Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rode straight to the races at Budmouth and stayed there all afternoon . |
| 2 | A Ramsay ! ’ he led straight into the ranks of stationary horses . |
| 3 | Eventually he got away from the dogs , + hid under a car , panting loudly . |
| 4 | And those mines , ’ he gazed across at the fells but , true to his wits , in the wrong direction , ‘ they open them up every six or seven years , they take what they want and then they close them down . |
| 5 | He gazed longingly at the sandwiches , Gentleman 's Relish , but he did not take one — neither did Aunt Tossie eat her scone . |
| 6 | He read extensively in the classics and became an accomplished linguist . |
| 7 | He objected strenuously to the terms of the ceasefire resolution passed by the UN Security Council on April 3rd ; but he accepted it ( as indeed he had to ) and is obeying its terms , more or less . |
| 8 | Directly he was in , he jerked impatiently at the reins , called to the horse , and they were off ! |
| 9 | He moved coolly to the drinks cabinet , picked up the crystal decanter . |
| 10 | He moved stealthily into the trees . |
| 11 | When the song ended , he moved quietly among the tables , holding out his wide-brimmed black hat and coaxing money from the customers with a flash of white teeth and a sparkle of peat-brown eyes . |
| 12 | Past Ruthyn and Clocaenog and into the Cambrian mountains and the Berwyns , hampered by vile weather , and impeded by swollen streams and misty hills , he moved methodically on the lines laid down for him , and made no contact with any substantial enemy . |
| 13 | He moved deeper into the trees . |
| 14 | He moved purposefully up the stairs and began to feel faint . |
| 15 | At the bottom he moved quickly between the racks and tables until he was crouched between two mannequins , looking out through their skirts at the scene in front of the inn . |
| 16 | He did n't listen to the sales talk , he wandered slowly through the rooms , aware that Mary Rose was showing far too much enthusiasm if he was going to knock the price down . |
| 17 | ‘ In the Greshorns he wandered alone through the passes , climbed the peaks and was exhausted by the journey . |
| 18 | IBM Japan Ltd , which restructured in January by creating two subsidiaries , one aimed at small and medium-sized companies and the other offering overall services including consultation and facilities management , has a new president , Kakutaro Kitashiro , who replaces Takeo Shiina , who was also a member of the IBM Corp main board , and is now non-executive chairman of IBM Japan : the new president is 48 years old , a 26-year veteran of IBM Japan , and possesses little of the charisma of the outgoing Shiina ; he rose rapidly through the ranks to a position of potential candidate for president in 1984 . |
| 19 | He rose upright in the stirrups , he scarce could reach her hand ; But she loosened her hair i " the casement ! |
| 20 | Kirov dismissed Ybreska from his mind as he strolled leisurely through the streets . |
| 21 | He played mostly for the reserves , he was paid cash , it was said , while drawing the dole . |
| 22 | ‘ I thought he played well in the circumstances and he was unlucky not to score . |
| 23 | He stirred uneasily at the suspicions the steward had provoked . |
| 24 | He tiptoed swiftly down the stairs , keeping close to the wall . |
| 25 | In silence , with Detective Furness at his side , he dawdled aimlessly around the streets looking in shop windows . |
| 26 | He appealed directly to the pieds noirs and the army , using rhetoric that combined intimidating references to the authority of the state with tendentious but effective arguments to reassure them about the " real " aim of his policy . |
| 27 | He was run down as he cycled home from the shops . |
| 28 | THE death of a father-of-four , mown down as he cycled home from the shops , has brought tragic memories flooding back for a young mother . |
| 29 | You see , you take Mr , splendid policeman , he came straight from the Guards into lodgings in Ipswich . |
| 30 | He had a gun in his hand and he came backwards down the steps . |