Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [verb] [prep] the [det] " in BNC.

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1 Linford Christie also runs his first major individual race of the summer in tonight 's Golden Gala and will be looking for the sort of confidence-booster he gained at the same meeting last year .
2 Will the right hon. Gentleman reconsider the generosity he bestowed on the former Leader of the House , the right hon. Member for Shropshire , North ( Mr. Biffen ) , who moved the guillotine motion on the original poll tax measure applying to Scotland ?
3 Near the close , Holding began to lay about him and was dropped off a skyer ; next morning he continued in the same vein to ensure his team a first innings lead , and ensure , too , that Bob Willis 's Test career would end on an unhappy note as it was he who took most of the stick .
4 In portraiture he obtained at the same time a good likeness , much appreciated by the sitters and their families , and , in these works and in his more fanciful subjects , he engendered feelings of respect and admiration .
5 Fortunately for the reader he continues in the same way — anecdotal , down-to-earth and humorous stories which reflect his love of the mountains .
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