Example sentences of "the [noun] he [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After his release in the mid-1970s he became a successful businessman and hotelier but later went into exile in Rome , where he helped finance the USC , returning to Somalia in late 1990 . |
| 2 | In the afternoon he had a 34 for the first nine and I thought it was all over bar the shouting . |
| 3 | Off the field he takes the inevitable acclaim and adulation in his stride . |
| 4 | When he had gone some distance from the houses he met a mysterious little girl , who suddenly.appeared from behind a rock , and said , " Why are you weeping , my brother ? " |
| 5 | Back in the kitchen he found a stove-enamel jug . |
| 6 | There was little apology in Luke 's voice or in the look he gave the other man , and Fred laughed . |
| 7 | In the churchyard he saw a new headstone , on which was written : |
| 8 | It was a decision which he regretted for some years , although within the university he proved an effective teacher and he was dean of the faculty of science from 1894 until 1913 . |
| 9 | He refers to reality as Truth and by the use of the term he preserves the metaphysical and ethical connotation of such traditional Hindu terms as dharma , universal law or duty , and ta , the cosmic moral law . |
| 10 | After all , if he does n't like the future he has the personal possibility — and responsibility of moving to another outfit whose potential he thinks is greater . |
| 11 | Once it is made clear that the judge makes new law in these circumstances , as conventionalism insists , then it seems plausible that he should choose the rule he believes the actual legislature then in power would choose , or , failing that , the rule he believes best represents the will of the people as a whole . |
| 12 | As soon as he got to the loose box where they had the horse he pulled a little bit of stick about six inches long out of his pocket and threw it right up into the manger . |
| 13 | He walked away to the desk , collecting his key , and as he walked towards the lifts he flicked a quick glance back to the girl who 'd been brought up as his daughter . |
| 14 | In a red cloak I saw him go , His back was bent , his step was slow , And as he laboured through the cold He seemed a hundred winters old . |
| 15 | Although Taylor was carrying out his research at the beginning of the century and despite the fact that his conclusions did not meet with the universal approval of either the workers or the management he left an important legacy which later theorists built upon : |
| 16 | Indeed in April he had proved that such reading was an art : the Sitwells had organized an evening for the Free French in the Aeolian Hall , and in front of the Queen he gave a memorable and dramatic performance of " What the Thunder Said " . |
| 17 | On being offered the choice of recantation or the stake he chose the former and , deprived of his see , lived out the rest of his short days as a prisoner in Thorney Abbey . |
| 18 | At the bottom he found the three letters CIS and asked what it was . |
| 19 | Robyn opened her mouth , but before she could put it to the test he clamped a hot sweaty palm over her lips . |
| 20 | Although he had been fortunate to have been sitting at the back of the coach he received a fractured spine . |
| 21 | He says that under the circumstances he did the right thing . |
| 22 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person is guilty of an offence if — ( a ) he does any act which causes an unauthorised modification of the contents of any computer ; and ( b ) at the time when he does the act he has the requisite intent and the requisite knowledge . |
| 23 | Legend relates that while he was living in the mountains he brewed a hypnotic drink , and after drinking it fell into a deep sleep and dreamed strange dreams . |
| 24 | One day , however , walking by the seashore he met an elderly Christian who told him about the Hebrew prophets , undermined his naïve confidence in the moral guidance of philosophers , and converted him to Christianity . |
| 25 | In the pavilion he made a little speech to a few reporters . |
| 26 | But until the moment he scored the equalising goal , the article claimed , ‘ if someone had held a referendum to find the worst player on the field , Gascoigne would have deserved a large chunk of the votes — or maybe all of them . ’ |
| 27 | The moment he makes a great catch it surprises you , but then you think : Gee , that 's what he does . ’ |
| 28 | But he knew why the moment he entered the old schoolroom , for after allowing him to pass her she closed the door and stood with her back to it , her pale face , now tinged to a deep red , thrust out towards him as she cried , ‘ Think you 're smart , do n't you ? |
| 29 | As he was bending down to pick the post up off the mat he felt a cold hand on his exposed backside — little suspecting that it was the family dog giving him a friendly greeting . |
| 30 | And from the pavement he looked a big , decently dressed young man , for his head and shoulders were well above the back of the seat . |