Example sentences of "he [verb] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his most recent book , The Essene Odyssey , he describes how , after reading our book in 1982 , he became intrigued by the mysterious principle allegedly worshipped by the Knights Templar under the name of ‘ Baphomet ’ . |
| 2 | Glass had his first contact with non-Western music in Morocco where he became fascinated by the geometric repetitions of Islamic art . |
| 3 | Much in demand for stage and film productions , he became associated with the early musicals of Lloyd Webber and his then partner Tim Rice in the 1970s . |
| 4 | Yet Walker also knew that railways were no longer omnipotent ; he became associated with the Great Western Railway in running a coach service to the west and acquired for his company a financial interest in Imperial Airways . |
| 5 | Beginning with the organisation of bible classes in the rural communities while he was still a student at Cumberland University , he became disillusioned with the apparent inability of the current educational system to tackle adequately the problems of social and economic mis-development in Appalachia . |
| 6 | Sukarno was sent to Surabaya , where he experienced loneliness and sought shelter in the Theosophical Society library where he became acquainted with the great Europeans from Rousseau to Marx . |
| 7 | In his lifetime an obscure figure ( he was ignored by contemporary obituarists ) , he became known in the twentieth century through the publication of his Diaries , journals of horseback tours through England and Wales . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought he got killed in the Second World War ! ’ |
| 9 | And his , and he got rid of the beautiful eagle erm you know , reading desk and he got rid of the Bishops 's erm , chair , the Bishop 's what do they call it ? |
| 10 | But the old bobby — he 'd downed his pint of beer — he got taken before the chief constable and he got a serious fine , £1 . |
| 11 | The scribes he studies worked in the 14th century — 800 years after Dr Marchand 's Goths had relinquished Italy . |
| 12 | Sachin Tandulkar , Yorkshire 's first-ever overseas player , does his best to look as if he has lived in the northern county all his life |
| 13 | For 18 years he has lived in the same house in London 's Gospel Oak , though he could easily afford the neighbouring and more upmarket Hampstead . |
| 14 | Anyway , there was promotion in it : when we next come across him , less than a year later , he has risen to the giddy heights of master , taking over from William Cox . |
| 15 | was put forward by his coach in recognition of the success he has achieved over the past year . |
| 16 | ( iv ) No creditor can vote at any meeting unless he has lodged with the official receiver not later than the time mentioned for this purpose in the notice convening the meetings a proof of debt , that is , a statement in the appropriate form ( see Chapter 9 ) of the amount claimed by him as due to him and the claim has been admitted for the , purpose of entitlement to vote ( r 6.93(1) ) . |
| 17 | Sam 's naked body emerges last , for he has fallen underneath the combined weight of the other two . |
| 18 | He has emerged as the dominant personality in the commercial network . |
| 19 | Displaying remarkable maturity for a 22-year-old he has emerged in the last 18 months as the game 's outstanding personality , a player blessed with the full range of skills , someone with an unflappable temperament to match . |
| 20 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received on the proposed council tax . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received about the future strength of the Territorial Army in Scotland . |
| 22 | Yesterday saw Hopkinson in sad , frustrated mood , attacking the ‘ complacency ’ among many field sportsmen and bewailing the lack of support he has received over the past seven years . |
| 23 | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what representations he has received from the Combined Heat and Power Association about the barriers to the wider use of combined heat and power ; and what action he proposes . |
| 24 | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent representations he has received from the Scottish steel industry . |
| 25 | Will he confirm that all the professional advice that he has received from the Royal Navy is that only four boats absolutely guarantees an effective nuclear deterrent for this country ? |
| 26 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on his replies to representations which he has received regarding the future financing of adult education . |
| 27 | Wright is not that much of a loss — in the games he has played for the national team which i have seen he has not been up to par . |
| 28 | He has played in the last nine reserve matches . |
| 29 | He is nevertheless expected to have an easy win in the Lyons constituency he has represented for the past 13 years . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , like Purcell and Kotz , he has kept to the old non-SI units . |