Example sentences of "[prep] he [verb] [pron] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went after him to ask him what his problem was — and we squared up to each other like something out of High Noon . |
| 2 | Because he could n't for the life of him imagine what he personally could have done to her . |
| 3 | Harris knew that something had happened but he could n't for the life of him think what it might be . |
| 4 | But to you … well , you must have stood out against him to do what you 've done the night so … so far ; you 'ave me thanks . ’ |
| 5 | He smiled and hurried to the escalator , scuttling up the moving stairway towards street level , finally emerging into the ticket hall ; As he passed through he cast one last glance behind him to assure himself he was free of pursuers . |
| 6 | Since it is impossible to communicate with him to reassure him he would have to be kept sedated . |
| 7 | I 'll go and have a word with him See what he says . |
| 8 | Whatever one man tells another about a woman 's sexual inclinations and whether or not she demonstrates her unwillingness , it is hard to see why a man should be able to rely for consent on the word of another man or why there should be no obligation upon him to consult her himself . |
| 9 | I looked away from him to see what his eyes were fixed on . |
| 10 | When he returned the people gathered round him to hear what he had to say . |
| 11 | She muttered something about him paying what he could . |
| 12 | When he saw that , he called out , " My friend , have you seen El-ahrairah , for I am looking for him to give him my gift ? " |
| 13 | He wanted me to come back as , obviously , it was very helpful for him to have someone who would control things when he had to go out and work . |
| 14 | It would never occur to him to cook himself anything . |
| 15 | The tourist sitting next to him asked him what they were . |
| 16 | ‘ But you did n't even consult me , ’ said Ken reproachfully when presently it occurred to him to ask what she 'd called the baby , and Wendy told him . |
| 17 | I mean , it 's odd : I used to feel sometimes I wanted to talk to him to see what he was really like but I never did . |
| 18 | When he came back , his face was so strained with worry that I felt the sting of another guilt , and I smiled properly ( having just finished with a not-too-terrible pain ) and put out my hand to him to show him I was better . |
| 19 | and now the chips are down and I 'm calling on him to do what he said , he 's not prepared |
| 20 | The woman was taking him for a ride , working on him to get what she wanted , and that included Lissa 's destruction . |
| 21 | ‘ We are giving him another chance , but the pressure is now on him to show us what he is capable of , ’ said Laporte . |
| 22 | She was waving her hands at him to deny what he was saying ; the press girl was running up , but Jean-Claude , she realised later , as she reconstructed the scene in her mind , was leaning up against the cameraman 's steel chair on the travelling rig and smoking , his hands cupped over his mouth as he did so , like a wise monkey hiding his speaking , his eyes half-closed behind his glasses , more lizard now than trout . |
| 23 | If you feel comfortable going in second one of these and these alone , that 's fine by him do what we did come in the first place , you can go in , take your briefcase pop it down there , this says to them , this is where I 'm gon na work from , is that okay with you ? |
| 24 | And Jesus had n't stopped speaking , but even as he 's saying that the these people are gathering around him , the tax gatherers , the sinners , the undesirables of society , they 're gathering around him to hear what he 's got to say . |