Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] he [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the handling of the union 's finances , Wilson 's enemies attacked him with equal vituperation . |
| 2 | Mr Brown is parading this tacit Jackson support in an effort to draw blacks away from Mr Bill Clinton , the Democrats ' front-runner whose solid black support helped him to big victories in the South and Mid-West . |
| 3 | The Mayor rebuked him in warm terms , whereupon the elegant creature said , hotly : ‘ Who are you to talk to me like that ? ’ |
| 4 | It has now been decided to write to Rangers asking for their views on statements attributed to the three men since Ferguson 's club dropped him for disciplinary reasons , after which it came to light that Murray had spoken to United 's manager/chairman , Jim Mclean , about buying the Scotland internationalist . |
| 5 | His apprenticeship took him through various parts of the motor car division until the outbreak of war , when he was transferred to the aviation side to make crankshafts and camshafts for Merlin engines . |
| 6 | Almost a year after his ‘ There 's Nothing Like This ’ hit single and reactivated album put him on first-name terms with the British public , Omar Lye-Kook is still based in north London , operating out of his father 's tiny Kongo Dance offices and recording down the road in Willesden . |
| 7 | Fairbrother was shuffling reluctantly out of the stone doorway as he returned , and Richard greeted him with sarcastic cheerfulness . |
| 8 | The youngster addressed him with condescending friendliness , and got a morose answer . |
| 9 | Tutilo fronted him with unwavering eyes , but said nothing . |
| 10 | The exchange put him in excellent mood for his breakfast . |
| 11 | On the positive side , his inheritance freed him from financial constraints and so he decided to settle in England , setting up house in London at Carlton Terrace , an event which led Disraeli to write somewhat mockingly : ‘ … |
| 12 | His observation of the way in which after 1942 Churchill took on the role of Roosevelt 's faithful second left him with long-lasting suspicions of Britain 's priorities . |
| 13 | The grounding Mr Morrison received at James Dowling 's feet stood him in good stead . |
| 14 | Failure led him to mass manipulation and an attempt to revolutionize British politics from outside the system . |
| 15 | His wrathful imagination led him to grotesque ideas … |
| 16 | Gandhi dissociated himself from this development and withdrew from politics until 1939 , when the outbreak of the Second World War stirred him to political action again . |
| 17 | Walsh dropped him at long leg off Ambrose on 22 then , at 66 , crucially , David Williams , another first-timer at this level alongside Adams and Benjamin , floored a regulation catch behind , thereby allowing Hudson further demonstrations of a trademark straight drive . |
| 18 | Blair 's job took him to troutless Humberside , but after two years , good fortune posted him back to Aberdeenshire . |
| 19 | After murdering some of his art-loving favourites in 1482 , one group imprisoned him in reasonable comfort in Edinburgh castle and formed a provisional government . |
| 20 | Why the horror , why the compulsive fascination , by what despairing route had this new and unexpected compulsion carried him through semi-tropical plants in a glass lift to an afternoon such as he would sworn never to attend — he did not know . |
| 21 | President Zia picked him for prime minister in March 1985 but he was criticised by the opposition for providing a democratic civilian facade to a military dictatorship . |
| 22 | Despite his lack of political experience , Clouthier 's 20-year leadership of business organisations stood him in good stead . |
| 23 | His early training as an engineer stood him in good stead , and he not only devised but also constructed most of the apparatus that he used . |
| 24 | James 's increasing financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures . |
| 25 | Houghton 's wife reported him to naval security for being in possession of large sums of cash . |
| 26 | Rose provoked him with dim memories of schoolboy Latin . |
| 27 | He started accusing everyone from Sam Gristy to Jan Treffry himself of meddling with his fish barrels , and insisted on one of Sam 's barrels being opened as well ; but when it was found to be brim full Martha told him in plain terms that as far as she was concerned , he had lost the contest . |
| 28 | Sleeping was no better — fleabites tormented him , fears plagued him like bad dreams . |
| 29 | Important steps in reforming the structure of the economy during June included the launch of a mass privatization scheme , while the position of Yegor Gaidar , who was closely associated with the reform programme , was apparently strengthened when President Boris Yeltsin named him as Prime Minister on June 15 . |
| 30 | A grateful Di rewarded him with expensive presents — including a diamond-studded tie-pin and a gold and silver alarm clock . |