Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mum made him wear sensible shoes ( bit of an admission , this ) . |
| 2 | The rescue co-ordinators include Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals abandoned plans to use whale song on Sunday , when Mr Goold found he needed stronger amplification of his recordings . |
| 3 | The stranger asked him to promise one thing : ‘ Do n't stay in the job for more than ten years , because you 'll get stale . |
| 4 | He suggested that the club expected him to score more points . |
| 5 | This way of thinking allowed him to concede some shortcomings of moral insight in the Old Testament . |
| 6 | David was so upset about the prospect of going to a day centre that when the ambulance arrived he had uncharacteristic temper tantrums on the doorstep . |
| 7 | I suppose the defendant thought he had some benefit ; at any rate , there is a detriment to the plaintiff from his parting with the possession for even so short a time . |
| 8 | Only after this prompt action did he secure Congressional support , and , close on this , the support of the UN Security Council . |
| 9 | The UVF denied he had any connection with it . |
| 10 | Harbury 's loose talk suggested he had few facts . |
| 11 | His fundamentalist outlook led him to destroy Hindu temples across the empire . |
| 12 | Woodruffe helped him drink some Scotch and put him in Rogers 's limousine which a mechanic had brought over . |
| 13 | The judge ordered him to do 120 hours community service , saying you wo n't do it again , I hope you can put it all behind you . |
| 14 | On the contrary , Ronni sensed he relished this clash between them . |
| 15 | And now with his own hands and feet tied he has great notions of delivering me . ’ |
| 16 | He sold his home to get on the grid … when no-one it seems except Nigel thought he had any talent … he roared into formula one with the old Lotus team … |
| 17 | Only when he saw the two girls actually standing up to peer at him past the curtains of Healy 's window did he show any reaction . |
| 18 | The soft little click the door made when she closed it caused him to turn his head , and not by one flicker of an eyelash did he betray any emotion of her entrance . |
| 19 | The loser then was Ray Laccohee who might well have been more than a match for Dale overall had he played more competition golf . |
| 20 | And last night top U.S. military commander General Colin Powell said he expected Western jets to be enforcing the zone within two weeks . |
| 21 | Ford personnel director John Hougham said he believed industrial action was still a long way off . |
| 22 | Mr Ferman said he found offensive scenes where the figure of Christ was repeatedly inter cut with a lesbian scene between two nuns . |
| 23 | In his libel action seeking aggravated damages , Donovan claimed he suffered serious injury to his professional and personal reputation , considerable distress and embarrassment and that the article implied he was guilty of gross hypocrisy and deceit by denying that he was homosexual . |
| 24 | Mr Mulroney said he took unpopular steps for the country 's good , privatising state companies and lowering inflation and fiscal deficits . |
| 25 | The Labour leader said he felt certain Cabinet ministers should consider their positions too . |
| 26 | Coun Williams said he wanted unitary status as soon as possible so Darlington could control areas now under the county council such as education and social services . |
| 27 | A Maryland medical board ordered him to perform 100 hours of service in an Aids clinic . |
| 28 | Next Lilliput asked him to paint three pictures based on London 's river for reproduction in the July 1947 issue of the magazine . |
| 29 | The levy due on hundred-per-cent woollen goods made him remember other customs regulations , and then instantly of his contraband Sam . |
| 30 | Mr Lee claimed he had personal knowledge of a case in which a person had bought and sold council houses on four occasions . |