Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made straight for the big warhorse , mounted , said something to Will , and started along the street . |
| 2 | He lived right on the main road he was very vulnerable ! |
| 3 | ‘ He plays more on the left hand side which is not my favourite position , I prefer to play on the right . |
| 4 | Yanto 's mind was busy as he meandered slowly through the leafy lanes towards Purton . |
| 5 | One day he shied away from an empty crisp bag and fell into a ditch . |
| 6 | As he passed again on the other side of the road on his way back forty minutes later he was caught up in the very worst time of day for traffic . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the injection did not work and despite much medication to calm his heart , he passed away in the early hours of the morning . |
| 8 | He crept slowly towards the main corridors . |
| 9 | He skidded hard in the opposite direction anticipating attack , but none came . |
| 10 | He met frequently with the Congressional leaders of both parties ; and he made considerable use of the telephone in seeking the votes of rank-and-file members while also inviting them to the White House in groups . |
| 11 | ‘ When I first had Sammy he peed all over the blimmin' place . |
| 12 | Later , as he rode home in the cool night air , a vision of old Bert 's delighted face as he presented him with the larger fish invaded his mind 's eye , and filled him with contentment . |
| 13 | Peter McBride , who has two young children , was hit in the back as he sprinted away from a Scots Guards patrol in Belfast 's republican New Lodge area . |
| 14 | When David appeared to ignore the pointed question , he asked again in a lewd voice , ‘ Worn her out , have you ? |
| 15 | Taking a firm grip on the hook , still jammed securely in place , he lunged determinedly into the rushing water . |
| 16 | Edward did not create it from nothing , but he founded a new town — King 's Town — on the old site , which he manipulated especially on the western side . |
| 17 | He gazed slowly around the bare little room , puzzled , shivering , sore , wanting to speak , and trying to hope . |
| 18 | Angel 's fingers drummed angrily on the steering wheel as he gazed moodily at the long , straight road ahead of them . |
| 19 | Pascoe will come into the first team reckoning this weekend if he impresses tonight in a reserve game . |
| 20 | At All Souls he read widely in the Early Fathers . |
| 21 | Seeing him now in a different light , she studied him covertly as he read quickly through the typewritten sheets . |
| 22 | His speech lasted three and a half hours ; most of it he read quickly in an even tone . |
| 23 | Dermot , you see , is an Elvis fan , and given the right stimulants , has been known to think he looks like Presley ( although , as one bemused clubber from Leeds commented , ‘ He looks more like a young Max Bygraves ’ ) . |
| 24 | Shifting most of the body weight to the right leg , he pivots clockwise in a 180-degree arc , taking care to keep a watchful eye on his opponent . |
| 25 | He diversified too into the booming package holiday and travel business and by 1989 was the UK 's biggest tour operator . |
| 26 | Retired post office worker Trevor , 74 , said Garry was ‘ absolutely hysterical ’ when he phoned yesterday with the tragic news . |
| 27 | Vitor frowned , as though he objected both to the direct approach and to the Dane 's knowledge of her affairs . |
| 28 | He jerked downwards with the powerful muscles of his shoulders . |
| 29 | She sat down beside him , instinctively putting her arm out to support him , but he jerked forward with a sharp gasp , and she saw the brown lines of dried blood across the back of his shirt . |
| 30 | He moved again to the eastern window and looked out over the cottages of the headland . |