Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 He ambled over to the nearest tree — happily some metres from where I stood hidden , and turned towards the tower .
3 He ambled off towards the nearest tray .
4 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 .
5 He went over to the biggest gift of them all , picked it up and plonked it , gratefully , in Mr Patten 's hands .
6 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 .
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