Example sentences of "he [verb] the [noun sg] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boy wound down the window so that he could see the stars better , and then he made the man kiss him , right there . |
| 2 | The ball 's he let the ball drop behind him but er he still had a chance to get back on this . |
| 3 | He helped the crew hang up their coats , said , ‘ So ! ’ again , and led us into the living-room , a modest affair with a bookcase of mainly naval books , a desk with photographs of his dead family , a crucifix , and , on a separate table , a model of a U-boat . |
| 4 | Parry made his debut in the fourth match of 1931–32 , when he helped the Palace secure a superb 3–0 victory at Brighton , and he became a regular member of our side that season . |
| 5 | The bear had supper and a bed for the night , and next morning he helped the fox mount guard over the horse . |
| 6 | He let the sentence trail off into a silence that vibrated . |
| 7 | He let the sentence hang . |
| 8 | He let the sentence hang unfinished , and she shivered , struck anew by the danger she 'd voluntarily placed herself in . |
| 9 | He let the contact lengthen ; she did n't move away . |
| 10 | He let the man run . |
| 11 | He let the mattress sag to one side and clutched his scalp , swaying dizzily for a moment . |
| 12 | He let the film run again , watching as it cut to a later moment when Fischer had interrupted the meeting to tell the T'ang about the fire . |
| 13 | He let the question hang delicately in the air . |
| 14 | He let the opening float over him : undulating strings , like someone stirring from sleep , which rose to one crashing climax , followed by another . |
| 15 | The sideways look he sent her clearly said he was far from convinced , but to her relief he let the subject drop . |
| 16 | Jenna felt the rising of annoyance that came when any mention was made of her mother , and he let the subject drop at once , too well trained to antagonise . |
| 17 | He let the conversation drift . |
| 18 | He let the girl jog past him and then jumped out on to her back ; she never even heard him until his arms were around her body . |
| 19 | Miloš , however , was not interested , and after wasting Vuk 's time for over a year he let the scholar return to Austria empty-handed . |
| 20 | He let the thought pass as the plane came to a halt less than twenty yards away from the limousines . |
| 21 | Gasping , momentarily blinded by the water in her eyes , she became conscious of Niall , treading water beside her , of his dark hair , plastered against his head , of his bronzed , naked chest against which her own head was resting as he let the water take her weight , drawing her towards him . |
| 22 | He let the car drift to the kerb and stopped with the lights off , watching the rear-view and wing mirrors . |
| 23 | He let the torch travel down over her back , to take her all in , and was surprised to something peculiar under her tail . |
| 24 | And this time he let the contempt enter his voice . |
| 25 | He let the teacher go ahead , reluctant to go in , wanting to keep the blanket of darkness and silence about him a moment longer . |
| 26 | At last he let the baby cry . |
| 27 | Innocent maintained that Philip should have gone to Rome for absolution but for the moment he let the matter rest . |
| 28 | He let the matter drop . |
| 29 | He let the towel drop and dug around in a drawer for some underwear . |
| 30 | He let the silence drag , long and hard , and then he finally spoke . |