Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [conj] [verb] he [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spurred by a fleeting but unmistakable echo of Thetis 's music , interpolated in its original key as if to remind him of his mother 's counsel , and by the groaning shades of his dead countrymen , he sets forth to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory ( ex.10 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ We ’ , the stupid , ignorant , umbrage-taking members of Mark 's congregation , thought Sophia , moving closer to her husband as if to protect him from them . |
| 3 | She caught the drift of his thinking , switched on an open smile as if to compliment him on his loyalty , and said : ‘ I think you 'll find Hilda 's part in my husband 's life put perfectly fairly when Mr Kronweiser 's book comes out . ’ |
| 4 | These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was . |
| 5 | ‘ I will see Paul 's condition before making a decision on whether to play him against Parma next week . ’ |
| 6 | She opened her arms as if to gather him into them but he simply grinned and walked straight past her . |
| 7 | In normal circumstances the men would just have forced their way in and relieved him of the weapon . |
| 8 | And meanwhile Garbett was still spreading doubt on whether to send him to the see of London was the best way for the Church to use the best scholar on its bench of bishops . |