Example sentences of "he [verb] the [det] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His weeklies were produced by new technology in defiance of union opposition , and he planned the same methods for Today . |
| 2 | At the end of June 1862 , not long after Young Russia and the fires in St Petersburg — and immediately after an attempt on the life of the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich — Valuev produced a paper on the internal condition of the empire in which he admitted the many difficulties under which the government was labouring but proposed no more than converting the State Council into a somewhat more representative body and bypassing the judicial system to deal with radicals more speedily . |
| 3 | Yes , he holds the least votes on committee in Security . |
| 4 | He identified the several causes of unemployment as poor organization of industry , seasonal and cyclical fluctuations in the demand for labour , structural decline of certain industries or trades , personal deficiencies and , to a certain extent , ‘ blind-alley ’ situations . |
| 5 | Then he turned the few feet to Creggan 's cage and stared up to where Creggan had taken stance on the bare branch of wood that hung across his cage . |
| 6 | Without conscious intent he walked the few steps to the bookshop . |
| 7 | Miller 's partiality for flowering shrubs is evident throughout his writing and among them perhaps the versatile roses offered him greatest scope : he appreciated the many aspects of this genus and he understood how they might be best displayed . |
| 8 | He punted the few yards to the shore . |
| 9 | He handled the many questions in masterly fashion , particularly the probing questions from Cocello . |
| 10 | The wound plagued an injured nerve for the last time as he took the few steps to the trapdoor under the beam . |
| 11 | He remembered the many faces of Sylvie , the child-woman with the mischievous glance who had stolen apples in the Paris market , the girl he had obsessively trailed , the passionate creature who had boldly come to his flat and pleasured him to the point of pain , the frightened child who pushed him away and clung to him simultaneously . |
| 12 | Minns brought a broad range of expertise to bear on a field extending from eastern Europe to China , while at the same time paying close attention to the antiquities and books of his own college , where he occupied the same rooms over a period of fifty-five years as undergraduate , fellow , president ( 1928–49 ) , and senior fellow . |
| 13 | He had the most stars on his books , he had the most friends and he gave the most renowned New York parties . |
| 14 | He ran the few yards to the fence . |
| 15 | And when he died , he left the few bits in the cottage to Billy . |
| 16 | He held the same views about the dangers of Serbian nationalism , and he tried to defend Pavlović from his accusers . |
| 17 | Ian kept a flat going in New York ; he entrusted the former members of his " family " with a key . |
| 18 | For a while the notion gripped him , and he prowled the many floors of Hamleys looking for toys . |