Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb mod] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only he could pick up the rock and hurl it , defiantly , to reciprocate the violence with such a true aim , that it would smash whatever the chosen target . |
| 2 | Charles had done all he could to slow down the retreat , issuing orders that ‘ not so much as a cannonball ’ was to be left behind — an instruction literally , and profitably , followed by the Glengarry clan who , when the carts transporting ammunition up Shap Fell , between Kendal and Penrith , broke down , carried it up in their plaids , at sixpence [ 2. 5p ] per cannonball . |
| 3 | Gradually , almost imperceptibly , the light strengthened and soon he could make out the shape of boats , the mexeflote causeway and the patchwork of woods and fields on the island . |
| 4 | Most women do n't really have a very high opinion of themselves , so if you start treating them as something special they think , ‘ Oh God , sooner or later he 'll find out the truth , and then he 'll despise me . ’ |
| 5 | Later he would gather up the apples ( and shot ) and put them in his cider press — the stones of which were braced with lead straps . |
| 6 | Still , if he can manipulate his Chief Whip like Indiana manipulated his bull whip maybe today he will pull off the kind of last-minute , knife-edge victory the film hero always managed . |
| 7 | If things did n't improve , then he would set about the central-heating system . |
| 8 | When the messenger arrived to inform Drake of the possible invasion , the old sea dog announced he would finish his game of bowls , then he would finish off the Spanish . |
| 9 | Then he would pick up the silver hair-brush and groom her hair in slow strokes from its dark roots to its glowing auburn ends . |
| 10 | If the Senate will not agree to his design for a new Rome , then he will burn down the present one and give them no choice . |
| 11 | Swansea had n't won on Llanelli 's ground for five years but shrewd Ruddock had worked out a week earlier just how he would bring about the upset . |
| 12 | It was his decision as to when he should take out the target . |
| 13 | Until God 's final day when he will bring in the kingdom , two characteristics would mark the age of the Church : the Holy Spirit , and witness to Jesus . |
| 14 | He convinced himself that speaking Italian to Franco presented a good opportunity to learn and therefore he should take up the challenge . |