Example sentences of "[adj] he [vb -s] [prep] a [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | As such he works from a sort of dichotomy of traditional and modern societies , the former based on his anthropological studies in Algeria . |
| 5 | It was left to another youngster , Russell Beardsmore , playing so tiny he looks like a mascot among the big central defenders , to show United the way . |
| 6 | 7 HE features in a series of US TV cartoons , including the Super Mario Bros Show . |
| 7 | One minute there he was with a few scraps of grey hair plastered across his scalp — the next he looks like a prizewinner at Cruft 's Dog Show . |