Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His movements were slow and deliberate as he threaded his fingers through the tangled strands , his eyes on his task , and Hilary forgot to breathe altogether , almost terrified by his touch . |
| 2 | To choose one of many examples , I can point to the case of Nottingham-born Herol Graham , whose parents came from Jamaica and gave him no support in his sporting endeavours , at first in sprinting and then in boxing where he made his mark as a light-middleweight . |
| 3 | He made his way across the first set of tracks and reached the tail-end of a dozen coal-laden wagons . |
| 4 | ‘ All right , all right , ’ John Williamson grumbled as he made his way to the table and sat down . |
| 5 | Just after 2pm he made his way to the back door . |
| 6 | He told the owner of the pensione that he would probably be leaving in a few days and then he made his way to the station to ask about trains . |
| 7 | He made his way to the old barn on the corner of their three acres . |
| 8 | He made his way to the canal and followed the trees along the bank towards Uncle Alfred 's nest . |
| 9 | He made his way to the Soviet Union . |
| 10 | When he was in the dining room she would be in the dairy ; when he wandered out to look at the home fields she would be over the lake by Burtness Wood ; when he made his way to the wood she would retreat up the fell and it was pointless , he rightly guessed , as well as being too open to comment , to pursue her onto the tops . |
| 11 | Forcing his useless legs to work he made his way to the bridge , awkwardly at first , hobbling , as if in some grotesque mimicry of his wife , then with more confidence as the blood began to flow , his muscles come alive again . |
| 12 | He made his way to the upper floor . |
| 13 | He made his way to the door , and heard a click behind him . |
| 14 | As he made his way down the path from the manse between the round-shouldered granite gravestones , his face looked pink , as though he had recently shaved in scalding water . |
| 15 | But even so the soft clang rang sharply in the silence and echoed around him as he made his way down the nave . |
| 16 | He made his way down the crinkle-crankle path that traversed Chesney Fell . |
| 17 | He made his way down the narrow road , huddled like a crab within his familiar brown overcoat . |
| 18 | Curiosity got the better of Yanto however , and having vaulted the fence , he made his way over the one hundred and fifty yards of re-claimed field that separated the pub from the riverbank . |
| 19 | Steadying himself , he made his way over the roof and on to the parapet that ran along the side of the building . |
| 20 | Careful not to wake the others , he made his way for the third time to the lavatory . |
| 21 | He made his way along a footpath flanked by spacious lawns and spectacularly colourful flowerbeds … rumoured to contain plastic flowers to ensure a year-round display … , up a flight of steps and through the double doors of the tri-star-shaped glass and aluminium building . |
| 22 | More easily now , he made his way along the roof-tops , hidden from sight by the forest of chimney stacks . |
| 23 | ‘ He made his way along the road until a colleague told him to sit down on the pavement . |
| 24 | Rostov watched as he made his way through the crowd . |
| 25 | He made his way through the twisting streets of the harbour district , crossing the little squares where the market traders were spreading linen sheets on the ground before decking them with neat conical piles of vegetables and spices whose reds , yellows and greens shone out brightly against the white . |
| 26 | He tried to ignore the murmured whispers and laughter as he made his way through the streets across London Bridge and back into Southwark . |
| 27 | One man dragged a light machinegun as he made his way through the trench . |
| 28 | Yanto reached the end of the rock bridge where it disappeared into the hard sand The walking was now relatively easy as he made his way towards the first of the salmon traps , or kipes as they were called locally . |
| 29 | Bills will have to be sent to me , and the newspaper will have to be cancelled , ’ he added casually as he made his way towards the stairs with complete composure . |
| 30 | Patrick looked a little intoxicated as he made his way towards the Missile . |