Example sentences of "[noun pl] he [vb mod] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A touch of restraint on his horse 's reins to reduce its gallop and an extravagant sign of the cross were the best amends he could make this time for his inability to comply . |
| 2 | In a few months he could leave those rooms over the shop and the shop itself for ever . |
| 3 | ‘ True , ’ the Friar said , ‘ that is certainly possible , but a wise man 's life is to a large extent a commerce in probabilities , if he were to deal in possibilities he would do little trade . |
| 4 | At odds of 10-1 he bet a hundred pounds he could complete 200 miles in less than nine hours on horseback . |
| 5 | The adults and children of the family also learnt much of the Gospels and Psalms by heart , for , said Nicholas , ‘ Who knows how or where he shall be before he dies , suppose blind or in prison , and whether travelling on horseback , on foot or by sea , by reciting these passages he would have heavenly food and medicine with him . ’ |
| 6 | In City terms he could claim some credit , along with Peter Walker , as the father of modern unit trusts , while he made a personal profit of £1 million from the sale of Cannon Insurance , the UK vehicle of the disgraced Bernie Cornfeld . |
| 7 | However , many Christians nowadays , even though they might admire and approve of Locke 's preparedness to make faith reasonable , would not be happy with the particular arguments he used to establish that reasonableness . |
| 8 | and in one of the rooms he used to have these girlie pin-ups of the dame , these portraits of all these women he used to fancy in a few years time . |
| 9 | In two of the cottages he could see glass-fronted rifle display cases . |
| 10 | From the accounts he will make careful note of the overheads , staffing provision and wages . |
| 11 | times He 'll have good times Goin' oot on the randan But |
| 12 | When the judge hears these proceedings he will have further evidence before him and he will make findings of fact on disputed issues such as whether Hambros Jersey had notice of the alleged misappropriation of some £1.65m of the company 's money . |
| 13 | Having overtaken Clive 's score , he declared knowing that if he lost his wicket in the remaining two of his 10 overs he would have 10 runs deducted . |
| 14 | Through gnarled and knotted archways he could see other rooms , and what looked like a very large winding staircase . |
| 15 | But his happy demeanour is n't likely to last , because not only has he got the move to a new premises in Nantes to handle , along with the updating of the 300 coupe and convertibles he 'll build next year to use Renault 's up-and-coming 24-valve V6 , he 's also got the De la Chapelle Parcours in his hands . |
| 16 | On other occasions he would relate long tales of his travels or burst into gypsy songs or ancient Danish ballads . |