Example sentences of "[adv] he [adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Traherne held the living of Credenhill until his death in 1674 , it is not clear for how long he actually acted as minister there . |
| 2 | Perhaps he only aimed to chivvy those civilians in another direction , but was inexpert in the settings of the weapon . |
| 3 | Anyway he never walked from P'nzance , not like he was . |
| 4 | Tonight he certainly seemed at pains to play the perfect host . |
| 5 | Waugh perceived a resemblance between the two books himself , and in his letter to Orwell on Nineteen Eighty-Four he reproached him in a jibe as potent as any he ever made to friend or enemy : ‘ Men who love a crucified God need never think of torture as all-powerful . ’ |
| 6 | He provided Gordon with excellent feedback from the track and by now he rarely got into trouble on the circuit . |
| 7 | Rufus had forgotten how often he castigated the press for inaccuracy , how he constantly said to Marigold that you could n't believe a word you read . |
| 8 | Indeed he almost felt for music , wild dancing now : Winnie returned , with two wines , which was just as well as Rab had all but drained her glass . |
| 9 | These works continued until 1856 , when he again worked with Paxton in creating People 's Park , Halifax , for ( Sir ) Francis Crossley [ q.v. ] , carpet manufacturer and philanthropist . |
| 10 | Le Pen sparked protests when he recently flew to Britain at the invitation of the right-wing Western Goals group . |
| 11 | Yet he just went from strength to strength . |
| 12 | He had done well for himself Yet he never escaped from Aldeborough in the spirit , and it was the making of him as a poet . |
| 13 | After Oliver Cromwell became lord protector , Bishop gradually turned over his duties to John Thurloe [ q.v. ] and retired to Bristol , where he unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in 1654 . |
| 14 | Accordingly , he was granted and Empire title challenge in 1931 at Leicester where he duly disposed of England 's Phil Scott in under two rounds . |
| 15 | It was a place he visited often , at night , a place where he always felt at peace . |
| 16 | If occasionally he still dreamed of Madeleine , of holding her in his arms , kissing her , he had reconciled himself to the belief that marriage between them could only have ended in disaster . |