Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb -s] the [adj] [noun] " 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 | ‘ Even has a secret little den where he takes the other members of his gang . |
| 4 | The conductor often allows heavy , clumsy-sounding accentuation , for example in the bass air , where he misses the jaunty hornpipe rhythm . |
| 5 | Hughes had reached the part of his act where he introduces the odd joke about the Sinn Fein , the political wing of the IRA . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 … |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Once he finds the right ones he throws the bag over his shoulder like Santa and strides purposefully towards the door . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The customer can use his lien to enforce this ; he can refuse to hand over any goods which are returnable by him , until he receives the part-exchange goods or the part-exchange allowance . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | A newly appointed bishop joins the end of the queue and works his way up by attrition until he reaches the favoured band . |
| 18 | The principal provisions pertaining to the structure of the learned profession lay down that a candidate for office , a mulazim ( mulazim ) shall first teach at a 20-akce medrese , that is , one at which the stipulated salary of the muderris is twenty akce daily , and shall then proceed to advance by 50-akce stages ( e.g. to a 25- , then to a 30-akce medrese , and so on ) until he reaches the 50-akce medreses of which there are three classes : and the Sahn . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ’ . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Like he says the other week , he said |
| 23 | He lies down if he hears the National Anthem . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Military analysts say President Bush is deluded if he thinks the 30,000 troops will be home by January 20 , when Bill Clinton takes over . |
| 26 | If he violates the tough conditions , including random drugs tests , he could end up doing three years in a State prison . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | But if he borrows the same amount a second time he becomes liable to a second charge . |
| 29 | Quinn can give the bookmakers a caning today if he scores the first goal of the game . |
| 30 | 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 . |