Example sentences of "he [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that did not prevent him seeing the possible significance of what she had told him . |
| 2 | ‘ I was telling Sir Henry that it was rather late in the year for him to see the true beauty of the moor . ’ |
| 3 | It also allowed him to include a wide range of ‘ non-sacred ’ ideas and images which colour our lives from the cradle to the grave , not least those of loving and sexuality . |
| 4 | One huge hand was already placed in the small of her back , pinning her helplessly to the desk : then she felt him wind a thick hank of her blonde hair around his other fist , and jerk her head back . |
| 5 | We have asked him to lodge a formal vote of confidence in the government when the Congress resumes today , ’ one source said . |
| 6 | On 24 June she wrote her final thank you to the architect , asking him to accept a signed photograph of herself ‘ in remembrance of the trouble you have taken concerning my beautiful Dolls ' House ’ . |
| 7 | Bubbling with enthusiasm , Fr Cunningham , 80 , said it was the opportunity to work with children which prompted him to accept the latest offer of as a ‘ first step to retirement ’ . |
| 8 | I said I 'd let him know the total number of , of contact days or whatever with Sherburn over the period so that is something I need to get from you Bill . |
| 9 | She encouraged him to try a small amount of soft food and to take nourishing foods such as soups . |
| 10 | However , the Vauxhall Sport result , where he was only beaten by the official team Subarus of Richard Burns and Alister McRae and finished ahead of the new Ford Escort Cosworths of Gwyndaf Evans , has provided sufficient encouragement for him to tackle the next round of the Open series , the Pirelli International on April 17/18 . |
| 11 | For the next few weeks the male passes food for his entire family through this hole until the female breaks the wall down and leaves the hole to help him collect the increasing quantity of food demanded by the growing chicks . |
| 12 | God , he was so gorgeous … her hands were moving on to his strong thoat , thrusting into his black hair , she was losing her head again as the kiss deepened and she heard him give a low growl of harsh excitement , his mouth increasing the pressure until Rachel was obliterated by him , dazed , clutching him with shaking hands , gasping hoarsely against his mouth , feeling his strong hands move swiftly up to her breasts to stroke her nipples and force a long hoarse cry of exquisite desire from her . |
| 13 | Walsh went first to Hungerford in search of Charles Mogg — ‘ by no means the most intelligent Man in the World ’ — and from him received a detailed account of his conversations with Thomas Jones and other villagers at Holford . |
| 14 | ‘ And you can come in my mouth for another fiver , ’ she said , deliberately pushing her hip into him , letting him feel the soft flow of her limbs . |
| 15 | There is a wonderful misery that pervades Tennyson 's poetry which enables him to create an amazing selection of emotions . |
| 16 | From inside the hut behind him came the sudden sound of gongs and drums being beaten and immediately a bare-breasted woman appeared in the doorway at the top of the stepped log , holding aloft a tall earthenware jar . |
| 17 | Temple could write with perfect confidence in his audience that though he would not ‘ strain the reader 's capacity by asking him to imagine a native Governor of a Colony or Protectorate ’ or even a native Colonial Secretary of Nigeria — a proposal which ‘ does not come within the bounds of practical politics ’ — he counted it an advantage of Indirect Rule that under it ‘ the native can and does fill not only positions of great responsibility but the highest positions , positions which place him on the social scale on an equality with the King 's representative himself ’ . |
| 18 | He led St Colman 's College to victory over old adversaries St Pat 's , Maghera in the MacRory Cup final with a marvellous individual performance that saw him become the first winner of the Iggy Jones Memorial Trophy . |
| 19 | This made him see the great urgency of persuading ‘ such ignorant , presumptuous and careless sinners as the world aboundeth with ’ to repent and believe in Christ . |
| 20 | He had a wealth of stories she had loved to listen to , and in return had agreed to help him begin a proper catalogue of his collection . |
| 21 | Also , with Bush committed to opposing both bills , Republicans in Congress were anxious to enable him to avoid the political embarrassment of vetoing them just before the presidential election . |
| 22 | She thought suddenly that she had taken Dr Neil for granted , that she had not fully realised either his hard work or his dedication , and for the first time understood the impulse which had caused him to leave the cushioned life of a younger son of a good family and become an East End doctor instead . |
| 23 | I 've asked him to do a bloody couple of jobs and he has n't done 'em yet |
| 24 | It was long enough for him to persuade the Royal College of Music that his talent was worth taking seriously . |
| 25 | He pulled the dog close to him to let a mixed string of horses and Ponies go past , waving shyly to the lead rider , a pretty , capable girl an unbridgeable two years older than him . |
| 26 | Hill , chasing his third successive Formula One victory , finished with a best time 1:21.491 , to leave him sharing the front row of the grid with Prost , whose pole was the 32nd of his career . |
| 27 | Which pair of measurements for ( a ) will allow him to use the least amount of steel edging ? |
| 28 | By then , Aitken 's pulse rate had decelerated enough for him to give a rational appraisal of the day 's events . |
| 29 | It would be helpful for him to give an expanded definition of camping , while his partner listens carefully . |
| 30 | ‘ This is my ghost ! ’ he would openly announce , in the kind of voice that enabled him to give an inimitable rendering of the handbag speech in The Importance of Being Earnest . |