Example sentences of "he [vb past] [conj] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took him a considerable time to do so but he succeeded and left a deep mark on Korea only equalled or exceeded by his arch-rival , Kim Il Sung in north Korea . |
| 2 | His education included a year at Eton ; and for a period of seven years from 1740 to 1746 he lived in Italy , where at the beginning of his stay he met and formed a close and lasting friendship with Horace Walpole [ q.v . ] . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , he faced rebellion , possibly a challenge from a rival aspirant to the throne , in 761 when , after a three-day conflict , he defeated and slew a certain Oswine , who is otherwise unknown , at Eildon on 9 August ; and in 765 the annals record that he lost the kingdom of the Northumbrians at Pincanheale on 30 October . |
| 4 | So — ’ He stopped and took a deep breath . |
| 5 | He stopped and gave a little grunt of triumph . |
| 6 | He stopped and drew a long breath and I stared at him and said : ‘ Are you serious ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , Ven ! ’ she sighed , and adored him when he bent and placed a tender kiss on her forehead . |
| 8 | Then he rose and swore a solemn oath to keep faith , to be true to his lord . |
| 9 | He stirred and took a deep breath in his sleep . |
| 10 | In it , he surveyed and criticised a large number of attempts to reconstruct ‘ the real Jesus ’ , from Reimarus ' Fragments , published by Lessing in the 1770s , to William Wrede 's Das Messiasgeheimnis in den Evangelien ( ‘ The Messianic Secret in the Gospels ’ ) of 1901 . |
| 11 | He roused and saddled a snoring Philomel and took the road to London Bridge . |
| 12 | He turned and made a few fast strokes in pursuit , and swam into a current of colder water that snaked across the bay and washed round him . |
| 13 | He turned and saw a lithe figure in a track suit pounding the pavement towards him . |
| 14 | There he turned and say a tall blond-haired man holding out an empty glass . |
| 15 | Among the apple trees , one hot summer in the 1880s , he dug and puddled a large pond with the help of his two sons , which was used as the family swimming pool for years afterwards . |
| 16 | He nodded and gave a deep sigh . |
| 17 | He nodded and put a consoling arm around her shoulder . |
| 18 | So we are obliged to interpret calls as meaning ‘ phones ’ and her as referring to ‘ the beautiful girl with long black hair with whom he danced and had a good time ’ . |
| 19 | He shuddered and directed a baleful glance at Cleo . |
| 20 | The younger Ambrose served an apprenticeship in London , where he settled and became a great wholesale ironmonger serving both the home and export markets . |
| 21 | ’ He fidgeted and gave a sideways look to his mate ‘ … yer could say as ‘ e were well . |
| 22 | In October , while high on the drug crack , he raped and robbed a 17-year-old girl at knifepoint . |
| 23 | In each embassy he knew that had a Legal Attaché 's office there was a lady who looked like everyone 's mother , and who did the confidential typing and the greeting downstairs . |
| 24 | He demanded and got a proper office . |
| 25 | He swayed and teetered a few times , and there were gasps from the onlookers . |
| 26 | He went and roused a grumbling Ranulf and Maltote . |
| 27 | Then he went and had a vigorous shower . |
| 28 | He smiled and gave a tiny bow . |
| 29 | As you know , Joe has always carried a pound or two more than was absolutely necessary and he smoked and drank a few glasses of beer at the end of the day and , as he says , ‘ it all adds up ’ . |
| 30 | After graduating he wrote and performed a one-man play , Opium , depicting Jean Cocteau 's struggle to overcome addiction . |