Example sentences of "[coord] he [vb past] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Katherine divorced him and he married the Italian girl , Yolanda . |
| 2 | ‘ But how does a young American lady — ’ and he stressed the last word slightly ‘ — come to be alone and seeking work in London ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Ta , ’ said Willie gratefully and he touched the soft wool of the pullover . |
| 4 | And he touched the thick-ribbed beer mug , brought it to his lips and drank again , sour , brown English beer . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He felt great , he worked with class and he had the right attitude . |
| 8 | The thing is you 've got to it 's it 's like Nigel , I mean , he works for my uncle erm and he had the other guy Mark working for him for a few years and then he employed Nigel , but Mark was n't a fully qualified plumber and Nigel was and he 's ooh I do n't know about I think he 's about nineteen or no he 's about twenty three I think , yeah |
| 9 | He was up for a western , and he had the long hair , but after school he went to a barber and had his head shaved . |
| 10 | And he had the strange feeling that he was moving in a dream . |
| 11 | Then his aunt 's jewels disappeared , and he had the oddest sensation of wanting Charity to have done it . |
| 12 | His skin had a yellowy tinge and he had the same deepset black eyes as his mother and grandmother . |
| 13 | Like his sister he too was dressed all in black and he had the same habit of rubbing his hands together . |
| 14 | Sir Walter Scott , however , had no such constraints upon him fifty years later , and he had the added advantage of seeing Lady Grange 's journal . |
| 15 | His uncle , John George , owned a highly successful cotton agency which was one of the largest in Manchester , and he had the wealthy lifestyle that his nephew craved . |
| 16 | When Bobby Charlton was in the team that won the World Cup , they shared £28,000 — and he had the worst haircut in the world . |
| 17 | His iron-grey hair was parted in the middle and he had the mutton-chop whiskers of a bygone age . |
| 18 | And he condemned the Liberal Democrats for refusing to accept the need for minimum wages . |
| 19 | ‘ Bobby was the people 's captain and was extremely proud to lead his club and country and he achieved the ultimate goal of raising the World Cup in the summer of 1966 . |
| 20 | Gaunt was determined to defend Wycliffe , and he ordered the new Marshal , Henry Percy , to arrest anyone who opposed his heterodox protégé . |
| 21 | It only needed a quick glance to see that he had been rebuking her , for her face was flushed and angry and he wore the grim look that made him appear so formidable . |
| 22 | Close by , at SPY HILL , pentices were remembered by the late Mr Armer , who was a neighbour , and he told the present owner of his recollections . |
| 23 | Several clubs from the Football League sought to tempt Harry away from the Palace , but without success , and he became the first Palace player to be awarded a Benefit by our club — it was the Southern League encounter with Coventry City at the Palace on 12 October 1912. 9,000 fans turned up and the Palace won 3–0 . |
| 24 | Croydon-born Ted Harding had played for the Palace first team as early as October 1942 and he became the longest-playing survivor of our 1946–47 Football League side , for he was still appearing for us in April 1953 . |
| 25 | ‘ The old man was a damn good listener when it suited him and he knew the right questions . |
| 26 | His was the first correct solution selected and he knew the Premier League teams who have not played in European competitions are Crystal Palace , Wimbledon , Oldham , Norwich , Sheffield United , Middlesbrough and Blackburn . |
| 27 | His weeklies were produced by new technology in defiance of union opposition , and he planned the same methods for Today . |
| 28 | The sight of Fred and Daisy after the first night added to his nerve , and he scooped the skeletal Peaseblossom out of a dressing-room full of tulle to take her out to dinner with them . |
| 29 | Both amendments were defeated , but Mr Burns said each matter would receive further consideration if the Bill progressed and he hoped the two issues could be resolved then . |
| 30 | And he went the next ones had better be better , right , the next ones were worse |