Example sentences of "[coord] he [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He 'd go to football training , he was into physique , and he 'd have a couple of pints after , and at first he went out Fridays and Sundays . |
| 32 | You 'd make arrangements beforehand , perhaps with the station-keeper , who would say to call down and he 'd have a cup of tea made when the sergeant was out . |
| 33 | Well there was one sad part was n't it that when I was on my in training during the and the rockets and so in classrooms and had a lecturer talking to us and erm this lad come in with a message from the teleprint and erm give it to the instructor , and he 'd call a name and the chap would go out . |
| 34 | To be fair there was a week when Mr Barnes spotted this inconsistency too and suggested that seeing as how we all wasted our tutor time ( WE wasted it — I like that ! ) we should bring in a board game next week and he 'd organise a sort of tournament . |
| 35 | That was the boy 's job , not a very pleasant one too because he had to — one of the hardest jobs I reckon , and the least paid — he had to cook the food and coil the big rope which was a nasty job , especially in the summer when the jelly-fish were about ; they used to sting the hands and he 'd get a rash between his fingers . ’ |
| 36 | In later years , I 'd take him to the station and he 'd get a train home . ’ |
| 37 | So that meant that he was he could n't sort of do a heavy heavy work so he just used to do odd job things you know , he 'd sell horse and carts and er he 'd go down to the pier when he used to do the fishing boats , he used to come in and he 'd buy a box of fish from them and go round the streets selling them you know . |
| 38 | I 'd played at a club in Soho , even backed a few rock bands Lloyd had claimed to manage , and he 'd run a string of female mud wrestlers , mainly in the clip joint next door . |
| 39 | it was nothing for you to have the er sole of your sh shoe flapping off and having to wear 'em till the p there was a little man that used to mend the shoes in Hirael there and you 'd go to him and he 'd put a couple of nails , never charge you for it you know . |
| 40 | He 'd come to us with numbers he wanted to get off and I 'd just play a chord on the guitar and he 'd write a number round it . |
| 41 | But he was reserved , and he used to do a lot of thinking , especially on the golf course where he used to keep himself to himself . |
| 42 | He went to er College , and he used to wear a mortar board , cos that 's the tassel hanging down , and this here thing . |
| 43 | And there was catches on the chair and you used to be ab A lad used to stand there and he used to pull a lever and he used to level these catches and the tubs would run off and then as two ran off he 'd let it go and it would catch the empties you see then . |
| 44 | At this moment it was for him to protect her , and he must find a way to do it . |
| 45 | and he will do a bit of washing up , they do n't want to use the washing up machine . |
| 46 | A child may appear before a hearing for reasons other than offences ; and he will have a disposal tailored to his needs for care rather than to the seriousness of the offence ; and a child may not only be put under a supervision requirement for reasons other than an offence , but he may remain under such a requirement for a period of years for reasons completely unconnected with breaches of the criminal law . |
| 47 | And he will produce a sister , or a cousin , or an aunt . |
| 48 | He was good at sports , and he could handle a boat better than any of the other men 's fathers . |
| 49 | Perhaps they were being kind and he could have a bit , just a little … |
| 50 | As soon as he got out and about he was going round the house looking for you and then he just stood at the bottom of the stairs and banged until I took him upstairs and he could have a look round up there and then he realized you were n't there |
| 51 | He had a good view of the main road and the side track that climbed to the row , and he could see a part of the buildings themselves , small and neat and quiet . |
| 52 | well the slight adjustment so to get it , get it right , that 's what you 're paid for and he 's , that 's where he was , that 's where he was brought up in the trade , and he could take a piece of cloth in his hands , he had rolls of cloth , and he said that was made such a way , the quality of this cloth is because and that |
| 53 | The path joined a cart-track leading to Jordan 's farm and he could hear a tractor working in the distance . |
| 54 | And he can play a bit , although he 's missing the support of Webb these days . |
| 55 | His playing is thoughtful and warm , generally responsive to the music 's nature ; and he can turn a phrase charmingly , as with the melancholy ‘ October ’ and in the flexible lines of the central con grazia section of ‘ April ’ ( though at the start he strums the off-beat chords rather casually ) . |
| 56 | He said the world 's racing authorities could persecute him all they liked but he would find a spanner to throw in their works , and they 'd regret it . ’ |
| 57 | But he would have a drink and a warm bed awaiting him when he got rid of it . |
| 58 | And er from his conversation he appeared to be a homely sort of a chap and er he was outspoken but he would call a spade a spade . |
| 59 | I think Jim Mason 's viewpoint is also urging for cooperation with the environment but he may cause a bit of controversy . |
| 60 | In that respect , the Minister 's intervention is not valid , but he may have a point in relation to electricity . |