Example sentences of "[adj] he [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this he refers to a St. Kilda man who had occasion to visit Harris and later Skye , and of that trip Buchan writes thus : — ‘ One of the things he and they with him wondered at most was , the Growth of Trees , they thought the Beauty of Leaves and Branches admirable , and how they grow to such a Height above Plants was far above their Conception . |
| 2 | This he blamed on a lack of enterprise : ‘ There is no continuity of effort among your producers , ’ he said , ‘ They work too hastily and in too small a way . ’ |
| 3 | This he accomplished at the sea-battle of Svold , on 9 September 999 . |
| 4 | Hahnemann therefore had to move frequently as restrictions on his practice were imposed in one town after another , but despite this he lectured for a time on homoeopathy in the University of Leipzig and he had a large band of influential patrons and supporters as well as a number of able and gifted pupils . |
| 5 | Another of his favourites seems to have been a tomato jam ; this he uses for a sweet called Peaches Barbara with cream and kirschwasser and pistachio nuts . |
| 6 | All of this he offered in a variety of poetic forms , from the traditional quatrain to the more controversial prose-poem ‘ Friends ’ . |
| 7 | This he inserted under the spring and put his own booted foot on the trap . |
| 8 | This he argued in a sermon delivered on All Saints ' Day . |
| 9 | Walker ( 1975 ) has noted that mature students who did not satisfy the GER obtained significantly better degree results than all students while mature students who satisfied the GER did not differ significantly from the norm , and in seeking an explanation for this he points to the fact that those who did not satisfy the GER are on average somewhat older and can be seen as genuine returners , rather than students who have taken longer to meet the traditional qualifications . |
| 10 | A short while after this he received from the lawyers a letter stating that his inheritance from his mother amounted to only £30,000 . |
| 11 | As has been previously noted he gave much attention to the unique colour of the Cumbrian mountains and this he combined with the sunlight and shadows falling on the hills so skilfully that it is possible for an observer with local knowledge , to tell the warmth of the sun or the time of day.Just as the mountains give colour to the lakes , so in turn do they reflect the colours of the sky . |
| 12 | This he read in the lavatory , where she had seen it on the first day . |
| 13 | This he attributed to the solo exercise . |
| 14 | This he attributes to a resistance on the part of Northerners to adapt their speech towards a recognised stereotype , although they will happily adapt other vowels which carry less social significance . |
| 15 | He also says that he fears that he and his family , as members of the Bengali community , would be in danger of racial harassment if they lived in Carradale House , and this he supports with an affidavit on the subject of such harassment sworn by a former employee of his solicitors . |
| 16 | When the Cortes returned to liberated Madrid ( 5 January 1814 ) and the Desired One to Spain , the Persians , a group of conservative deputies , petitioned the king to denounce the constitution of 1812 ; this he did in the Manifesto of 4 May 1814 . |
| 17 | This he did behind a barn , using an axe ; but found only plates and dishes in the case . |
| 18 | Maxwell 's voice was rather high-pitched and soft , but despite this he spoke with the authority of someone accustomed to getting his own way . |
| 19 | This he kneaded into a pulp and then gave to Cleo to hold against her scratched cheek . |
| 20 | His unfortunate appearance , and lack of education , was offset by a compelling personality , and in 1876 he embarked on an affair with a neighbour , the much younger Katherine Dyson . |
| 21 | There was no hope for Nkrumah ; he had contracted cancer and on 27 April 1972 he died in a Bucharest hospital , aged 63 . |
| 22 | In the 1890s he participated in the reorganization of Argentina 's external debt and in the 1900s restored Argentina 's credit in London . |
| 23 | Between 1863 and 1872 he worked as a demonstrator at the Pharmaceutical Society under Professor John Attfield ; he also obtained a B.Sc. |
| 24 | And he also wanted Mr Fallon to make it clear he agreed with the interpretation of the 1944 Education Act saying every Catholic child was entitled to a Catholic education . |
| 25 | For a brief period after his accession Henry VII allowed the old Exchequer system to revive ; but from about 1493 he reverted to the methods of his immediate predecessors . |
| 26 | In 1801 he took as a partner Anthony Newman , and was himself replaced by John Darling in 1809 . |
| 27 | In 1801 he participated in the expedition to Egypt , and served in Hanover in 1805 and at the taking of Copenhagen two years later . |
| 28 | In 1808 he moved into the Wordsworths ' new house , Allan Bank , together with his two sons , and after the usual long preliminaries embarked on his new periodical venture , The Friend . |
| 29 | And sometimes Hywel goes out in the day with his gun and he shoots rabbits and pigeons and crows and foxes , and some he brings home to eat , and some he hangs in the hedges to remind the world that there is death . |
| 30 | He did not , as he said on 9 December 1958 , when as owner of Be Careful he spoke at the Gimcrack dinner , object to bookmakers paying something towards the racing industry 's expenses . |