Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ 'E finks we 've come ter put the tent up ! ’ he hissed . |
| 32 | That Arthur 'ad stopped at a pub on 'is way to the church , 'e said 'e needed fortifyin' , and 'im and 'is best man both went in the pub an' stayed there a lot longer than they should of . |
| 33 | Well , 'e called , like 'e said 'e would , all wrapped up still , and I brought 'im in and 'e stood just where you 're standin' . |
| 34 | 'E said 'e wants loads o' babies . |
| 35 | 'E said 'e needs a lot o' money ter get it started an' that 's what 's worryin' me. 'E could be up to anyfink . ’ |
| 36 | ‘ E asked me to describe yer , which I did , thinkin' maybe 'e was goin' to tell yer you 'd come into some money , but 'e said you 'd taken in a young woman , that the pair of you 'ad nicked 'is wallet an' made off with it . |
| 37 | ‘ Trouble is , Danny , they beat the watchman up an' 'e picked 'em out in an identification parade , so the copper told me. 'E said I might be 'earin' from 'em . |
| 38 | 'E left me roastin' outside the gates while 'e went an' phoned the police , ’ Freddie moaned . |
| 39 | ‘ 'E likes you , see . |
| 40 | ‘ Trouble is , Danny , they beat the watchman up an' 'e picked 'em out in an identification parade , so the copper told me. 'E said I might be 'earin' from 'em . |
| 41 | ‘ If by any chance the police pull us in on suspicion they 've got ter 'ave an identification parade , an' if the old watchman recognises any of us we 're done for , unless 'e 's too frightened ter pick us out , an' 'e will be if 'e knows we 're capable o' smackin' 'im around a bit . |
| 42 | I 'd give 'im the back o' me 'and big as 'e is , an' 'e knows it . |
| 43 | ‘ I jus ' take everyfing to 'im an' give 'im all those sheets wiv me totals on , an' 'e works it all out . |
| 44 | I never felt him cover me , or tuck me up … |
| 45 | If only she could tell him how she longed for him to carry her off , but would n't that make him think her wanton ? |
| 46 | Her brain whirling , Luce allowed him to carry her downstairs without further protest . |
| 47 | And get him to carry it . |
| 48 | The Minister 's only defence I do not recall him using it in Committee — against the charge that he is wantonly selling public assets cheaply is that we always have recourse to the Public Accounts Committee . |
| 49 | If his luck held , nothing could prevent him using it . |
| 50 | Let him think they were going to get married if he wanted to . |
| 51 | And do not let him think he is to be parted from you forever Ellen for this would not be the truth . |
| 52 | You 're doing him harm , making him think he 's so wonderful . ’ |
| 53 | He was a fool to expect anything other than he got , however : surely only vanity could have made him think he could seduce a mob of Madness fans ? |
| 54 | Would have made him think he was with the poor bloody paras in a tent in Afghanistan … |
| 55 | What makes him think he 's so wonderful ? ’ |
| 56 | She professed love for Gentle at intervals , but not with sufficient consistency to make him think he could prise her from her husband , even if he wanted to , which he was by no means certain he did . |
| 57 | More recently his attempt to damp down the fires of the Rushdie controversy , A Satanic Affair : Salman Rushdie and The Rage of Islam , infuriated both Muslim militants and some of Rushdie 's friends , which makes him think he got the balance about right . |
| 58 | And made him think he could trust me . |
| 59 | His ankles were unbound ; it made him think he was higher off the ground than he would have liked . |
| 60 | It does n't do any good to let him think he can overrule me either — well , he ca n't really , because I 'm Chief Druid after all . |