Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] the [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Minns brought a broad range of expertise to bear on a field extending from eastern Europe to China , while at the same time paying close attention to the antiquities and books of his own college , where he occupied the same rooms over a period of fifty-five years as undergraduate , fellow , president ( 1928–49 ) , and senior fellow .
2 If in refusing , he acted as a reasonable man would have done in the same position , because he entertained the same fears , having regard to the character of the proposed assignee , etc , the real purpose of the assignment , the effect of the assignment on the property or other property of the landlord , etc , the refusal will be upheld as reasonable .
3 Eddie gets the best lines , perhaps because he has the most lines .
4 Well football pools are a splendid started because recently somebody has won just over nine hundred thousand pounds , and it 's interesting to note that he did this without exercising too much skill , as I 'm sure he 'd be the first to admit , because he enters the same numbers every week .
5 The wound plagued an injured nerve for the last time as he took the few steps to the trapdoor under the beam .
6 He took it and laughed as he counted the few coins .
7 He whistled ‘ Roll Out the Barrel ’ out of tune as he pushed the few remains left over from the day towards the setting sun .
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