Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] he [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From what he has heard he fears the worst about the likelihood of a quick turnaround on the field . |
| 2 | Germany pulled out of the joint project in July , but finance minister Theo Waigel has said he favours a scaled-down version of the plane costing £36 million to avoid job losses in times of recession . |
| 3 | In terms of foreign investment in US carriers , the transportation secretary , Federico Pena , has said he favours the current 25 per cent limit on voting stock owned by foreign investors and the 49 per cent limit on their overall investment . |
| 4 | EC commissioner Frans Andriessen , the EC 's chief negotiator , has said he has no immediate plans to meet US negotiators but developments could come today after a meeting of EC foreign ministers in Brussels . |
| 5 | In video-taped evidence , Mr Reagan has admitted he approved the covert arms for hostages operation , that became known as the Iran Contra affair , although he says he did n't authorise his staff to break the law . |
| 6 | I I 'd heard he wrote a few things . |
| 7 | But to the right of the window he 'd opened he found an old ivy creeper clawed to the brickwork . |
| 8 | He 'd thought he had the longest living hamster in captivity . |
| 9 | Since she must have known he had no sexual interest in her , she did n't complain too much . |
| 10 | Hindley Foster had obviously perceived her dilemma and understood it , even though he had said he had no intimate knowledge of procreation . |
| 11 | Charles had said he wanted a practical farmer on the council who knew something about estate management , and John Higgs was the man found for the job . |
| 12 | If my list of cons against Alfieri seems great , it does not mean I dislike everything he does for as I 've said he plays the important role of introduction and conclusion which I like especially and count as a clever idea on the part of Miller . |
| 13 | He had found he had a good voice and was taking singing lessons , and he went on flirting with the piano and a trumpet he had bought between practising his flute . |
| 14 | After he had eaten he lit a small oil lamp to dispel the gathering gloom , and by its light fought off the silence by indulging in some desultory tidying , which consisted of gathering together assorted scrolls of papyrus and articles of clothing scattered about , and dumping them into two chests — one for each . |
| 15 | When he had finished he had a worried look on his face . |
| 16 | He went back to the shaving mirror to comb his hair and when he had finished he pushed a folded handkerchief into his sleeve with quiet satisfaction . |