Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [verb] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far he has tracked down the chemical 3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid . |
| 2 | After he has killed off the whole lot of them in various ways , he shouts in triumph , ‘ Jesus , I got 'em all ! ’ |
| 3 | Using traditional measures of religiosity , he has pointed out the apparent failure of English catholic schools to produce better catholics and fewer ex-catholics than state or other schools , and has inferred the likelihood of the same for Irish schools . |
| 4 | He has carried on the good work this term and is well on the way to establishing himself in the top 10 with 16 wins in the current campaign . |
| 5 | ‘ He has taken up the priestly tasks of his father , ’ she says . |
| 6 | To prove his point he has taken on the legal profession and , with no legal training whatsoever , tied judges in such knots they have overruled each other . |
| 7 | In his day he has taken on the big guns of industry , commercialised culture and of whole countries ( who can easily forget his devastating portrait of Mrs Thatcher and the fawning Saatchi brothers ? ) . |
| 8 | But the issue of Somerset House , which he has put on the political agenda , will not fade . |
| 9 | Sir Jimmy Savile says he wants to close down the world-famous Spinal Injuries Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital … but only because he 'd like the hospital to run out of patients . |
| 10 | But as a manager he 's come up the hard way and is burning to make the point that little guys get no favours . |
| 11 | He hath put down the mighty from their seats and exalted them of low degree . |