Example sentences of "he [adv] [vb past] [pron] with [art] " in BNC.

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1 So after one or two other visits to The Bun Shop or Joe Mullins ' Volunteer in Cambridge on nights off , he eventually presented me with a log book detailing some 280/290 hours of flying , which was about the average of the normal straight-through pilot that came from the training machine aid could then enter all Operational Training Unit .
2 He wrongly combined it with the Judah figure , so producing :
3 The photograph he wanted was all crushed and curled but he soon healed it with a squeeze of his fist …
4 Perhaps he still identified himself with the man who bought a duffel cloak for Alice Fell ( see Critical Survey , p. 118 ) ; he instructed his daughter to buy the child a doll — ‘ only let it be a good big one ’ .
5 He still held himself with the easy confidence she remembered , his dark head carried at an unconsciously arrogant angle , and he still had that polish to him , the patina of success .
6 Supporting his body with one hand , he quickly assessed him with the other .
7 New coach Pierre Berbizier is a noted disciplinarian , and whilst selecting ‘ Les Bèglois ’ for their ability and strength he also issued them with a stern warning against any brutish excesses .
8 They tell me he near strangled himself with the bowstring when the stave snapped on him this afternoon . ’
9 She waited for him to continue speaking , but he simply studied her with a detached speculation that did nothing to soothe her ragged nerves .
10 He then threatened him with a shotgun .
11 ‘ But I stayed composed and cool , I did n't want to get caught by anything stupid but still nearly did when he almost hit me with an uppercut — I felt the wind of that one .
12 From the first he closely identified himself with the city , its people , and their aspirations in ways which helped to break down many of the prejudices of his people and their Presbyterian neighbours .
13 He firmly allied himself with the forces of change , but was careful to give due weight to the arguments for staying put , the detail in which he did this adding impressively to his reputation for grasp .
14 Where he actually shot somebody with a sawn off shotgun .
15 ‘ However , although like any attractive red-blooded man he 's had his share of romances , apparently he did n't regard any of them as long-term for he never sealed them with the ring . ’
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