Example sentences of "[vb pp] he [prep] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The self-confidence inspired by his Eton and Trinity background may have helped him in the several differences of opinion he has encountered in his life .
2 It had reduced him to the same level , just another anonymous treatment that her body had required .
3 She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend .
4 It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks .
5 ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’
6 After an initial hesitation in December that lasted no more than forty-eight hours , the King 's sense of fair play had led him to the same conclusion .
7 Years of sunlight had tanned him to the same mahogany brown as the island fishermen .
8 A 13-month-old London boy drowned when he fell off a ‘ topple-proof ’ bath chair while his mother had left him for a few moments .
9 He believes in his heart that Daisy has loved him during the many years they have not seen each other but he has pined over her .
10 ‘ To have banned him for a few months would have been one thing , but to take him to court and ban him for life seemed to defeat the object of the exercise . ’
11 They 've castrated him at the same time
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