Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The badges of honour he sports on his veteran 's beret when he goes dining for the old soldiers ' vote gave his plea a sort of authority . |
| 2 | After that it will be decided whether or not he goes chasing in the New Year . |
| 3 | He stands gazing at the middle barrel . |
| 4 | And as for those bloody red boxes , ’ he says pointing to the battered containers which deliver official papers to Ditchingham Hall every weekend , ‘ hate 'em . ’ |
| 5 | Now in one of the most prestigious and historic posts in the country , he includes looking after the Old Bailey among his new responsibilities . |
| 6 | In charge will be Mark Potter who made a hash of Cowley Steps during the Exe Descent but is likely to be more efficient when he gets going on the inevitable canoeing aspects of the centre . |
| 7 | He remembers competing at the national championships at Cleethorpes in 1923 , when the water lay only three foot deep above a foot of solid mud , and having to touch a mud-smeared wall at each end . |
| 8 | Mr Dayton currently co-chairs a committee seeking to raise $50 million for endowment a far cry from the $30,000 annual drives he remembers leading in the 1940s ! |
| 9 | He enjoys creeping past the back gardens of his neighbours , spotting the gleaming milk pails in one and listening to the notes of a bass viol coming from another . |
| 10 | McAllister was never able to provide the influential play he produces at Leeds and I do n't think he likes performing on the right hand side . |