Example sentences of "he study the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wolfgang intended to write an opera for Paris , but Leopold warned him to study the national taste first , since his reputation would hang on his first piece . |
| 2 | He seemed to hesitate , his face partly shadowed as the moon slid silently behind a cloud , leaving the boat in darkness , yet Fran could sense him studying the bruised swell of her lips , the faint tremble coursing through her body . |
| 3 | He studies the little dark face and massages a limp hand until the fingers curl around his own . |
| 4 | He studied the physiological actions of volatile anaesthetics , stressing the importance of quantitive measurement . |
| 5 | For a moment he studied the two women , comparing them . |
| 6 | He studied the cruel falcon face framed by the iron-grey hair , watching those slightly slanted eyes , one half-closed — a mannerism Edward had acquired as a young man . |
| 7 | He looked calmly through the windscreen , his face betraying nothing but admiration as he studied the elegant lines of the ultra-modern split-level house standing on the banks of the river , but Fran was n't fooled . |
| 8 | He studied the various Ordnance Survey maps , visualised the layout and shape of the hills and then sketched . |
| 9 | The trooper in attendance kept pace , but his head was mostly turned away from his charge while he studied the occasional stands of trees or searched the landscape for hidden folds from which an ambush might be mounted . |
| 10 | It was during this time that he studied the Saxon language and the Anglo Saxon laws . |
| 11 | He studied the changing vegetation around the shores of Lake Michigan , arguing that local factors such as the lake interfered with the natural plant covering characteristic of the region . |
| 12 | He studied the common domestic hen . |
| 13 | He studied the English copy for a few more moments before dropping it into the shredder . |
| 14 | The senator paused to light his first Havana of the day and as he got it going he studied the matted vegetation of the riverbank through its smoke . |