Example sentences of "[verb] he [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the type of musing he entertains has a significant difference , for it is not , as that precedent would suggest , either moralistic or subjective . |
| 2 | As this summer , even hotter and drier than the last , worked its way up to August , Robert found he had developed a rich repertoire of twitches and guilty tics . |
| 3 | In spite of his attempts to concentrate as much work as possible into his days in London , he still found he had to take a great deal of it back to Shamley Green . |
| 4 | A medical report read to yesterday 's inquest stated Mr Elderfield had been known to manipulate fits to obtain accommodation and pathologist Dr Richard Jones , who carried out a post mortem examination , told the coroner there was nothing to indicate he had suffered a fit prior to the incident . |
| 5 | Marius had a history of heart trouble — you say he 'd had a minor attack before you went to France in the summer . |
| 6 | say he 's got a flat nose has n't he ? |
| 7 | Insiders say he has transplanted a large tract of greenery into the leaderene 's speech , which will dwell on her commitment to saving the world from global warming . |
| 8 | Neighbours say he has kept a low profile since moving in , prefering to stay by the pool than go out on the town . |
| 9 | Reports from Australia say he has signed a one-season contract . |
| 10 | He believed he had found a good humoured gentleman in Holland who would send him plants , but was critical of him for overheating his stoves . |
| 11 | He believed he had had a determining influence on Modigliani 's evolution although the painter was too haughty to admit it . |
| 12 | York , 54 , who guided Chrysler 's financial rebound , says he hopes to achieve a similar economic miracle at IBM , but that his decision to leave Chrysler was ‘ the toughest I 've made in my career . ’ |
| 13 | He says he wanted to become a professional singer so he would n't have to do a job he did n't like . |
| 14 | well he 's er , he says he 's done a big X-ray . |
| 15 | God bless , R.J. PS Please water ( and of course eat ) the tomatoes PPS Yaxlee says he 's got a nice young bay cob if you want to hack . |
| 16 | But in a book he 's written he 's had a real big pop at me in a sour way . |
| 17 | Yeah cause he 's had a temporary one . |
| 18 | He recalled he had suffered a terrible nightmare ; so vivid that even when his eyes were open and he was screaming for his mammy , the nightmare would not leave him . |
| 19 | If I was a less trusting soul I 'd have said he 'd had a good lunch . |
| 20 | when he 'd said he 'd had a bad experience . |
| 21 | He had gone white , she remembered , had said he had made a terrible mistake . |
| 22 | Yesterday Mr Dixon confirmed he had made a formal complaint about Mr Fallon based on information received from another member . |
| 23 | An applicant for a job with a finance company claimed he had taken a lengthy career break which turned out to be a prison term for robbery . |
| 24 | You can see he 's got a bloody wig though Geoff , ca n't you ? |
| 25 | So she reckons he 's got a bad tooth . |
| 26 | His heart 's still beating , but going by that gurgling I 'd guess he 's got a collapsed lung . |
| 27 | But you know he 'd got a huge parlour there was nothing wrong within this one thing and you know , we tried to drill it out you know |
| 28 | If the gaffer decides to make changes , we know he 's got a good back-up squad . |
| 29 | I know he 's had a long time out with injury but he must be all right now or he would n't be playing . ’ |
| 30 | A little bit unfortunate there Kingsley Black he 's played he 's played a nice ball down the side down the channel but that 's the sort of ball Collimore would have thrived on . |