He grew up in a region where Mandarin is not very common.

He and I held a meeting to settle the matter.

He and I finally came to terms.

He often tells interesting yarns.

He is always talking about his big talk.

The fact that he likes that movie is truly a case of 'there's no accounting for taste'.

Believing that failure is a stepping stone to success, he challenged again.

Believing that failure leads to success, he continued to challenge himself over and over again.

He likes to take a walk in the park at dusk.

We held a round table meeting to discuss the new project.