Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Russell 's fame grew and so did his practice ; in 1754 he moved permanently to the nearest local sea-town , Brighthelmstone , to encourage its development as a major treatment centre until his death in 1759 when others , less scrupulous , followed . |
| 2 | As he thrust his hands into the fire and pulled out a burning branch which he waved around without the slightest sign of discomfort , the goat-headed figure thrust his arms out for silence . |
| 3 | He ambled over to the nearest tree — happily some metres from where I stood hidden , and turned towards the tower . |
| 4 | He ambled off towards the nearest tray . |
| 5 | He turned and rushed back towards the cage ; but finding the gate barred , he skittered off towards the nearest group of spectators , hotly pursued by his enemy . |
| 6 | He went over to the biggest gift of them all , picked it up and plonked it , gratefully , in Mr Patten 's hands . |
| 7 | He went straight to the nearest bar , where he remained until just after midnight . |
| 8 | After high school in Greece , to which the family returned when Mendoros was in his teens , he looked round for the best place to pursue his obsession — which is what brought him to Perth . |
| 9 | He did not in the simplest sense romanticise fact but used it as a way of making his readers see a complex and various world . |
| 10 | CIA men looked askance at him , particularly since he dealt directly with the highest officers in the agency , preferably Casey , rather than with them . |
| 11 | Howard Kendall 's first full season back in charge has gone badly and he said ominously after the latest home loss : ‘ Certain players are not playing to their strengths . |