Example sentences of "[noun pl] he [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like all long-term coughers he had developed a noise-reducing technique , and all that could be heard was a chuck-chuck-chuck sound that would go on for long minutes at a time , gradually winding down like a clockwork drummer until every scrap of air was squeezed out of his poor concrete lungs . |
| 2 | He did not know that in his last months he had developed a fatal heart condition . |
| 3 | During the last five months he has made a strenuous effort to get to know the area and the residents of this constituency of contrasts . |
| 4 | According to his biographer , Henry Bordeaux , even when he landed he remained in a trance ‘ as if electrified by the fluid still passing through his frame ’ Though through so many dogfights he seemed to bear a charmed life , this kind of nervous impulsiveness seemed bound to lead to disaster . |
| 5 | After addressing a public meeting in support of extending the franchise to agricultural workers he had caught a severe cold . |
| 6 | The bishop 's hobbies include reading and walking and since his student days he has had a great interest in church and choral music . |
| 7 | In five years he had turned a struggling side into formidable Championship contenders capable of springing surprises on League giants in the Cup . |
| 8 | For years he had continued a running battle with producers and film companies whom he saw as the bad guys . |
| 9 | Over the years he had acquired real skill in his hobby , and had exhibited some of his studies of Scottish scenery and wildlife ; his real passion was bird photography , and through the years he had amassed a remarkable collection of pictures . |
| 10 | Over the years he has done a marvellous job enthusiastically promoting the theatre and bringing world-class productions to local audiences in spite of the difficulties posed by the Troubles . |
| 11 | Since the end of hostilities he had had a permanent roof over his head , but no other aspect of his life had improved radically , whereas I had been passed from a doting father to a doting husband . |
| 12 | In many ways he 's got a thankless task — he and his colleagues have to build partnerships between bodies and individuals who often hold totally opposite views on how Scotland 's countryside should be protected . |
| 13 | According to the programme , ( see left ) Leslie was ‘ A regular member of the Blackheath District XI ’ , and ‘ after taking his O levels he hopes to become a professional footballer ’ . |
| 14 | An Associated Schoolboy with Crystal Palace F.C. , he is actively interested in Athletics and after taking his ‘ O ’ levels he hopes to become a professional footballer . |
| 15 | Prime Minister John Major has told Tory councillors he wants to forge a new partnership between central and local government . |
| 16 | To Orcs he has become a great hero whose spirit stands beside the gods Gork and Mork in battle . |
| 17 | Within a few minutes he had noticed a scruffy individual walk into the Oak public house , Stoke Row . |
| 18 | Then a shop assistant on the island told police he had sold a young man scalpels , a pickaxe , a saw , spades , tarpaulins , rope , plastic sacks and torches on the day before the couple vanished . |
| 19 | During those periods of service on overseas railways he had made a special study of existing types of articulated locomotive , such as the Fairlie , Meyer , and Mallet , and the problems involved in achieving , especially on narrow-gauge track , adequate stability , traction , and speed . |
| 20 | Something simpler is obviously called for , and Floorplan Plus is an attempt to provide the layman with the tools he needs to make a convincing stab at planning out a house , extension or furniture arrangement . |
| 21 | In response to the many toasts from his American colleagues he had made a light-hearted speech at dinner , which belied his deep disappointment at being sent back to the States on a Public Relations assignment . |