Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb -s] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a delightful passage where he addresses himself to the role of dreams and faces out the difficulty inherent in medieval lore which others like Chaucer resolve through ambiguity : namely , that in a situation where some dreams were held to reveal truth and others to be the products of a disordered digestive system , it is difficult to distinguish true from false . |
| 2 | He 's mad on polo so he takes me to the Hurlingham Club to watch him play . |
| 3 | If he refers it to the Court of Appeal , Courtney may well spend a proper period in jail . |
| 4 | It 'll be up to him whether he throws me to the dogs and I finish up in a debtor 's prison , or whether he turns into a guardian angel complete with halo and big fat cheque . |
| 5 | However , when he surrenders himself to the moods and atmospheres of the hills , something authentic comes through : |
| 6 | Ackroyd 's truest prose occurs when he applies himself to the imitation of ancient and recent writers — a repertoire of others . |