Example sentences of "he [verb] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lived in a small cottage in the fields just off what is now Princess Way . |
| 2 | He lived in a small house there with his brothers and sisters , all Israeli citizens who spoke Hebrew and lived and worked in Israel . |
| 3 | Grandfather 's wage was the magnificent sum of twelve shillings per week and of course he lived in a tied cottage . |
| 4 | He lived in a good loose-box , and was let out to water twice a day . |
| 5 | He lived in a quiet road off the south side of Clapham Common in a small Victorian semi , with tiny patches of garden at front and back . |
| 6 | Except he lived in a big house up on the Ridge . |
| 7 | He lived in a big house which had a bright red front door . |
| 8 | He lived in a converted cowshed and was exercised by his owner , who raced his three horses simply for the fun of it . |
| 9 | He felt as though he lived in a purposeless world . |
| 10 | In the summer , he lived in a little house surrounded by sunflowers higher than it was , beside a village with a pale blue pump in the centre , with geese marching around , pigeons gurgling ( they have a different accent on the Continent ) and people sitting on walls gossiping in the evening . |
| 11 | At the end of the day , Neil has had to come to terms with the fact that he plays in a certain way … |
| 12 | He plays in a definite way , dropping off scrums into a defensive pocket . |
| 13 | He plays in a special game for Eusebio tomorrow in Portugal and must wait until Sunday for his Premier League debut against neighbours City . |
| 14 | The man 's gaze raked her clear complexion and pale gold hair , then his mouth twisted slightly as he drawled in a sardonic tone , ‘ What 's the matter , Cornflower ? |
| 15 | Now , the elderly man who endured a waiter 's dirty fingers in his lemonade at Montrose could hardly have been more famous or respected , and there he sits in a dirty inn , happy to enjoy a little quiet , and quite at ease to do so , even in the company of one of the most garrulous men in the realm whose nature abhorred a conversational vacuum ; Johnson even expressed a simple delight in being thought as silent as a ghost . |
| 16 | Here he leered in a conspiratorial fashion . |
| 17 | And he sleeps in a normal bed . |
| 18 | He sleeps in a normal bed all right . |
| 19 | When the number ended he clapped in a careful way , unconsciously trying.to say exactly what he felt about it . |
| 20 | ‘ Over the past twenty years or so ’ , he announced in a Daily Express front-page splash , ‘ there has been a revulsion from authority and discipline … |
| 21 | Mr Tony Newton , the Social Security Secretary , was accused of misleading Parliament when he announced in a written reply that Electronic Data Systems had been given the five-year contract for running the centre at Norcross , Lancashire , ‘ following consideration of a tender ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ What price the American contribution toward that objective ? ’ he asked in a hushed tone . |
| 23 | " What 's the matter ? " he asked in a low voice . |
| 24 | ‘ How do you know that I knew Elise ? ’ he asked in a low voice . |
| 25 | ‘ When did you have your … first … er … revelation ? ’ he asked in a low voice . |
| 26 | ‘ Belinda , if I kiss you , will it spoil things between us ? ’ he asked in a low tone . |
| 27 | " What was that shot ? " he asked in a sharp tone of reproof . |
| 28 | ‘ What has he got that I could n't give you ? ’ he asked in a dull tone that chilled Ruth more than if he had bawled at her . |
| 29 | ‘ Do you expect me to apologise for all this ? ’ he asked in a rough voice . |
| 30 | What 's the matter ? ’ he asked in a different tone . |