Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And on MONDAY he tackles the 23-mile stretch to Lytchett Minster , with Bournemouth beckoning . |
| 2 | Despite the complexities behind the loss of the vision of the church at war , the net result has been simple : either the Devil has ceased to exist , or he plays no essential role in the history of salvation . |
| 3 | ‘ He 's good fun , and he plays a decent game of tennis . |
| 4 | ‘ He plays a different type of game to Steve Davis . |
| 5 | The idea which has swallowed Kirillov is suicide , not suicide for the common cause of the quintet as Dostoevsky first proposed , but to achieve a metaphysical and religious purpose ; and thus he plays a big part in the transformation of a neat political generation-gap story into a larger , more complicated object . |
| 6 | He plays a short sample down the phone , an almost unintelligible blur May , a non-stop talker and tireless ambassador for techno , rolls his eyes in a resigned manner ’ I get every kid in the city ringing me up and I feel bad because I do n't have time to talk to them . ’ |
| 7 | Retired joiner Ted is not just a figurehead , as many presidents are he plays an active part in the running of the club and was recently honoured by the CIU and the club for completing 25 years in the post . |
| 8 | He plays an evil father in the Oscar-nominated British film Howards End and the vampire killer in Bram Stoker 's Dracula , both currently on general release . |
| 9 | If my list of cons against Alfieri seems great , it does not mean I dislike everything he does for as I 've said he plays the important role of introduction and conclusion which I like especially and count as a clever idea on the part of Miller . |
| 10 | What a top bloke — especially in the episode nicked off Star Trek when he plays the evil Brigadier with an eye patch from another dimension . |
| 11 | When he comes to the destruction of Carthage in 146 he records the contrasting opinions of the Greeks about Rome 's conduct ( 36.9 ) . |
| 12 | He turns a reproachful face on her for admitting what kind of a girl she is . |
| 13 | February He turns the six-yard box into a cartoon strip . |
| 14 | He appreciates a good attempt at an answer even if the final result is not " correct " . |
| 15 | He displays a wide range of diplomatic skills such as always speaking the other person 's language , being acutely sensitive to customer needs and creatively expressing genuine appreciation for a job well done . |
| 16 | Such questions are worth distinguishing , however , because there are moral philosophers today who think that Kant effectively answered the third correctly , but that he offers no sufficient answer to the second . |
| 17 | As an alternative , he offers a reasoned defence of the demands of community understood in more traditional terms . |
| 18 | He offers a concise history of recent work , indicates clearly what issues remain unresolved and suggests the directions of future research . |
| 19 | But he offers a brilliant rendering of Do n't Put Your Daughter On The Stage , Mrs Worthington rising to heights of boiling , brick-red rage on ‘ She 's a vile girl and uglier than mortal sin . ’ |
| 20 | In describing laboratory methods he offers a clear account of the underlying scientific principles and practical techniques , followed by relevant material from case histories and objective assessment of advantages , limitations and future possibilities . |
| 21 | In his buoyant narrative style , his particularly exact , observant eye for detail , his confident concentration on a particular event coloured by emotion but not by an intensity of analysis , he offers a significant contrast to Conrad 's dense , probing accounts of similar events . |
| 22 | Christopher Brown , managing director of the City-based Corney & Barrow bar and restaurant chain is quite right when he insists the hearty times of eating and drinking will return , ‘ because people still want to meet and talk ’ . |
| 23 | Carl Jung , writing about black Americans in the 1930s , believed that ‘ the inferior man exercises a tremendous pull upon civilized beings who are forced to live with him , because he fascinates the inferior layers of our psyche ’ . |
| 24 | He laughs a low laugh of relief . |
| 25 | Mageeba makes no concessions to the white political world yet he understands a great deal about it . |
| 26 | ‘ He understands the complex relations between the procedures of law and the need to combat terrorism , ’ said Mr Maginnis . |
| 27 | He understands the manic rhythms of a city that borders on the irrational , yet still embodies a nervy humanity . |
| 28 | He represents a great noble of the Empire , perhaps even the Emperor himself . |
| 29 | In terms of man 's cultural development he represents a royal epiphany of the primal father , an authentic reincarnation of primal despotism . |
| 30 | However , at a different level — the level at which this long-term strategy has to be harnessed to the interests , aspirations and self-images of an electorate — he represents a significant adaptation of the post-Thatcher world . |