Example sentences of "[conj] in a [adj] [noun sg] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | And neither do you , for Levi has never played in an Open Championship , although in a thoughtful moment he will say that he may have erred in not entering for the Old Course last year , and that now he may well play The Open . |
| 2 | That stance was supported by the university 's rector , the rock musician Donnie Munro , who said that although in an ideal world he would hope such a sale would not be necessary , there may be little alternative . |
| 3 | Listening to this I on the whole thought that in a real sense he never really quite answered them , on the other hand he made every single person look silly . |
| 4 | Germany 's World Cup maestro believes that in a former life he popped up as a plant — or an animal . |
| 5 | He may , for instance , have a general belief that the woman 's wishes in sexual matters are immaterial , so that in a specific instance he does not bother either to enquire or to think about them . |
| 6 | Indeed , Mr Wolski rarely looked anyone full in the face , seeming meek and quiet as if in a strong wind he might almost have been blown away . |
| 7 | He belongs to a minority tribe , the Karen , and in a Buddhist land he follows a minority religion . |
| 8 | Mutely she complied , and in a smooth movement he had stripped her T-shirt from her . |
| 9 | According to Geoffrey le Baker , the bishop first of all called upon Edward to abdicate , and in an emotional scene he agreed to do so . |
| 10 | But in a strange way he has done wonders for our social life . |
| 11 | Holland , Stead , and others wrote warmly of him , but in a wider circle he was more respected than loved . |
| 12 | But in a single motion he was about to drive her away again , one final time . |
| 13 | We may need back-up — Dillon is n't a man I like but in a tight corner he 's formidable . ’ |
| 14 | Naipaul learns that the only positive reaction is acceptance ; but in a whole year he does n't achieve it . |
| 15 | Whether Luther really referred to Copernicus as a fool has been doubted , but in an off-the-cuff dismissal he remembered that Joshua had told the sun , not the earth , to stand still . |
| 16 | He must be critical of himself — and others — since in a changing world he must constantly be questioning his methods , his direction and the administration of his responsibilities . |
| 17 | Sampson joins IXI from Cray Europe , though in a previous incarnation he was one of Scott McNealy 's original recruits when Sun Microsystems Inc set up its European hub back in 1984 . |
| 18 | She could see in his eyes that he was thinking the same , as in a flat tone he told her , ‘ Point taken . |
| 19 | He felt the mothers and the family , as in a different way he felt the hospital children , as a threat . |