Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] he [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slightly confusingly named Utsly-Gtsly , this model is one of many Nakamura creations made up from sketches given to him by flat-proud clients with 200,000 yen to spend |
| 2 | He saw the knot of people beyond the flames gazing at him in puzzled amazement , but they made no response . |
| 3 | There are also two attractive houses designed by him at 5/466 and 7/467 . |
| 4 | But seven pairs of eyes fastened on him at this news , each with their separate thoughts . |
| 5 | True , Edward 's failure on the expedition of 1359–60 ( when he had not been able to capture either Reims , where kings of France were crowned , or Paris , the capital ) meant that he had to forego the important territorial concessions made to him in 1359 , including Normandy and the Angevin lands in central-western France . |
| 6 | Araminta , ’ he amended as the pale eyes turned upon him in gentle reproach , ‘ there is no need . |
| 7 | Taxi driver Peter Simpson said that two cars raced past him at high speed . |
| 8 | Words flowed from him in effervescent abundance , ranging from lengthy essays , autobiographical fragments and provocative tirades to witty or angry letters to magazines or newspapers . |
| 9 | Balor had let out a screech of purest agony , but the Elms bent over him with serious , heavy-featured faces and sawed partly through each of the pinioned limbs . |
| 10 | Part of his speed-of-reflex training as a kung-fu master had been to evade , or divert with forearm blocks , spears flung at him by other trainees in the martial arts school . |
| 11 | She waited confidently for his smile , his look of wondering gratitude , his stumbling words of thanks , her eyes fixed upon him in happy expectation . |
| 12 | Even a few weeks would do for him , thought Hotspur , and caught the girl 's eyes fixed upon him in silent desperation and appeal ; though indeed it was so imperious as to be more of a demand . |
| 13 | Passers-by looked at him in some curiosity , seeing the tears course down his cheeks ; and still he walked on and on . |
| 14 | Perhaps the Prime Minister , in the few months left to him in that position , will think about visiting the Council of Europe Assembly so that we can determine whether the British Government actually envisage a role for the Council of Europe . |
| 15 | The events of the past week raced past his mind 's eye in a matter of seconds , the mental images flickering before him in rapid succession like a movie trailer . |
| 16 | A log jam at Barashevo , as if this forgotten end of the world was a metropolis of movement and then he looked again at the huddle of prisoners separated from him by two lines of uniformed guards . |
| 17 | Ideas bombed at him from all directions . |
| 18 | Meanwhile Lieutenant Denis O'Flaherty and Trooper Sherington made a determined effort to reach the warehouse ( 'F' ) with Peter Young , who saw three stick grenades flung towards him in quick succession ; the first two missed and the third did not go off . |
| 19 | Will the Prime Minister , in the last couple of weeks left to him in that office , try answering the question ? |
| 20 | Friends and relatives speak of him in glowing terms . |
| 21 | Meditate on the words of Paul in Ephesians 4:17–29 , asking the Holy Spirit to impress upon your mind where he wants you to make changes to co-operate with him in this work of transformation . |
| 22 | Geoff Hurst 's maitre d ’ demeanour advertised that he was open for business — he 's the one who has been able to make his World Cup exploits play for him in recent years ; he 's semi-permanently on the road with an old-ones-are-the-best-ones floorshow and anecdotal package . |
| 23 | ( c ) No partner should carry on any business which competes with the firm or from which he derives benefit at the expense of the firm Section 30 of the Partnership Act provides as follows : If a partner , without the consent of the other partners , carries on any business of the same nature as and competing with that of the firm , he must account for and pay over to the firm all profits made by him in that business . |
| 24 | Wasim , though has been reprimanded by Lancashire for comments attributed to him in this book . |
| 25 | The trees grabbed at him with twiggy fingers as he rose up through them , lurching this way and that in the gusts , and then he felt himself held against the invisible rushing breast of the long Wind , as she hurled moaning along the sky . |
| 26 | But no parody was intended : when he got his bishopric , he would expect and require his subordinates to refer to him with similar flourishes . |
| 27 | The girls looked at him with wide-eyed hurt . |
| 28 | Owing to the small size of the unit in which he served , I wonder after so many years , how many ( if any ? ) of the men serving with him in 1426 still survive ? |
| 29 | ‘ Boggers ’ ( no , I do n't know why , though I suspect it may have something to do with a haircut that bears a passing resemblance to a bogbrush ) may have a couple of incisive seasons left in him at best , but opponents will rarely get a moment 's peace when he combines with Bicknell and Waqar Younis next year . |
| 30 | Why is the Secretary of State so contemptuous of the evidence about student hardship when it comes from sources such as the citizens advice bureaux and from scores of cases sent to him by hon. Members on both sides of the House ? |