Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [adv prt] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And let me quote Locke er here we are are we he says but submitting to the laws of any country , living quietly and enjoying privileges and protection under them , makes not a man a member of that society then he goes on a little bit further down nothing can make any man so but is actually entering into it by positive engagement and express promise and compact . |
| 2 | He holds out a sunburned arm . |
| 3 | Every once in a while he holds out a small portion of meat , which the Skeleton chews furiously and swallows , with the same lack of success as before . |
| 4 | On May 22nd ( the day following his terrible vow against Elfed ) he writes up a typical entry : ‘ Went to see As You Like It as performed by Form 4 . |
| 5 | He writes out a generous cheque and sends it off . |
| 6 | In Claude Berri 's latest film , ‘ Uranus ’ , he knocks back a whole bottle of wine without pausing for breath ; although he insists that it was merely coloured water , his fans believe otherwise . |
| 7 | He sketches out a domed mountain with a pair of high corries and ledges that seem to form eyes and eyebrows , and a vertical crest of rock running down between them , passing a snowfield on either side … |
| 8 | He stocks his stores with fresh-faced young assistants to whom he hands down a rigid dress code like a strict father : no nail varnish , no high heels — no dark tights even . |
| 9 | He takes out a Danish pastry . |
| 10 | He lets out a piercing giggle that many have called infectious , but honestly , I would n't want to catch it . |
| 11 | But when the fire team are training or tackling a blaze within the perimeter he puts on a red fireman 's helmet as a member of their support system . |
| 12 | If he carries on a taxable business , he can register voluntarily ( Merseyside Cablevision Ltd ( 1987 ) 3 BVC 596 ) and reclaim all input tax if the exempt input tax is no more than £7,200 a year . |