that boy to risk ringing you from a ward , you can scarcely be held responsible . ’ |
| 13 | The guy we now know is called Casey stomps out of the phonebox and glares up the road in our direction so hard you could swear he sees us . |
| 14 | Many would claim he does them rather well , by riding his motor bike with the style of a bronco rider all in the pursuit of the ‘ Scottish Trial Championship ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll never believe he done it , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , when she came round for a cup of tea and a slice of the action , ‘ not if he 's convicted by a dozen juries , and do n't tell me he 'll get a fair trial in the current climate of opinion , not unless they pick twelve men the same size and true . |
| 16 | ‘ But I do n't believe he done it , I do n't believe he could do a thing like that and her with a babby inside of her . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I could n't believe he drugged me because I saw him as a caring person , he had got me into his confidence . |
| 18 | ‘ I still do n't believe he wants me around ! ’ |
| 19 | I 'll believe he loved me just a little at least , thought Fenella , sitting quite still on her horse and looking about her . |
| 20 | There is a social stigma about suicide and his family do n't believe he did it . |
| 21 | ‘ He is not in the least like any of Henrietta 's children , but when I see him laugh and run he makes me think of them , being nearer the little one 's age than my Penini . |
| 22 | He hated himself for these demeaning fantasies , and was reasonably afraid that she might suspect he nourished them . |
| 23 | ‘ She was dead to me , ’ he had said and she could see he meant it . |
| 24 | Carolyn agreed because she could see he meant it , although she did n't understand why . |
| 25 | I could see he thought it was serious , that she did have a case . |
| 26 | I can see he made it tough for you . ’ |
| 27 | I 'll bet he made them rope up to do the dishes . |
| 28 | Moving back towards her , slowly , and his physical strength being the greater , he easily prised her fingers loose , and before she could recover he pushed her off balance and into a pile of hay . |
| 29 | United have got a new Centre Forward , Leroy May , has come from non league , Tividale. let us hope he strikes it lucky tomorrow . |
| 30 | Let's hope he keeps it up , and makes himself a permanent fixture in the side . |