Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leeds midfielder David Batty is included although he missed the European Cup defeat by Glasgow Rangers last night through injury . |
| 2 | Sweet Molly , who he was about to take out for the day and seduce if he got the chance . |
| 3 | He looks like he unleashes the force of nature when he swings a club . |
| 4 | She knew she was in love with him , but did n't know if he felt the same way about her . |
| 5 | I do n't know if he left the King 's Troop and went into the First er Regiment Royal Artillery , but erm I went to Germany and of course we just lost contact . |
| 6 | we 'll go round the back , cos I do n't know if he opened the front oh you have to move fast have n't ya to catch those three ? |
| 7 | Where the plaintiff delayed having his car repaired until he knew the defendants would pay the cost , the cost of hire of a replacement car was recoverable ( Martindale v Duncan [ 1973 ] 2 All ER 355 ) . |
| 8 | Former NZ captain Geoff Howarth informed the nation of his availability through the tabloid Sunday News , but there was n't much doubt that Lees would be reappointed if he wanted the job . |
| 9 | Military analysts say President Bush is deluded if he thinks the 30,000 troops will be home by January 20 , when Bill Clinton takes over . |
| 10 | So er perhaps he 'll wait till he gets the carpets down . |
| 11 | Hankin said Gill 's contract was cancelled because he knew the player had been unhappy at the club for some time . |
| 12 | Parks claimed that he was n't even aware of what was happening till he heard the door slam shut as the thieves made their escape . |
| 13 | And then he 'd maybe see two small boys holding hands , and the Holy Spirit would be forgotten while he hauled the bewildered pair out in front of the rest of the class and subjected them to a blistering rain of sarcasm . |
| 14 | ‘ Sounds fine , but , well , even if Montgomery manages to raise this bomber , if he manages to cut a hole in the fuselage without blowing us all to kingdom come , if he manages to extract the atom bomb and if he manages to secure it to the Angelina 's cradle , what happens if the thing detonates before he reaches the Kásos Strait ? ’ |
| 15 | He almost stopped before he reached the end of the sentence , flicking his black eyes over the company to make sure no strangers were present to overhear , report , misrepresent his little blow against hierarchy . |
| 16 | In addition , ‘ bounty money ’ was paid from a fund created by Michelins , the tyre manufacturers ; Guynemer , the French ‘ as des as ’ , earned before he died the huge sum of approximately 15,000 francs ( which he handed over to a foundation for wounded airmen ) . |
| 17 | Second , the only way of avoiding this presumption of responsibility is for the defendant to prove either ( a ) that the driving , accident or damage occurred before he took the car , or ( b ) that he was neither in , on or near the vehicle when that driving , accident or damage occurred . |
| 18 | ‘ Blood probably coagulated before he entered the water . ’ |
| 19 | If peace was not obtainable on these terms , then of course he wanted victory , and he wanted to know before he started the battle that he could be certain of gaining it . |
| 20 | 17 ( 13 ) CITY OF JOY : Drop-out doctor Patrick Swayze finds his conscience is pricked when he visits the slums of Calcutta . |
| 21 | 20 ( 17 ) CITY OF JOY : Drop-out doctor Patrick Swayze finds his conscience pricked when he visits the slums of Calcutta . |
| 22 | He was just cursing the child lock which his sweating , trembling hands were unable to work when he noticed the girl jockey walking towards his car . |
| 23 | I had applied for an Adjournment debate on this subject , but I realised that the hon. Member for Rotherham ( Mr. Crowther ) had a prior right , representing as he does the NLVA . |
| 24 | The waiter 's eyebrows rose as he took the order , otherwise he made no comment . |
| 25 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 26 | Easily recognised by his boar 's head tie , his enthusiasm and appetite was first whetted when he met the ‘ iron-age ’ pig several years ago . |
| 27 | Mr Cordle was applauded as he demanded the abolition of standing charges for pensioners on gas , electricity and telephone bills as a first step towards helping them . |
| 28 | The firm 's managing director , Jim Heslop , was applauded when he described the scheme as ‘ EC and MAFF bureaucratic lunacy . ’ |
| 29 | She slithered away on her stomach across the slatted floor , just like her father moved when he played the serpent in the Garden of Eden . |
| 30 | Mr Major 's troubles deepened as he consulted the Government 's business managers about the threat of a new Conservative revolt over the British Rail sell-off plan at the start of a two-day Commons debate . |