Example sentences of "[prep] he [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together , kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders . |
| 2 | This had been doubly hurtful , for it meant that she not only did not want to work for and look after him but preferred his lifestyle to her own , and by implication ( for she was a lazy woman ) that meant that she considered what he did not to be work at all , merely a pleasurable means of making a great deal of money . |
| 3 | Three of the remaining four were working together until Sunbury when Anderson and Ferrari missed the rollers , allowing Pereira to break away but Andersen chased after him and passed him before the finish . |
| 4 | She leaned across to pull the door shut after him and felt his warm breath on her cheek . |
| 5 | Without time to do more than yell in protest as he set off , Sarella launched herself after him and did her utmost to keep pace . |
| 6 | I ran after him and grabbed his arm to stop him . |
| 7 | She sat down opposite him and propped her chin on her hands and gave him the look of limpid honesty at which she was particularly gifted . |
| 8 | Half-blinded by the glare , Manville picked out two black shapes moving towards him and brought his gun up quickly , thumbing off the safety catch . |
| 9 | She leaned towards him and lowered her voice . |
| 10 | He now thrust his arm out and pulled her tightly towards him and waltzed her round the table , saying , ‘ One , two , three ; one , two , three ; one , two , three . |
| 11 | Then he pulled her towards him and asked her to give him a kiss , but she pulled away quickly when she saw Mum 's scowl . |
| 12 | Suddenly he drew her towards him and kissed her . |
| 13 | He caught her towards him and kissed her until she was breathless , and even in her daze she heard Candace 's high heels clicking angrily across the back of the hall . |
| 14 | ‘ Then goodbye , friend , ’ Vitor said , and , cupping two large hands around her shoulders , he drew her towards him and kissed her . |
| 15 | As he got into bed she rolled over towards him and put her arms round him . |
| 16 | As he began to shout his reply , he only managed the words , ‘ Bloody tacky , ’ when , at the sound of his raised voice close to her ear , Daisy swung her head towards him and caught him full in the chest with her nose . |
| 17 | Creed walked towards him and handed him an envelope . |
| 18 | Suddenly a passing girl suddenly swerved towards him and threw her arms round his waist . |
| 19 | Ben the actor appeared beside them and started his piece , and I saw Filmer turn a bland face towards him and watched his mouth shape the unmistakable words , ‘ Go away . ’ |
| 20 | It was the part of him that told him he was managing fine and not to change as it would just lead to hassles and worries . |
| 21 | How important could you from this work of making known this father 's name and kingdom , he said to his disciples my food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work why did Jesus consider God 's work to be as important as school ? |
| 22 | My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me |
| 23 | It was n't just fear of him that made them change . |
| 24 | It was the part of him that found it too much of a strain to even think about organizing his work . |
| 25 | It was the implications of his presence as much as the sight of him that heated her skin and caused her heart to thunder as her mind leapt treacherously forward to the night that lay ahead of them . |
| 26 | Burton was so elated at his tough bargaining that he took a rare taxi back to Pelham Crescent , where he met his neighbour , Emlyn Williams , who winkled the details out of him and sent him back for £30 . |
| 27 | Shales picked up one of the newspapers in front of him and pitched it down the table in Dowd 's direction . |
| 28 | He picked a newly constructed swatch of samples up from the desk in front of him and chucked it at Antinou , who caught the flopping thing one-handed and proceeded to fondle it familiarly . |
| 29 | His mother came in , fell on her knees in front of him and pressed him to her ; She was gasping and shuddering . |
| 30 | There had been a steady diminution — since the operation — in his own interest in dentistry but she had tapped his experience out of him and collected it with care . |