Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roy 's performances earned him a deserved reputation as a neat and clever footballer and he came to be regarded by press and public alike as one of Palace 's most consistent performers during the six years he was on our staff . |
| 2 | Stephen Tyler-Upfield wants to switch from conversions into building for the first-time buyers he believes are now increasing there . |
| 3 | James was more circumspect , finding the boundary three times during the 144 balls he faced . |
| 4 | In early 1990 , when he was attracting the international attention of the Scotland national coach Andy Roxburgh , the Scottish tabloid press ran a sad and damaging story about the financial catastrophes he had left behind in Glasgow . |
| 5 | The result of his labours during the five months he had been there is a collection consisting of 500 Birds ; 100 Skeletons , 60 nests , the eggs of alike [ sic ] No. of species , and 3 nine gallon Kegs of specimens in spirits … |
| 6 | Although it was a powerful but very generalized recognition of the properties of tribal art that first struck Picasso during the following years he also became familiar with a wide range of its artefacts and almost immediately began amassing a collection of his own . |
| 7 | Sometimes they carried out the work at the Hankses ' cottage and occasionally at the farm , but so tired was Seb as a result of the long days he was working that twice he fell asleep while Carrie was writing . |
| 8 | Then he remembered the eager questioning eyes of the four women he had met that evening — it would hardly be suitable for them . |
| 9 | Rincewind did not glance around for fear of the terrible things he might see , and by the time Withel looked for him again he was on the other side of the Plaza , and still accelerating . |
| 10 | Gooch produces evidence that our own society , which he claims is derived from that of the Cro-Magnons , still shows traces of the social mores he ascribes to the Neanderthals . |
| 11 | A reproduction Cromwellian Clock , made by the Goldsmiths ' and Silversmiths ' Company , was presented to ‘ Monty ’ in recognition of the distinguished services he had rendered to his King and Country , and the inscription included the Arms of Montgomery as well as the Arms of the Borough . |
| 12 | She was immediately conscious of every line of the taut muscular body , from his shoulders beneath the open-necked shirt to a slim waist and lean thighs beneath the dark trousers he was wearing . |
| 13 | Like Costner , David , 40 , has had to guard Whitney from hordes of obsessed fans in the four years he has been working for her . |
| 14 | The lawyer never spoke to anyone , never smiled and never lifted his eyes from the innumerable papers he seemed to be reading through his monocle . |
| 15 | But Rush , who has watched Liverpool concede 11 goals in the three games he 's missed with a groin strain , insists : ‘ I 'm not interested in breaking records at the moment . |
| 16 | He admitted the murder in the few words he spoke to the people . |
| 17 | But it is Damon , fourth from the top , who has vaulted ahead of the others , thanks to the cutting-edge characters he developed for Keenan 's show : an angry circus clown , a flamboyant film reviewer , and , riskiest of all , Handiman , ah , uh , differently abled super-hero . |
| 18 | By adding this new term to the known equations he managed to describe all macroscopic electromagnetic phenomena . |
| 19 | But that was what he was being paid for and after hearing Mobuto at the United Nations he was now more determined than ever to ensure his safety . |
| 20 | He cut a dashing figure at the many conferences he addressed , raising his hand from time to time to stroke his dark curly locks as he poured out pure reason in soft well-modulated tones with a sincerity that was almost painful . |
| 21 | Sir James Matheson , who had made a fortune in the China trade , bought the Isle of Lewis in 1844 , and at least part of the large sums he spent there ( in addition to famine relief and assistance for emigration ) appears to have been of direct benefit to the islanders . |
| 22 | Club chairman Stephen Gage was astounded by the quality response of the 50 enquiries he received for a job advertised in just ONE national newspaper . |
| 23 | To the horror of the watching children he just sliced the pudding in half — gave one piece to his son and quickly devoured the rest . |
| 24 | Thus equipped , he could dash off two caricatures for publication within the day : but in the case of the coloured books he worked with greater care . |
| 25 | The writer Frank Harris , best known for My Life and Loves , insured his card index of the 2,000 women he claimed to have seduced with Lloyd 's . |
| 26 | Having worked at Billingham for a few years he was appointed as a commissioning engineer for an ammonia plant in Canada before moving in 1985 to manage the leading concept ammonia [ LCA ] plant at Severnside , Avonmouth . |
| 27 | Christer Petersson , who was acquitted of the 1986 murder of the Swedish Prime Minister , Mr Olof Palme , is demanding two million kronor ( £213,000 ) compensation for the 10 months he spent in jail , news reports said yesterday . |
| 28 | After Alexander the Great had regained independence for the Ionian cities he initiated the building of a new and large temple , dedicated to Apollo , on the site of the earlier building . |
| 29 | But if you leave a child for a few minutes he may find the pills you keep in the bedside drawer and poison himself . |
| 30 | All Giles had wanted in return for the small gifts he showered on her was affection . |