Example sentences of "[coord] he [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Bernard made two critical decisions ; for the first time he organized some advertising and he hired a new shop manageress . |
| 2 | His hair was braided with flowers and he smoked a large joint . |
| 3 | Katherine divorced him and he married the Italian girl , Yolanda . |
| 4 | ‘ But how does a young American lady — ’ and he stressed the last word slightly ‘ — come to be alone and seeking work in London ? ’ |
| 5 | The air was balmy , his spirits high , and he carried a large bunch of grass and greenery from the hedges as a present for Daisy , the milker , and Dulcie , the younger goat . |
| 6 | He finally managed to light up as they reached the main road , and he blew a sidelong stream of blue smoke behind the Brigadier 's head . |
| 7 | The embassage had a trumpeter , and he blew a resounding flourish . |
| 8 | Then somebody got a leading anti-NATO speaker drugged and he blew an important speech . ’ |
| 9 | I explained the situation to him and he arranged a single loan to pay off the store cards . |
| 10 | It then stood easily and he chose a larger box and stuck his model on the top . |
| 11 | When he received news of his success a couple of months ago , Brian was elated … and he breathed a big sigh of relief that he could relax from his schedule of intensive studies . |
| 12 | ‘ Ta , ’ said Willie gratefully and he touched the soft wool of the pullover . |
| 13 | And he touched the thick-ribbed beer mug , brought it to his lips and drank again , sour , brown English beer . |
| 14 | And he raised a plump hand to summon the girl . |
| 15 | His eyes narrowed ; Claudia 's face mirrored her shock , and he raised a cynical eyebrow . |
| 16 | He recognised the man with the white handlebar moustache sitting high in a ridiculous Japanese jeep , Health Physics branch , and he heard the sharp horn blast before he saw that the road ahead of him was clear . |
| 17 | The outbreak of war saw Bennett still in the navy blue of Imperial Airways and he heard the Prime Minister 's broadcast , declaring war on Germany , with much the same feeling as most of us who remember it . |
| 18 | He was in Arras when the last great German offensive began in March 1918 , and he wrote a vivid description of the bombardment of the town in his last book , Notes of a Camp Follower on the Western Front , published in 1919 . |
| 19 | Gál was a consummate craftsman , and he wrote an enormous amount of music , not least for mandolin ; indeed , a quick look at the catalogue compiled by his daughter Eva to celebrate his 95th birthday reveals no fewer than fifteen works involving that instrument . |
| 20 | Now also on the site working there was a man kneeling down like this , and he had a black beard , Do n't have n't got the question yet . |
| 21 | Robin Denny , defending , said Riley was a man of otherwise good character and he had a good work record . |
| 22 | One day , when they were together and he had a good career , when he had his own house and a car and did n't need to walk and could afford taxis if he wanted them ; he 'd take that same route just for old times ' sake , try to recapture the uncertain ecstasies of that dark , early morning trek . |
| 23 | And he had a good time with the assembled newshounds , especially when one got him off and running with a question about how he felt about winning a national championship . |
| 24 | The time UP is right , he had the opportunity and he had a good motive : with Sir Thomas out of the way , he could get the girl and her money . |
| 25 | he was late and he had a good car so he snubbed |
| 26 | Nothing perturbed him , and he had a sphinx-like face , with amber eyes which seemed to look into your soul . |
| 27 | He was already King of Scotland , and he had a young wife , Queen Anne of Denmark , and three young children . |
| 28 | Agnes often thought about the disparity in wages : while she was getting fifteen shillings a week , Arthur Peeble only got a pound , and he had a young family to bring up on that , and Nan Henderson 's wage was a niggardly eight and six for a long-day week . |
| 29 | And he had a nice voice . |
| 30 | His specialities were country houses , churches and vicarages , and he had a great love for bricks , which he used brilliantly and ingeniously . |