Example sentences of "he [adv] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although ‘ Milton and Wordsworth exalted me ’ , he eventually buys a complete Byron for two shillings and reads Childe Harold . |
| 2 | If the innocent party purports to " accept " such performance , he effectively accepts a new contract . |
| 3 | If this is still the case next May he apparently wins a Swiss watch from The Sun in honour of the acheivement ! |
| 4 | He impatiently plants a swift kiss on my cheek and … and is already gone . |
| 5 | Oh he only brings a little bit , I brought loads last time , even though you did n't get a song played |
| 6 | Nobody will mind if he just grabs a few minutes ' rest before he moves on — although rest , for Pavel , has become little more than a bothersome physical requirement with no spiritual element in it . |
| 7 | He just has a monkish temperament . |
| 8 | I hope he soon makes a full recovery . ’ |
| 9 | At the other end of the scale , promoting a father from being manager of a middle-ranking enterprise to a top-ranking enterprise is also unlikely to alter the son 's chances much , because in all probability he already attends a selective school . |
| 10 | ‘ I think he already exacts a fair degree of pleasure from simply being able to make people jump whenever he calls them up . ’ |
| 11 | Yet he already has an international reputation . |
| 12 | Mr Bill Dixon Smith ( Tory ) used to be a near neighbour until recently , but although I understand he is still in the area I have no idea if he still takes an active part in the council elections . |
| 13 | He still takes an active interest in Henley Regatta , where he is a steward . |
| 14 | But he still maintains a special affection for Northern Ireland , and this has led to an exciting project initiated by the Arts Council , in association with Queen 's University and the Festival — Demidenko will give six recitals in Northern Ireland ( not just Belfast ) plus six masterclasses for five young Ulster pianists , in the 1991–2 season , finishing in May . |
| 15 | He still retains a keen interest in criminal justice , and has chaired the ADSW 's criminal justice services committee for the past three years . |
| 16 | He still has a 30-years-old Courtelle suit which he kept as a standby for the MBE investiture just in case something happened to his morning dress . |
| 17 | Although he still has a long-term ambition to become a managing director of a successful company , for the moment his main aim is ‘ to help build Citigate into a top-quality player ’ . |
| 18 | He 's a great leader and although he has done so much , he still has a great future in front of him . ’ |
| 19 | He still has a great deal to teach us , |
| 20 | ‘ But he still has a malignant disease in the background . |
| 21 | ‘ He still has an elderly mother living in Yazd . |
| 22 | But it is known that he still holds a soft spot for Portadown where his combative midfield drive played a huge part in the County Armagh club 's championship successes in 1990 and 1991 . |
| 23 | It adds that , although he lives in Macclesfield , he still makes a weekly trip to his flat in North London ‘ to keep in touch with the seamier side of life which often inspires his work ’ — a habit which has qualified him uniquely to illustrate Mr Boot 's Unauthorised Returns . |
| 24 | He always does a good job . |
| 25 | He always likes a nice cuddle . |
| 26 | He always keeps an open mind . |
| 27 | But he is easy to find , for he always wears a blue suit . ’ |
| 28 | The duty to take reasonable care is confined to the period of 21 days after cancellation ( s72(8) ) , thereafter , he usually becomes an involuntary bailee with a duty to refrain from wilful damage . |
| 29 | If we shake someone and ask him if he was asleep he usually has a definite answer . |
| 30 | But whether a reckless driver hits a pedestrian depends upon the presence of the pedestrian at the point where he recklessly passes a red light . |