Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] he [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 100 metres he beat the emerging Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson ; in the 200 metres , in one of the most exciting events of the whole meeting , he tied for the gold medal with Mike McFarlane , and in the relay Scotland gained the bronze . |
| 2 | I dunk , therefore I am The Chicago Bulls fired coach Doug Collins on Thursday , citing philosophical differences during the three years he headed the National Basketball Association club . |
| 3 | For two years he fed the poor woman poison . ’ |
| 4 | Over the following four years he cultivated the nomadic way of life which , with the exception of the war years , was to be his until he died : he drifted restlessly in southern Europe and North Africa — and when in London was seen at the theatre , the Ballets Russes , the Café Royal , and at the bohemian restaurant , La Tour Eiffel . |
| 5 | If this is between one and four years he suggested the safest route is a simple building society deposit account . |
| 6 | In the following two seasons he became the first player to win the Harry Sunderland Award twice for his performances in the Premiership Final victories over Hull and Bradford Northern . |