Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] he [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he made his way back to the van , the thought did occur to him that it might be prudent to stay clear of the likes of Terry Littlejohn . |
| 2 | It did not occur to him that it was following the track of a mole , in the hope of killing it with a blow of its beak and then pulling it out of its shallow run . |
| 3 | Evidently it did not occur to him that it could also have been a case of the mastery of English becoming a kind of weapon in the mouths of the dispossessed . |
| 4 | I rang around and a friend , Roger Gerrett , said they could stay with him until it was safe to return . ’ |
| 5 | How do think er Notts are gon na cope without him because it seems as though when he is on form , certainly when he 's at home , he finds scoring goals quite easy to come by ? |
| 6 | He says the sun will only shine on him if it rains for at least a month . |
| 7 | She 'd get to him if it was the last thing she did . |
| 8 | And then , when he could n't step back any further , he would walk forward , watching the shadow shrink before him until it ended up as a small and pathetic figure beneath his feet . |
| 9 | I take my hon. Friend 's point , but I must say to him that it is not a matter for me . |