Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [noun] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None the less , it was in London that he made his will on 8 April 1416 , characteristically dedicated to his kin , staff , and domestic servants . |
| 2 | He succeeded his father on 16 August 1549 , taking up thereby his first office , that of alnager of Surrey and Sussex . |
| 3 | He sought my advice on one or two matters where complaints were made against him of alleged libels , which I had no real difficulty in seeing off and about which he wrote me appreciative letters . |
| 4 | It would be useful to learn how he reconciles his vision on these matters with his work as a songwriter and performer . |
| 5 | It was while touring the United States with Fred Karno [ q.v. ] in 1912 that he tried his luck on American vaudeville , principally in a duo with his common-law wife , Mae Dahlberg , who suggested his stage name , Laurel , although he did not adopt it legally until 1934 . |
| 6 | In 1941 he stood as an independent candidate in four by-elections ; but although he retained his deposit on each occasion , there was to be no political comeback for this highly cantankerous patriot . |
| 7 | Indeed , Bethurum Loomis argued that Wulfstan 's disillusion with Æthelred , and perhaps with Cnut too , can be traced in his work , stressing that he modified his views on royal sanctity , seems not to have wished to rely on the king 's ability to keep public order , and eventually stated that bishops should direct all affairs , both lay and ecclesiastical . |
| 8 | And when she was unseated he turned his wrath on those he saw as traitors |
| 9 | George 's birth was not registered but his baptism was on 8 October 1858 and he celebrated his birthday on 9 September . |
| 10 | Because he was so far ahead in his first year , he spent his time on other things . |
| 11 | Christopher Robson ( countertenor ) has recently been electrifying audiences with his performances of Arsamenes in Xerxes at the English National Opera , and when he opens his mouth on this recording he may as well be plugging us all into the mains . |
| 12 | He placed his hands on either side of her , and stared down into her eyes . |
| 13 | Thus the judge 's exercise of the discretion entrusted to him stands unless he exercised his discretion on some erroneous principle or he misunderstood the evidence or he was plainly wrong . |
| 14 | With Oliver Cromwell 's approval he took his seat on 7 February , bringing his legal and administrative experience to the task , and he attended all but a handful of recorded meetings between 7 February and 5 December . |
| 15 | If he saw his father on that occasion , Martin did not remember it ; all that remained whenever he thought about him was an oppressive feeling of fear and dread associated with this house that had seemed to him dark and prison-like , smelling of dust and disinfectant and wet towels and blocked lavatories — a kind of compound reek of disease and poverty . |
| 16 | He kept his gaze on one particular tree . |
| 17 | Deliberately he kept his lights on full beam as he drew inexorably closer , to dazzle the man and destroy his night vision . |
| 18 | ‘ Could n't even tell you that , he kept his hat on all the time . |
| 19 | He put his head on one side . |
| 20 | Then he put his head on one side and looked at Albert in an expectant way , like a dog waiting to be given a biscuit . |
| 21 | She moved her free arm to stop him inspecting but he put his head on one side . |
| 22 | He put his head on one side , but kept a straight face . |
| 23 | He put his head on one side again . |
| 24 | He put his head on one side . |
| 25 | He put his head on one side and regarded her . |
| 26 | He put his hands on each side of the open door , leaned forward and called : ‘ Elizabeth . ’ |
| 27 | He cocked his head on one side . |
| 28 | He remembered her painting on brown paper when it rained . |
| 29 | On his return to Trinidad in 1948 , Eric Williams almost immediately got involved in public appearances at which he gave his opinions on historical topics concerning the West Indies and while his work for the Caribbean Commission strictly forbade any political involvement , it did not prevent him from opening a window on the West Indian past . |
| 30 | He classified his poems on Hartleian principles , e.g. Imagination , Affection , Sentiment and Reflection , and in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads he explained that one of the functions of poetry is to show how ‘ we associate ideas in a state of excitement ’ ; Wordsworth did not expect his poems to ‘ gratify certain known habits of association ’ — he will provide new associations and ‘ create the taste by which he is to be enjoyed ’ . |