Example sentences of "he [verb] a [adj] [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was the landlord of the Dowlais ironworks , in the 1840s the largest ironworks in the world , and his paltry returns from the Dowlais lease caused him to drive a hard bargain with those seeking the coal of his estate . |
| 2 | His exercise regime is supported by strict adherence to a diet , and together they have enabled him to retain a muscular frame with what he claims is zero body fat . |
| 3 | Shildon said : ‘ If MacQuillan had lived , Eliot could have used the information to persuade people to change their minds about letting him have a free hand with the Post . |
| 4 | He explained the difference in approach between himself and his colleagues in the following words : His approach , based on ‘ the facts of social geography , the requirements of functional effectiveness and the conditions of democratic viability in relation to one another ’ ( Senior 1969:5 ) led him to adopt a two-tier structure with 35 directly elected regional authorities and 148 district authorities . |
| 5 | It was hard to imagine him having a casual chat with anyone , let alone a more intimate relationship . |
| 6 | Fear of the conflict spreading to other ministries , along with memories of a series of strikes which Rocard attempted to settle case by case in the autumn of 1988 [ see pp. 36707-08 ] , led him to seek a single settlement with public employees . |
| 7 | It was large enough for him to have a grand study with five windows ; yet small enough for him to discourage visitors without obvious discourtesy . |
| 8 | If he kens you too , then it will be a re-union , if not … ’ he made a clicking sound with his tongue . |
| 9 | But last Thursday he made a spectacular return with a speech to party militants in Montlouis , on the outskirts of Tours , in which he called for a political ‘ big bang ’ in order to bring about the emergence of a new centre left party as part of a recomposition of the whole of the French political scene . |
| 10 | Last Thursday , however , he made a spectacular return with a speech to party militants in Montlouis , on the outskirts of Tours , in which he called for a political ‘ big bang ’ in order to bring about the emergence of a new centre-left party as part of a recomposition of the whole of the French political scene . |
| 11 | Neil Mallender , Test cricket 's new , benign ‘ Jack Palance ’ figure , fires down another accurate seamer at Headingley , where he made a record-breaking debut with eight wickets |
| 12 | He made a circular motion with closed fingers . |
| 13 | Glancing at his colleague , he made a brief movement with his head , indicating that he too should leave . |
| 14 | There he made a clean sweep with the past by changing his surname from Kaye to Kasmin and launching himself on a career as a poet . |
| 15 | He made a sweeping gesture with the side of his hand . |
| 16 | He made a sweeping gesture with his arm that took in the wilderness of derelict factories beyond the perimeter fence . |
| 17 | He made a sweeping movement with his hand , as if what she 'd said was of no interest . |
| 18 | He laid a small bet with himself that Fishbane had been responsible for giving her this photo-opportunity . |
| 19 | Rupert Murdoch did not say that his Sky company and its associate Eurosport channel were ready yet to go head-to-head in rights fights with BBC when he announced a joint contract with them for England 's Test series in the West Indies this winter . |
| 20 | He became a huge favourite with pre-war fans , who loved his fiercely determined performances , and it was while Bob was playing for us that we came closest to clinching the Southern League championship , being denied on goal average alone by Swindon Town in 1913–14 . |
| 21 | ‘ I gather that he led a lonely life with few friends . ’ |
| 22 | Several times he tore his hands and barked his shins , and once he missed his footing and came crashing several yards down the slope before he got a desperate grip with fingers and toes and knees , and clung sweating till he recovered his breath . |
| 23 | Instead of the cafe or the restaurant that he 'd expected , he found a narrow shop with a few uncontroversial-looking videos in the window display and a more extensive and X-rated stock of tapes and magazines inside . |
| 24 | He has a long involvement with the Institute stretching back over four decades and until recently was Chairman of the Membership Board as well as being Senior Vice President . |
| 25 | Founder Michael Pak , late of TriGem , says he has a joint venture with an unidentified Japanese company that will halve the price of LCD and gas plasma screens and overcome the fatality rate experienced in trying to make colour tubes for portables . |
| 26 | Nothing particular follows from the fact that he visits them once a month , except perhaps we infer that he has a close relationship with them . |
| 27 | One finds that a barn has been converted into a smart office where a chap is working hard on his word processor ; he has a nice set-up with computers . |
| 28 | He has a final interview with Miss Havisham , and forgives her the wrong she has done him in leading him on to believe that she was his benefactor . |
| 29 | No BBC stooge , he has a sharp way with erring broadcasters . |
| 30 | Mrs. Campbell hoped that a tide waiter 's post might be found for the man , but there was more to it than charity , for , as she advised her cousin , William Anderson 's brother was a rich baker who had lately filled the office of deacon convener of trades in Stirling , and ‘ as he has a near connection with severalls in the present management I wish if possible you could fall on a way to get this small thing for him , it wou 'd make a noise amongest the folks to see that we are at pains to do for them ’ . |