Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rode to take their tribute like a Roman general in triumph , and the cry ‘ Vive l'Empereur ! ’ rose again and again , first from the nearest troops , then from afar . |
| 2 | Although ‘ orthodox ’ theory disregards orthogenesis ( often confusing it with rectilinearity ) the existence of ‘ laws of growth ’ was recognised by Darwin , although he failed to synthesise their role in relation to the environment and vastly overemphasised the power and importance of natural selection . |
| 3 | In his day Wilson was very conscious of some of the injustices from which the weavers suffered , and through his pen he sought to champion their cause . |
| 4 | The dogs , who had sustained monotonous barking at Leon Kennedy since he entered , now submitted to aloof ecstasy as he kneeled to massage their ears . |
| 5 | then the when they 're all parading around it 's to behave , he tried to hold their hands , right . |
| 6 | He tried to enjoy their company , but there was always that guilt . |
| 7 | Awarded an open mathematical fellowship at Brasenose ( 1871–6 ) , he was appointed mathematical lecturer at Brasenose and demonstrator at the Clarendon laboratory , but , when the Yorkshire College of Science was founded in Leeds in 1874 , he moved to become their professor of mathematics and physics . |
| 8 | He 'd heard their shrill voices when he made a routine call and seen Eileen Ryan sitting up in her big bed looking strained and miserable . |
| 9 | He 'd plundered their pension fund . |
| 10 | He 'd called their previous alliance interesting , but she would not have called it that . |
| 11 | How he 'd made their evening for them . ’ |
| 12 | Ruth waited till he 'd taken their food order before speaking . |
| 13 | He 'd tell presidents about their appointees , promise appointees and Senators he 'd suppressed their files , let certain papers know — on plain paper , in plain envelopes — what he 'd overheard or snatch-shot or been told . |
| 14 | Her lips parted in protest ; he seemed to enjoy their shape . |
| 15 | He forgot to decouple their carriage and to attach it to the Masham train as intended . |
| 16 | Then she sat back , watching him as he strove to right their course , his face a mask of patient determination , the muscles of his bare , tanned arms tensing and untensing . |
| 17 | Disappointingly , he declined to consider their length . |
| 18 | Piloting his tinny little car west out of Oxford with blithe disregard for the rules of the road , he declined to specify their destination — beyond the fact that it was where Morpurgo had met with his accident — and instead treated Harry to a detailed account of the death of Ramsey Everett , an account which he had previously given Heather , almost , it seemed , word for word . |
| 19 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |
| 20 | Collects them and then he started pulling their heads off when he got fed up with them . |
| 21 | She sat at a table while he went to get their lager and ploughman 's lunches . |
| 22 | The whole exchange had been conducted in low tones so that they could not be overheard , but the bar was empty ; even the landlord had found business elsewhere and Wycliffe had to rap on the counter when he went to replenish their glasses . |
| 23 | 's bank in Catford was just one of 's targets , we do not know exactly how he managed to penetrate their security , but he was undoubtedly helped by the fact that his main business is debt collecting , and he numbers most of the big banks among his clients . |
| 24 | Then he managed to stand their opposition on its head . |
| 25 | ‘ I think it is great that he bothered sending their records to us . |
| 26 | One occasionally has a glimpse of Green 's neighbours after he has been with them , or heard of their deaths , when he liked to write their obituaries . |
| 27 | He liked to buy their food ; he even enjoyed cooking it sometimes , and was putting on a little weight . |
| 28 | When parliament heard the news of Crécy the commons ‘ thanked God for the great victory He had given their king and they said that all their money had been well spent ’ . |
| 29 | He had timed their arrival for early evening with few people around . |
| 30 | He had seen their silhouette against the night sky . |