Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb -s] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lives in a little castle , where he spends the whole day . |
| 2 | One of Quine 's highpoints on the record comes on Do n't Go , where he matches the despairing vocal with a stumbling , tongue-tied guitar line that breaks down continually into agonised microphonic feedback . |
| 3 | The conductor often allows heavy , clumsy-sounding accentuation , for example in the bass air , where he misses the jaunty hornpipe rhythm . |
| 4 | Hughes had reached the part of his act where he introduces the odd joke about the Sinn Fein , the political wing of the IRA . |
| 5 | Although he loathes the Nineties cult of the personality , one suspects that , in future , it wo n't just be his players who are watching him . |
| 6 | Kenner is a strong believer in digital recording techniques , although he thinks the greatest danger with hi-fi purism is that one starts splitting hairs . |
| 7 | Although he sounds the traditional warning that all electronics are aids to ‘ proper ’ navigation it is perhaps a sign of the times that he admits that many now see the chart-and- pencil methods as aids to the electronics … |
| 8 | Although he believes the Labour vote is firmer than that of the Conservatives , the cautious conclusion in his camp is that , in the range of possibilities , a Labour majority government has a slight edge over Labour as the largest party in a hung parliament . |
| 9 | Just as he gets laughs by letting a komodo dragon loose in a shopping mall , so he puts the whalelike Brando on ice skates to humorous effect . |
| 10 | The original owner however has a right to repossess within three months from the date of unauthorised sale provided he reimburses the new buyer [ Law No . |
| 11 | Santos preaches the virtues of working legitimately for a crust and our hero merely sneers until he spies the seductive posterior of Amber Evans ( Stacey Dash ) , follows her into her swanky office and obtains a job in the mailroom despite having a criminal record to rival Al Capone . |
| 12 | To send a player streaking across the pitch ( do n't get excited , Lucy — I did n't mean literally ! ) , push the joystick in the direction you wish to go until he reaches the required speed . |
| 13 | A hundred yards further on , he turns down Coney Lane , passes Shopfix , Atkinson Insulation , Bitomark , then runs alongside the railings that fence the Pringle site until he reaches the main entrance . |
| 14 | A newly appointed bishop joins the end of the queue and works his way up by attrition until he reaches the favoured band . |
| 15 | The prudent pilot , for example , allows plugs to soldier on unchecked at his or her peril , or until he experiences the awesome silence caused by a whisker of oil . |
| 16 | The speaker sees the world from his own perspective , praises his man friend and does his best to damn the woman : The emotional tone increases , from this relatively cool opening ( although ‘ suggest ’ has the sinister connotation of diabolic temptation ) as the poet 's indignation at the woman grows ( ‘ my female evil/Tempteth … would corrupt … with her foul pride ’ ) until he reveals the sexual suspicion which motivates his anger : ‘ I guess one angel in another 's hell ’ . |
| 17 | In searching for question 7 for example , the examiner must open the book fully at each page until he spots the small number 7 almost tucked into the binding . |
| 18 | Like he says the other week , he said |
| 19 | He lies down if he hears the National Anthem . |
| 20 | If he suffers the same fate as Clark , it could well cost him a place in the squad for the most vital game in Newcastle 's 100-year history . |
| 21 | The idea being that if he spends the next couple of weeks explaining to all the other people there why he ca n't keep his hands off women he wo n't want to be unfaithful any more and his wife will forgive him . |
| 22 | But if he borrows the same amount a second time he becomes liable to a second charge . |
| 23 | Quinn can give the bookmakers a caning today if he scores the first goal of the game . |
| 24 | Nyerere , if he manages the full handover of not only governmental power but also party power , may achieve the distinction of dealing with two of the problems . |
| 25 | His two other Christian names are Charlie Griffith and , if he lacks the sheer hostility of the feared barbadian of the 1960s , he does have his strength and stamina . |
| 26 | If he gets the right sort |
| 27 | if he gets the right sort of |
| 28 | Driver Colin McRae is champion for the second year running … he 's won all six rounds of the home championship … and if he becomes the first Brit since 76 to win the rally he 'll land the bonus prize of a hundred thousand pounds … |
| 29 | One could go on and pick many other scriptures , you know in the erm the New Testament not only were there those three questions that we mentioned earlier on about salvation , but there are three unanswered questions in the New Testament in Mark chapter eight , Jesus asked that question of which there is no answer , for what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and looses his sole or what shall a man or a woman give in exchange for their soul , Jesus did n't try and answer , there is no answer to that question , then again in , in Hebrews chapter three , er chapter two and verse three there is an unanswered question , how shall we escape if we neglect so greater salvation , and finally one other the apostle Peter , he asked the question in , in chapter fo , first apostle in chapter four and verse seven seventeen for it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God and if judgment begins with us first , what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God |
| 30 | See diversion sign and ask B if he knows the best way around it . |