Example sentences of "and [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 31 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 32 | A burst of fire cut the bald man in two at point-blank range and propelled him headlong into the ditch like a blow from a sledge-hammer . |
| 33 | An estimated 3,000 delegates from one faction claiming to represent the opposition Forum for the Restoration of Democracy ( FORD ) gathered in Nairobi on Sept. 4 and unanimously elected Jaramogi Oginga Odinga as FORD chairman and designated him the party 's presidential candidate . |
| 34 | And when supper was ready he bade his knights take their seats , and he took the leper by the hand , and seated him next himself , and ate with him out of the same dish . |
| 35 | They went for him then , Alexander and Donald McLaggan , the Duke 's two sons , dragged him from his father 's side so that his head bounced on the steps , lifted him bleeding , like foresters keeping a dying deer clear of the hounds , and started to carry him down to the river ‘ just to cool him off ’ but Cameron ran and gripped Donald 's shoulder and shouted , ‘ If you injure an officer it is treason on top of sedition , ’ so they carried him back and laid him carefully at his father 's feet . |
| 36 | Death met him by the way , and laid him here . |
| 37 | And she brought forth her first-born son , and wrapped him in swaddling clothes , and laid him in a manger ; because there was no room for them in the inn . |
| 38 | And she brought forth her first born son , and wrapped him in swaddling clothes , and laid him in a manger. because there was no room for them in the inn . |
| 39 | They took him from his horse , and laid him tenderly on the ground ; Ranulf stood watch while they waited quietly for the man to die . |
| 40 | … a round shot struck a seaman at one of the guns near them on the breast and laid him dead on the deck , before he had time to utter a groan . |
| 41 | " And she brought forth her first-born child , and laid him in a manger , because there was no place for them in the inn . " |
| 42 | Then they peeled back the bedcovers and laid him on a crisp sheet , covering him from the waist down with another sheet . |
| 43 | I contrived to get Martinho beside Goreng 's jeep and laid him against a wheel . |
| 44 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 45 | Grimma caught him and laid him down as gently as she could . |
| 46 | It was Marriott who suggested that Stirling should make himself scarce for a while and recommended him to Brigadier Denys Reid . |
| 47 | Richter was taken on board because Tank was in favour and recommended him . |
| 48 | In his battle dispatch , Beatty described Cornwell 's bravery and recommended him for ‘ special recognition … as an acknowledgement of the high example set by him . ’ |
| 49 | Bede perceived in Ceolwulf a love of religion and recommended him to Ecgberht , bishop of York , in 734 as a willing helper in the work of ecclesiastical reform and organization . |
| 50 | Yesterday Judge William Hannah jailed 37-year-old Parvis Yousefi for 18 months and recommended he should be deported from Britain . |
| 51 | If you believe the Thames Valley CID — not the account they gave at the inquest , when the events were still fresh in everyone 's minds , but the one they came up with in the months following my return to this country — then having lured Dennis on to the river and dosed him with draughts of spiked bubbly , Karen and I went ‘ One , two , three ’ and heaved him overboard . |
| 52 | If you put him to bed and he cries , check on him every few minutes , reassuring him you 're there by talking to him and stroking him before leaving the room . |
| 53 | He 'll force you to take life at a slower pace , to put your feet up when you feed him , and to enjoy cuddling and stroking him . |
| 54 | As a result , their neighbour is for them not only a potential helper or sexual object , but also someone who tempts them to satisfy their aggressiveness on him , to exploit his capacity for work without compensation , to use him sexually without his consent , to seize his possessions , to humiliate him , to cause him pain , to torture and to kill him . |
| 55 | Ellie provoked and stimulated Mr O'Mara with her inquisitive and questioning mind , and entertained him with her ever truthful and utterly pragmatic approach , while the kindness , respect and affection that he had accorded Ellie had enabled her to grow quickly and painlessly from a gauche teenager into a poised young woman . |
| 56 | He laughed and clapped him on the back . |
| 57 | Meanwhile he attracted the attention of bishop Aeonius of Arles , who negotiated his release from the community of Lérins , and ordained him . |
| 58 | Iorwerth reached out of the leaves for him and choked him mute , but the damage was done . |
| 59 | From the king 's standpoint , the vital consequence was that in each county he had a loyal cadre of men whose services and renders he could call on directly when he chose . |
| 60 | He had never been with a man who wanted to take him out at three in morning and stand him up against a wall in a dark street and jerk him off , not because there was nowhere else to go , but for the pleasure of doing it like that ; he had never done it again and again with one body . |