Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] he [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He eventually slumps back into his seat , his smarting face and aching eyes reminding him of the misled thought journey that took him back round to before where he started . |
| 2 | The second lorry ran into the car 's side sandwiching him in the wreckage . |
| 3 | That morning , as he galloped along the ride between the trees in the Tiergarten , his horse 's hooves kicked up the powdered snow filling him with a fierce joy . |
| 4 | Wizz Jones began his musical career fronting a country and skiffle band in his home town of Croydon , Surrey in 1958 , and has been an established member of the British and European acoustic folk/blues scene ever since , with artists like Eric Clapton citing him as a major influence . |
| 5 | Perhaps he walks on the right side , with just the metal grid fence separating him from the rolling fields of graves — in no hurry , since there is no class for him to make . |
| 6 | The pilot of a Fuji aircraft at about 500 feet agl on finals , who believed he was number four to land , saw a Cherokee type aircraft approaching him on a collision course from his 10 o'clock ; to him the aircraft appeared to be level or slightly high and under power , and his passenger saw the Cherokee 's landing light flash . |
| 7 | He walked away , his long , easy stride taking him down the rough path to the lakeside . |
| 8 | In 1973 a Mossad hit squad went to Norway and murdered an innocent Moroccan mistaking him for an alleged Arab terrorist . |
| 9 | He must have a suitcase of handkerchiefs , Trent thought as he met the Latino 's cold eyes studying him over the crisp white linen barricade . |
| 10 | Injuries permitting , he should finish this season approaching 600 career games — with a tally of goals putting him among the 300-plus elite . |
| 11 | He caught the wide , levelled eyes watching him with the first faint shadow of doubt and disquiet , almost distaste , and laughed shortly . |
| 12 | He chose a place between two snoring servants and laid down to sleep , oblivious to the figure watching him from the shadows . |
| 13 | For weeks now she 'd been recognizing him , her eyes following him round the room , and she tried to pull herself up in the cradle to see him better . |
| 14 | I ca n't see any horse beating him in the Kentucky Derby . |
| 15 | At one point they fell out and Schine chased Cohn through a hotel lobby swatting him over the head with a rolled-up magazine , to the delight of the large Press corps , who wrote stories headlined after the dialogue of the famous duo , ‘ Positively , Mr Cohn ! ’ and ‘ Absolutely , Mr Schine ! ’ |
| 16 | He deliberately kept the Lamonts in a separate compartment , their home providing him with a place to refuel in company he enjoyed and in countryside he loved . |
| 17 | In one incident a police officer had to defend himself with a truncheon against a girl threatening him with a piece of broken glass . |
| 18 | He had only walked a few yards when he noticed an elderly lady approaching him in a somewhat hesitant manner . |
| 19 | As a symbol of his undying affinity to Barnet , Fry promised to watch this Saturday 's match at Halifax from the terraces — despite Flashman banning him from the club . |
| 20 | Fry promised to watch this Saturday 's match at Halifax from the terraces — despite Flashman banning him from the club . |
| 21 | This is the one where Paul recalls his parents telling him during the war not to worry during air raids , ‘ because it 's unlikely the bomb will ever have your name written on it , son ’ . |
| 22 | It had ended when he knocked her to the ground and slammed out of the room , hearing her laughter following him down the corridor . |
| 23 | When the goods have been dispatched , the manufacturer sends an advice note to the retailer informing him of the date and time of dispatch . |
| 24 | Maltote slumped down on the stool , his long sword catching him between the legs and nearly tipping him over on his face . |
| 25 | After making the running for the first circuit , he let Royal Cedar take a breather going down the back for the last time , with Seagram and Durham Edition leading him down the hill . |
| 26 | She did mind , though , and , as they were met at the emergency entrance with a wheeled stretcher-bed for Faye and a paged message for Tom summoning him to the renal unit to attend urgently to another patient , her concern for Faye 's condition battled for priority in her thoughts with painful images of Marise Wyspianski glowing in the magic aura of Tom 's kiss , and of Tom himself , at the wheel of the Mercedes just moments ago , staring so grimly into the Christmas Eve traffic . |
| 27 | She looked up , clutching her inadequate plush tablecloths , the supple line of her body begging him for a ride . |
| 28 | ‘ We 're always on the look-out for stories of good performance and good practice somewhere in the group , ’ says Jones , who writes all the copy in a job taking him on a growing number of foreign assignments . |
| 29 | In January 1945 he was arrested in Krakow by the Gestapo but managed to escape from the transport taking him to a concentration camp . |
| 30 | Rebecca West , representing the polite world of letters at this proletarian scene of retribution , was being told by an elderly man how he had come back from viewing his grandchildren 's bodies at the public mortuary and heard the voice of the condemned criminal mocking him over the radio . |