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 . ’ |