Example sentences of "he [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course if he made the wrong decision he could pay for it by loss of his command , as we have seen , or even with his life , as happened to Timagoras , the ambassador who accepted humiliating terms at a peace conference in 367 ( Xen . |
| 2 | He asked the first policeman he saw the way to London University and was pointed in the direction of the Strand . |
| 3 | The interviewer hesitated , and when he asked the next question he sounded faintly embarrassed . |
| 4 | As he knows , he got the biggest majority he has ever had in his constituency against me . |
| 5 | He walked along the Harrow Road until he found the small turning he wanted . |
| 6 | He fondled the long dagger he 'd pushed through his wallet , drawing comfort from its metal coiled handle . |
| 7 | There is no reason , and he declines the verbal advice he has been given by his Inspector , so this has now become an ‘ order ’ . |
| 8 | Algy used up his measure of luck , I was then given a super navigator with only the sharpest of pencils and the instinct of a homing pigeon who took me through my tour ; he perished the first time he New without me after I was hijacked to Bennett 's staff . |
| 9 | There he played the only game he knew , dominoes . |
| 10 | He told the terrified girl he had a knife , then made her walk down a river footpath , across a bridge and into an alley . |
| 11 | As he gulped the warm champagne he swore he would never wear it again . |
| 12 | He recalled the first time he had seen the impressive building as a schoolboy on a day 's outing to see the sights of London . |
| 13 | When he observes the actual performance he may find it difficult to associate what he has seen with what he had been led to expect . |
| 14 | Now he faced the biggest obstacle he would ever have to clear , for the only chance of cure lay in a long and horrifically painful course of chemotherapy . |
| 15 | He collected the stout stick he always took with him , and pulled on his cap . |
| 16 | The hero was being filmed taking his 10-month-old baby to the pool when he gets the first indication he is going to be threatened . |
| 17 | And when he heard the first crash he determined to intervene , in some way that would not dispute the authority of the headmaster 's wife . |
| 18 | Whether Hastings is invited to take on the role of Scottish captain is for the future , but he acknowledges the good fortune he has enjoyed in playing under such inspiring leadership : ‘ You only need to look at the names of players who have captained Scotland to be aware of the tremendous honour it represents . |
| 19 | He indicated the young woman he was dehumanising on the bed . |
| 20 | And of course on the morning it was difficult to tell because before he took the first test he appeared to be fine until really the , the very last minute . |
| 21 | He took the first job he could find , washing dishes at the Wang Garden , a Chinese restaurant two blocks down the street from the hotel . |
| 22 | As he reached the front door he saw a strange sight . |
| 23 | The last light played on the cliff wall of the Jabal Hamrin , but by the time he reached the steep-sloping ground he would be covered by darkness . |
| 24 | When he was satisfied no fresh threat was about to manifest itself from the darkness , he moved off back the way he had come , retracing his steps until he reached the shallow stream he had leapt a short time before . |
| 25 | When he reached the Outer Wall he halted and dismounted , his cracked bones shouting at him . |
| 26 | When he reached the last machine he went back to the beginning and played them all again . |
| 27 | When he reached the open doorway he booted the parcel into the room and whirled around to slam the door behind him . |
| 28 | Alexander as much struck by the quality of the leaning and the administration of the country ; he treated the royal family he had over thrown with esteem . |
| 29 | Nor do I expect an angler to recognise every bite he feels the first time he tries touch legering . |
| 30 | He saw the blond man he had wounded , Hugh they called him , walk over to the bush where the sack was . |