Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ They say that he said he would never come again .
2 I found it hard to find Mill 's arguments for this , although he seems to be , he seems to be arguing the point over several pages , but erm we get pretty much rhetorical claims and evidence and so he wants us to consider those states which have been ruled by despots with those contemporary states which have been democracies England versus Spain say and he thinks it 's obvious which type of system we ought to prefer .
3 Mick Ronson , Woody Woodmansey and myself would be making backing tracks , having got the brief from David — it was E chord for 16 bars then an A chord for 4 bars and a B chord for 2 bars — and we were just banging out these backing tracks , and David would come into the studio , if we could tear him away from Angela for long enough and say whether he liked it or not .
4 I didnae cry when he left me .
5 Phalangist officers of the time insist that he told them to kill 40 Muslims in reprisal .
6 For the remaining half-hour she would be pleasant to him , and then she would quietly and purposefully remind him of the time , and with gentle dignity insist that he take her home .
7 But though she knew she ought to deter that straying hand , struggle free of him , insist that he let her leave his bed , her own treacherous flesh kept her prisoner .
8 I hope that he learns them well , because he will need to deploy them for a long time .
9 But Basil encouraged and even found some tiny portion of my painting which could be developed though he agreed that I might copy more easily than imagine and he gave me a mounted butterfly to draw .
10 I mean if he saw me or anybody who he knew , hello young that sort of thing like , you know .
11 ‘ I am very happy with the way I am playing but I accept that he believes he should be England 's fly-half .
12 In actual fact I 've got a friend and I go potholing with him , we meet , he 's a Kendall farmer , he 's a a sheep farmer and er , we meet and he says you know what I 've got a problem with on my land , not foxes dogs and walkers that have n't got them on the leads and crows at lambing time cos they peck their eyes out and things of that calibre , he says yes , I 'll tell you what I 'll bet you I 've had animals taken by foxes he , he says I probably have , he said but I 've not had this kind of unindeighted killing as .
13 ‘ I suspect because he loves you , even though he does n't always show it , ’ said David , trying to be fair .
14 I 'm not up in all that , I 'm not in the higher class , I just vote because he wants me to .
15 If his guitar is his lover , watch as he beats her , caresses her and apologises to her in one fell swoop of his arms .
16 We know that he made her write a letter to bring Sir Charles to the moor gate on that sad night .
17 But I know that he made it very hard for Sheila .
18 Nevertheless we know that he liked it .
19 People who will say to other people I know Jesus I know that he loves us , I know that he forgives us , I know that he is risen from the dead , and that the good news is that we will also rise from our own deaths .
20 ‘ But surely you know that he prefers me ? ’
21 People who will say to other people I know Jesus I know that he loves us , I know that he forgives us , I know that he is risen from the dead , and that the good news is that we will also rise from our own deaths .
22 Do n't be a Chocolate Teapot , melting away when the heat 's turned up at school ; stand up for God and know that he loves you enough to help you through each day , however hot it gets .
23 Remember that he says he then , in his fright at what he had done , went to peer at his victim , and found that he had struck down the wrong man .
24 ‘ Whatever problems you 've had in the past , remember that he loved you , and you loved him .
25 I think he was a bit nervous really he thought , Oh my gosh you know that these are one of the big pickets that happened erm what are the women going to plan next you know and he felt you know Tom 's you know felt a bit sort of out of control of it really I think he was very impressed with er .
26 Yeah , I know and he said she said my sister said if I ca n't afford it , she 'll pay but I 'll she said and I was so proud of Sam !
27 Sent memos all round , you know and he called me in the office that day , to say I 'm really disappointed in you , I said , what do you mean ?
28 At least at least you know how you know if he says you can have this one or this one yeah cos the choice between one or the other and he says well I can fit this one immediately , but , this one I 've got ta order .
29 Just tell him what we want him to give us , you know if he gave us the advance nod on something then we could either you know deal it exclusive or we 'll put it all round , you know , whichever they prefer .
30 I know cos he told me as well
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