Example sentences of "[vb past] he [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 they mentioned he had an excellent game — and from the goals showed the scot goalkeeper could have done much better on two of the italian goals … specially the first one — a flat shot from far out and at an angle too .
2 We found he had a whole store of out of door knowledge which he was quite ready to impart .
3 Carl Howard says he took it up at school and won … went on to county level and won and just found he had a natural talent … he 's always enjoyed sprinting and athletics
4 So he was operated on , and the vets found he had a misplaced colon , put it right and stitched him up .
5 He sneaked a look at her , and found he had an excellent view of the back of her head ; she was staring out of the passenger window at the darkening vista of St James 's Park .
6 The scenario has left Lewis , who believed he had a cast iron agreement to fight Bowe or Holyfield after his stunning knockout of Razor Ruddock a fortnight ago , thinking he 's a victim of another Bruno panto script .
7 Trepper was interrogated by the Gestapo and we believed he became a double agent , a lot of misinformation was received in Moscow . ’
8 By their third single , he believed he held an important position in the group because Solowka and Gregory were often absent from concerts .
9 Theodora noticed he had a slight Norfolk accent and no trace of nervousness or pomposity .
10 I noticed he had a slight limp ; I recalled the attack on me the previous day and the wounds I had unwittingly inflicted , but decided to keep the matter to myself .
11 Levi did n't look at the leaderboard from the 7th hole until he was on the fairway at the 13th , when he noticed he held a two-shot lead .
12 He told he had an important engagement and must go , on the Saturday night .
13 And he came he became a prominent Parliamentarian , perhaps in the thirties .
14 ‘ He did ever so well in that match , which showed he has a terrific attitude .
15 When she finished he gave a short laugh and bowed his head .
16 When at length she lifted her head and sniffed he produced a spotless hankie .
17 I soon discovered he had a natural feeling for poetry .
18 The jury heard he constructed a bogus defence claiming his wife was murdered by someone to whom she was supplying drugs .
19 Teesside Crown Court heard he suffered a black eye and cuts in the first attack .
20 I heard he saved a whole family during the Blitz . ’
21 TONY FOSTER — NOW 42 — read chemistry at Oxford , decided he wanted a commercial career , joined ICI in the London sales office , then had two years as a Midlands sales rep selling chemicals for the Mond Division followed by three years as a product manager for sodium cyanide .
22 There followed more years of miscasting as a reporter , until the editor of the Sunday Express , John Rutherford Gordon [ q.v. ] , decided he needed a humorous column .
23 As my son had won one , this meant he suffered a great deal of embarrassment .
24 It sometimes meant he lived a hectic life , especially when the band were playing far from Leeds .
25 Too many puddings and mince pies had wreaked havoc with Santa 's waistline , and all those narrow chimneys to wriggle down on Christmas Eve meant he needed an instant solution .
26 On the night he died he held a great banquet , a feast for his household , and invited Chief Justice Fortescue .
27 Williamson felt he had a special bond with Hitler , and even at times imagined aloud that he had spoken to him on that fateful Christmas day .
28 While his father , the great Constantine , had been content to confiscate temple treasuries and revenues , allowing the practices to continue , Constantius felt he had a pious obligation to destroy paganism , root and branch .
29 In June , Sacheverell started a lengthy progress through the midlands , on his way to take up a new living in Shropshire , and virtually everywhere he went he received a rapturous reception from the local inhabitants shouting " God Bless Doctor Sacheverell " .
30 I knew he had a private hope that some day he might make a book with them .
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