Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And presently revulsion gave way to indifference : he ceased to see the flaunted female bodies of advertisements and magazines because they had nothing to do with him , they were irrelevant . |
| 2 | Harry Bradshaw , who died in December at the age of 77 , was probably as well known for the manner in which he failed to win the 1949 Open as his considerable success elsewhere . |
| 3 | In short , he sought to restore the Holy Roman Empire of Germany , Burgundy and Italy . |
| 4 | By eliminating all theological and metaphysical elements from his work , he sought to challenge the prevailing constitutional orthodoxy which was founded on the natural rights of the citizen and the inalienable sovereignty of the state . |
| 5 | He pressed his lips together and , clenching his fists and frowning , he tried to numb the strange new feelings away . |
| 6 | Although he helped to form the National Deaf and Dumb Society , he was also to be the main reason for its demise . |
| 7 | However , his indisposition was short-lived for in the foursomes later he helped return the lowest gross of 96 , being runners-up to the Club 's Captain and Miss E. Simmons . |
| 8 | As a member of the influential Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy ( COMA ) , he helped to establish the new Dietary Reference Values ( DRVs ) for nutrients , which replaced the old RDA ( Recommended Daily Amounts ) guidelines . |
| 9 | James Paul was terribly hurt by the collapse of the N.D.D.S. and although he helped to establish the British Deaf and Dumb Association in 1890 , accepting the position of Treasurer in the first year , he preferred to devote himself to developing the social status and services for the deaf people of Ayrshire . |
| 10 | When he moved to inflict the same beautiful torture on the twin globe she cried out , drowning in a riot of sensation . |
| 11 | He beat to take the coveted first prize in a hard-fought battle at the Sneyd Arms , Sneyd Green . |
| 12 | Somehow he 'd scored the first small , barely discernible victory . |
| 13 | When food got scarce , he 'd taken the better paid job of a Sweeper . |
| 14 | He 'd spent the last few days bouncing from resort to resort . |
| 15 | He was the reigning world champion and he 'd won the first two races of the season . |
| 16 | He 'd won the 1979 Open and I knew what kind of player he was so I was pretty thrilled about being asked . |
| 17 | He seemed to view the nineteen nineties as some kind of Golden Age , and Cassie was reluctant to shake his faith in the future . |
| 18 | He turned to see the plain little face of Margaret Seymour-Strachey , surmounted by a fawn , church-going hat of the dreariest kind . |
| 19 | Thus he began to erode the Turkish feudal system . |
| 20 | Maggie clipped his ear , making him yell , but undeterred he began to torment the two younger boys who had crouched quietly in a corner , watching . |
| 21 | He began to consider the worst possible scenario . |
| 22 | He still had to find room for two more , so he decided to banish the two foolish , pretty O'Hanlons from their billiard-table , sensing that they would make least fuss . |
| 23 | Mr Richter was so smitten by Mr Cliburn 's talent , and so bored by the competition ( 1958 was the last time he ever served as judge for anything ) , that he decided to give the talented American pianist the top score of 25 for everything and all the other contestants a zero for everything . |
| 24 | He struggled to remember the sad old man , picture him as a part of his half-forgot-ten childhood . |
| 25 | ‘ Survival of the — ’ Jamie drew his breath in sharply and pulled the stick so hard he almost fell off his stool , but he managed to dodge the darting yellow bolts that had driven him into the corner of the screen' — nastiest . ’ |
| 26 | But he did notice the growing financial difficulty of his parents — unlike his son in 1939 , he was required to be furnished with a top hat for use on Sundays . |
| 27 | She should go back to her own bed and not risk either of them getting into more trouble , but he liked having the silly little thing cuddled up to him like a rabbit . |
| 28 | He dressed more casually , in a green suit ; he liked to play the calm paternal figure to D avid 's impetuous youth . |
| 29 | Was there someone like him ? ‘ … and of course he had to take the greatest possible care . |
| 30 | READING Barrie Clement 's diatribe ( 6 October ) under the heading ‘ Union law policy remains unclear ’ , I wondered if he had attended the same Labour Party Conference as I did . |