Example sentences of "he [verb] and [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fernande Olivier , Picasso 's mistress , described him as stingy , but he was a good friend to Modigliani , encouraged him to paint and lent him colours , brushes and canvas . |
| 2 | Eventually she let him win and asked who told him . |
| 3 | And then , for his sake , she did what she had read should be done : raised her legs and arched her back and held him embraced and reached her mouth to his , and began to enjoy what she did . |
| 4 | Uproar then , and shouts of : ‘ The nigger 's got th'measure , short-arse … fist like a cannon ball … who 'll have twopence on him to win … ’ as the crowd heaved Garty to his feet , helped him round and sent him flying back towards Midnight . |
| 5 | The sergeant followed him in and found him smoking and put him on a discipline charge — idling his time . |
| 6 | The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look . |
| 7 | Willoughby de Broke saw something of himself in his grandmother , ‘ a good whip and a good horsewoman ’ , who taught him to ride and launched him on an obsessively pursued career in hunting . |
| 8 | In 1244–5 Richard was in the marches of Wales , and received another blow when Richard de Clare , sixth Earl of Gloucester , lord of Glamorgan , had him arrested and confiscated his Glamorgan estates , on the grounds that Richard had sided with a Welsh magnate of the area against the earl . |
| 9 | He remained like that for a few seconds longer , while they tied his wrists to a pair of iron rings bolted into the wall , and then they let him go and left him dangling there — half in , half out of the river . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've seen him play and liked what I saw . |
| 11 | But what if his parents had forbidden him to pray and read his Bible ? |
| 12 | ‘ No ! ’ he said , so relieved when it was out that the recoil made him faint and set him shaking . |
| 13 | His father is first traced as opening a tailor 's shop at 34 Milk Street , Bristol , in 1803 , where he lived and continued his trade until 1831 . |
| 14 | He beamed and drank his wine . |
| 15 | He beamed and wiped his brow with a large white handkerchief . |
| 16 | Then , suddenly , he relented and told me that my proposed interview with you was recorded in your desk diary , but that it had been overlooked . ’ |
| 17 | He winked and waved her to a chair , then turned his attention back to the caller . |
| 18 | He agreed and said he would train me so that I could take the necessary exams . |
| 19 | My father , a shy gentle man , was with the Eighth Army Medical Corps in Scotland when he met and married my Mother . |
| 20 | He met and married my mother there , when my sister Julia and I were very young . |
| 21 | Smith was working at the High Commission in India when he met and married his wife , Isa , who survives him . |
| 22 | The King held it good to accomplish her desire ; and forthwith ordered letters to be drawn up to Rodrigo of Bivar , wherein he enjoined and commanded him that he should come incontinently to Valencia , for he had much to communicate to him , upon an affair which was greatly to God 's service , and his own welfare and great honour . |
| 23 | The President personally remained immensely popular and in 1944 he fought and won his fourth presidential campaign . |
| 24 | Terry B says he did n't think he was hitting the bottle but there 's one side of you that takes over and he started to slide down hill … he became and realised it was time to get real with himself and he has n't had a drink since march |
| 25 | A darkened shop doorway appeared on his left , and he ducked into it for a moment till he recovered and regained his breath . |
| 26 | Then at last he straightened and squared his shoulders in resolution . |
| 27 | So remorseful was Shiva that he took the head of the first creature he encountered and placed it on the boy 's shoulders . |
| 28 | He was in a field , and picked out what he thought was a wood , to which he headed and placed his unwanted gear in a ditch , covering it with tufts or grass . |
| 29 | ‘ He helped and encouraged me so much . ’ |
| 30 | he must of done Arthur , he moved and pulled everything , he 's ever such a good boy , he 's says to ya , I do n't know why he says but I can eat as much as I can , said I never get fat , I said I know why you do n't get fat |