Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mozart spent part of the autumn of 1790 in Frankfurt , but failed to attract the financial success he desperately needed . |
| 2 | For a long moment their glances clashed like swords , then there was a shout behind her , and she turned to see the two men he 'd been talking to and a short stout woman in a dark overall running towards them . |
| 3 | While she claimed to have the upper hand he might well explain much . |
| 4 | Obviously John managed to hide the hard work he had put into unravelling the ‘ hideous complications ’ he found in it . |
| 5 | If he continued to get the engaged sound he 'd probably assume that Berowne was having an evening of telephoning and let it go . ’ |