Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] he [art] " in BNC.

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1 The assistant headteacher agreed to see him every day , on an informal basis , to get a chance to talk to him about home , family and school and to offer support where possible .
2 But Bodie softened his voice , teased Liz mercilessly , until she agreed to meet him a few minutes later , to be taken to Linda Stone 's school .
3 Competition could be fierce , as a young Dundee officer discovered when even the influence of the powerful David Scott failed to secure him a place for the voyage of 1801 because
4 Surtees was a good choice , but I never got to know him the way I did Graham Hill , Jackie Stewart and Pedro Rodriguez .
5 And a performance that helped make him the Queen Mum 's favourite .
6 IAN McCANN cruises the mean streets of Kingston to find out what a crap fist they 're making of the great man 's legacy , and to talk to some of those who helped make him the Third World 's finest musical ambassador .
7 If she tried to evict him an undignified struggle would only ensue and she would n't give him the satisfaction .
8 As Burn tried to tend him the plane exploded .
9 He tried to sell him a picture .
10 Someone came to the shop and tried to sell him an old cross with paste stones in it .
11 They sat down together facing each other , her face full of unaccustomed excitement , and then she rose to fetch him a dish to tickle his appetite , six pale gleaming molluscs like oysters , with wedges of lime around them , prettily , and a sprinkling of red pepper over them .
12 Assuming he was in trouble , he stopped to give him a lift … but the attacker threatened him with an iron bar and forced him to take tablets which made him unconscious .
13 I tried to give him a withering look .
14 Llandudno had merely assisted with funding his flight to this country and helped to get him a job in the locality .
15 Other cottagers the teacher from Glasgow visited gave him a proof of their kindness ; they presented him with a large basin of milk : he took a drink of it , and would have left the remainder , but they signalled to him to drink it all , and the old man stood opposite the door to prevent his getting away till he was obliged , in answer to Gaelic gesticulations , to drink all the milk that was in the basin .
16 Indenbaum knew how badly Modigliani needed money so he tried to offer him a sum within his means for the beautiful oil , but Modigliani was offended and obliged Indenbaum to accept the portrait as a present .
17 Corbett devoured it hungrily while the gaoler watched impassively but , when Corbett tried to ask him a question , slapped him in the mouth , grabbed the bowl and waddled out of the cell .
18 We jumped out and met him at the rear of the vehicle and tried to show him a letter of introduction from the Algerian Ambassador to Britain , Lakhdar Brahimi .
19 She 'd given him no encouragement — their encounters had been on a light , friendly basis only — but she knew that he 'd long since stopped seeing Louise , and there 'd been only a couple of short-term girlfriends since .
20 Though I wish you 'd given him a different name .
21 Cheered on by the huge German crowd , who 'd given him a two-minute standing ovation when his record was read out during the knock-up , Becker was devastating in the first set .
22 Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her .
23 Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on .
24 Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face .
25 You 'd think I 'd given him the moon . ’
26 He was free , he was well fed and looked after , and he had a girl who came to see him every day .
27 And Jimmy [ Jewel ] came to see him the other day and we walked across the road to the pub .
28 Nowadays , quite a few recognised him , and seemed to bear him no grudges .
29 She 'd met him a few times , usually when he was drunk .
30 Dorothy stood by him and came to visit him every day .
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