Example sentences of "[verb] he [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She invited him to cover it up with a paper bag but he snapped the band round the back of his head and ran off into the street , an elephant ramping above the collar of his jersey , his new trunk bobbing . |
| 2 | We had to really clump him to get it out of his mouth . |
| 3 | But instead , she had let him drive her back to the flat ; had stood by in mute acquiescence while he 'd ransacked her drawers and cupboards and packed her a bag . |
| 4 | They found the brassiere under the bed and Jo let him hook it up at the back for her . |
| 5 | No , Caroline thought , as she let him lead her down to the ancient ground , no , it had n't . |
| 6 | She let him help her off with the mackintosh , hang it in the cupboard in the hall . |
| 7 | She let him help her down from the carriage and lead her inside a shop where there was a strong , pastoral smell of grain , and Sarah wrinkled up her nose to sniff it . |
| 8 | ‘ Has he taken anything out of there ? ’ he demanded . |
| 9 | If the right hon. and learned Gentleman supports the TECs so much , why has he started them off with a significant cut in funding ? |
| 10 | When the punch had cooled he took it out to the garden shed , within easy reach of Tibbles who , since her dose of chicken thallium , seemed to have improved in every conceivable way , and went upstairs to the bedroom . |
| 11 | When I stopped he pushed himself back in his comfortable armchair and put the end between his teeth . |
| 12 | He gave Stieber the number he was calling from , told him to call him back from outside . |
| 13 | Yes , er he took a couple of steps away from the bed , er then I told him to lower himself down onto his knees and then eventually lower himself down onto his chest , down onto his front . |
| 14 | ‘ I would like to have seen him holding us back with an old sword in his hand . ’ |
| 15 | Let him sell it off to a museum . |
| 16 | I let him pick me up at the Marski . |
| 17 | He came to the orphanage just after I went in there , and they let him take me out to tea . |
| 18 | However , she allowed him to squire her to the desk , without comment and with a straight face , told him the number of her key , though keys were almost an affectation at ‘ The Salmon 's Return ’ , more for ornament than use , and let him take it down for her and escort her to the foot of the oak staircase , which wound in slightly drunken lurches about a narrow well , the polished treads hollowed by centuries of use . |
| 19 | Pennethorne 's version was that Hall had approved the scheme and directed him to draw it out in more detail , which he did , and submitted a set of drawings along with perspectives and an estimate to Hall in February 1856 . |
| 20 | Carl Howard says he took it up at school and won … went on to county level and won and just found he had a natural talent … he 's always enjoyed sprinting and athletics |
| 21 | As they mature he leads them out of the harem to an independent existence . |
| 22 | When Werner heard of our filming plans he took us back to his bungalow , where he proved to have a superb cook of his own , a staggering collection of ethnographic art , and an intimate knowledge of the islands . |
| 23 | I hope he makes it up to her in the end . |
| 24 | But Pearce , says : ‘ I just ca n't see him packing it in for a younger man to come in . |
| 25 | Wordlessly , she allowed him to lead her on to the roadway and down the hill towards home . |
| 26 | She allowed him to lead her back to the living-room , her defences momentarily lapsed so that when he paused on the threshold to slide an arm around her waist and draw her into his embrace she was too shocked to remonstrate . |
| 27 | Kate said nothing , just allowed him to lead her out into the winter sunshine towards the waiting car . |
| 28 | Kate knew it was no good resisting , so she meekly allowed him to shepherd her out of the flat down to the basement where he kept his car . |
| 29 | She had earlier persuaded him to allow her out of the bank in Greater Manchester on the pretext of getting the keys to the safe . |
| 30 | A blow from one of the men holding him knocked him down onto the cobbles . |