Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] he [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That evening Wycliffe 's after-dinner walk took him once more to Newlyn , but it was a fine evening and still light so he continued along the coast road , past the stone quarries , to Mousehole . |
| 2 | ‘ It was interesting because he arrived for the audition clearly drunk , ’ said Hauser . |
| 3 | The occasional sly lift is one thing but I suspect Irish referee Stephen Hilditch will become suspicious when he sees Adolf Malan waving at him from upon high while he waits for the throw . |
| 4 | It is not precisely clear when he knew of the extra cases . |
| 5 | It all seemed so clear when he appeared on the Frost programme two days before the Leader of the Opposition 's visit to Luigi 's restaurant . |
| 6 | He did n't appear to have seen her in the water and Rachel had the advantage of watching him unobserved as he strolled along the poolside , a towel slung around his neck . |
| 7 | The thought was scarcely born before James Lambert himself appeared , hardly more than a shadow in the dusk , but unmistakable as he walked past the pile of kegs . |
| 8 | His gaze was inscrutable as he smiled at the American couple . |
| 9 | glowed red-brown when he spoke to the flames . |
| 10 | Therefore , the Minister must be careful when he argues about the principle of the matter . |
| 11 | Fifty-three years old when he came to the throne , and crippled by the kick of a horse in his youth , what could he do against all these turbulent and forceful lords , his brother Albany , his son Rothesay , and these Black Douglases who bore almost the prestige of a royal dynasty ? |
| 12 | DUNDEE Stobswell staff gave Manager Cubby Lorimer a party send-off when he retired from the Royal Bank after 35 years ' service . |
| 13 | Behind him Grey Sombrero took a crashing fall at the Chair and broke his shoulder , but all eyes were on Crisp as he skipped over the water in front of the exhilarated spectators in the stands and swung out towards the second circuit . |
| 14 | If the donor dies more than seven years after the gift , there 's no duty at all payable If he dies in the seventh year the whole duty is reduced by 60 per cent , if in the sixth by 30 per cent , and in the fifth 15 per cent . ’ |
| 15 | The pan is left at the side with its lid on to keep the sauce warm while he stands over the heating water , muttering incantations to make it boil . |
| 16 | Under the Net ( 1954 ) , her first published fiction , is technically speaking a memoir-novel like Crusoe or Moll Flanders , being composed as autobiography in the first person ; and The Sea , the Sea ( 1978 ) , like Crusoe , is in part a diary where the narrator — male , as usual — is himself so unaware as he writes of the astonishing end there will be to kidnapping his lost love that the reader is as surprised as he when it finally unfolds : an audacious exploitation of the fictional memoir never attempted by Defoe himself . |
| 17 | He grunted something unintelligible as he went to the security cupboard and slammed it shut , twisting his key in the lock . |
| 18 | Well to tell you the truth I did n't really see him cos it was dark when he got in the car . |
| 19 | Hazel ; looking at them , felt almost as insecure as he had on the river bank . |
| 20 | He stayed the week and was given lots of extra training , but he was still unsafe when he returned to the USA . |
| 21 | Goodman incorrectly thought he was the man to go off but Sunderland fans were soon relieved when he stayed on the pitch . |
| 22 | A certain amount of anxiety was felt but was relieved when he reappeared at the tea-break with his shoulders once more drawn up to his ears . |
| 23 | Yanto tried to be serious as he explained to the girls , which was n't easy with Billy 's skinny six foot frame shaking with mirth alongside him . |
| 24 | Bored as he waits for the liquid to boil , eyed admiringly by his pint-sized partner , he plays with wooden spills , dipping them into the solution and passing them through the flame beneath . |
| 25 | The glinting dark gaze was cool , but quizzical as he looked across the office . |
| 26 | He always looked tired and sad as he trudged along the streets . |
| 27 | Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick , sick so he phoned for the doctor to be quick , quick , he phoned for the doctor to be quick |
| 28 | Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick , sick , sick so he phoned for the doctor to be quick , quick , quick |
| 29 | This morning Luke seemed even less human than he had at the interview when obviously she had caught him in an off moment . |
| 30 | He says he 's glad because he lives in the home with his wife . |