Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [adj] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became increasingly concerned that the monarchical regime of Kaiser Wilhelm II , which committed Germany to the First World War , was over-dominated by military and bureaucratic interests at the expense of the national interest . |
| 2 | Jonathan Aitken 's recruitment to the cause of Biafra was motivated originally by his close friendship with Hugh Fraser , but I am convinced that it was not long before , on a close examination of the circumstances , he became honourably convinced that the British government was backing the wrong cause for dishonourable reasons . |
| 3 | In 1962 he remained concerned about America 's role in Europe , via NATO , he disliked President Kennedy 's ‘ Grand Design ’ for the improvement of Atlantic co-operation , and he became gravely upset when the British purchased a new nuclear weapons system , ‘ Polaris ’ from Washington . |
| 4 | I do know that he became very depressed when the times were bad and he had the mortgage payments to meet . |
| 5 | Every day he became less certain that the distinction between human and alien was an accurate one . |
| 6 | Edouard heard it too , and it was then that he became almost certain that the dropping of the cup had been no accident . |
| 7 | He owned very little and the packing did not take long . |
| 8 | Although Mungo guessed that he was probably no more than fourteen , he seemed as old as the oldest adult . |
| 9 | Wycliffe turned to Ralph ; in some ways , with his delicate colouring and the readiness with which his cheeks flushed with colour , he seemed more feminine than the girl . |
| 10 | He seemed genuinely upset that the boy had been killed . |
| 11 | He needed far more than the normal ration of two parents , each with only one identity apiece . |
| 12 | ‘ He seems pretty sure that the old man saw them coming . ’ |
| 13 | In 1798 , General Humbert of France came over and won a battle near there , but he took so long that the nearby towns had time to refortify . |
| 14 | He felt irretrievably alone and the woman beside him seemed suddenly to be a total stranger . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Gabriel , though he felt as crushed as the thistle she had just stood on . |
| 16 | Michael was a short burly man with a round ruddy face , he said little but Allen thought he looked more dangerous than the others . |
| 17 | Judd saw his own hand , held hovering uncertainly over the heap of treasure , quiver as Stringy 's had done and wondered if that meant he looked as mad as the rest of them did ; and he wanted to say they could have it , that he was opting out and they could divide his share among the three of them and stuff it . |
| 18 | The classic example offered is that of the diffident schoolboy , who has learnt the dates of , say , the English kings the previous night but who is so alarmed by his hectoring schoolteacher that he becomes completely unsure that the answers that suggest themselves to him under questioning are in fact the right ones . |
| 19 | On the other hand , the effective independence of the individual contract programmer or analyst is not thereby enhanced , and he remains as dependent as the temporary secretary or typist upon intermediaries ( the agencies ) to provide a flow of work . |