Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb past] of the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And if he knew of the wanton pictures chasing one another through her head his insulting opinion of her would no doubt be confirmed . |
2 | Among Wright 's many charitable actions was the building of the church of St Martin at Osmaston ( because he disapproved of the high-church tendencies of the parish church ) and the founding of Trent College in 1866 , one of whose houses was named after Wright . |
3 | IAN Gow , the Conservative member for Eastbourne , is famed for three things : a doglike devotion to the Prime Minister , a deadpan sense of humour , and his quixotic resignation as housing minister because he disapproved of the Anglo-Irish Agreement . |
4 | It is not precisely clear when he knew of the extra cases . |
5 | When he heard of the multiple deaths , he committed suicide by throwing himself under a lorry . |
6 | The hon. Member for Westminster , North touched on that , but he was not convincing when he spoke of the underlying causes of that crime . |
7 | For six years , on battlefields and in sieges , they had fought side by side and Harper , as soon as he heard of the new war , had waited for a word from his old officer . |
8 | At times he would brood gloomily as he thought of the future course of the Reformation . |
9 | Afterwards , they lay silently together and as he thought of the recent conversation with Giancarlo he slowly ran his finger along her hip-bone and down towards her inner thigh . |
10 | He was breathing quickly , his nostrils pinching in as he thought of the coming confrontation with his wife . |
11 | ‘ I have a sweet tooth , ’ he said blandly as he disposed of the fourth . |