Example sentences of "[noun] he [vb -s] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In describing laboratory methods he offers a clear account of the underlying scientific principles and practical techniques , followed by relevant material from case histories and objective assessment of advantages , limitations and future possibilities . |
| 2 | Before he can open his mouth he gets a simple instruction from each of us , so he stands switching his gaze from her to me and back again like he 's at a tennis match . |
| 3 | At Goodman all this month and until 2 January he shows a 1991 walk-in piece called ‘ Hedges and two-way mirror labyrinth ’ and four models for yet unrealized projects . |
| 4 | The moment he makes a great catch it surprises you , but then you think : Gee , that 's what he does . ’ |
| 5 | In A High And Lonely Place he makes a trenchant analysis of the despoilation of the Cairngorms . |
| 6 | With Serafin back in Oxford and Mrs Padmore hard at work on the tapes he has a little time on his hands . |
| 7 | In his inaugural lecture he imagines a utopian plurality of languages on which we would draw ‘ according to the truth of desire ’ : |
| 8 | One of his early moves on joining Grant Forrest was to change the name to its current one to emphasise that it was a pan-Scottish agency and in 1983 Cree joined to open the office in Edinburgh , a move he considers a vital part of PRCS 's success . |
| 9 | Every 10 years he publishes a weighty tome about social life , the universe and everything , which then proceeds to sell by the bucket throughout the world . |
| 10 | To this day he holds a bitter hatred in his heart for all Goblins , so he is subject to the psychology rules for hatred when fighting Goblins . |
| 11 | In the C minor sonata he risks a breathless concluding Prestissimo , just occasionally ( as towards the end of its exposition ) losing a taut rhythmic hold . |
| 12 | Beneath his white linen suit he wears a turquoise woollen rollneck . |
| 13 | Nicetius of Trier threatened to excommunicate Theudebert I for adultery , and he frequently excommunicated Chlothar I. He heads a long line of saints who dared to challenge the Merovingians on their sexual profligacy . |
| 14 | On his third voyage he encounters a black one-eyed giant who eats some of his companions before Sinbad succeeds in blinding him , AN 9 . |
| 15 | In red stockings , a long yellow cape and a face mask he looks a Latin American version of Superman . |
| 16 | In terms of man 's cultural development he represents a royal epiphany of the primal father , an authentic reincarnation of primal despotism . |
| 17 | At night he plays a pattering hose , fanned |
| 18 | Conspicuously active since his election six commons speeches , 60 questions , two surgeries a week he defends a 1,975 majority against the same two major party candidates . |
| 19 | In Miss Weeton 's Journal of a Governess , she writes on 15th September 1810 : ‘ I would have introduced you to Mr. Green , who keeps an exhibition of drawings ( all his own ) in that village where you might have been amused for two or three hours-for he has a great number , two rooms being kept open for the purpose . |
| 20 | Seemingly always on the verge of promotion to the Cabinet he has a high profile at Westminster and is known for attracting a lot of publicity . |
| 21 | In the morning he suggests a perfect opening sentence : ‘ Good evening . |
| 22 | John Ferguson , the Canberra Raiders wing who lines up against Widnes tonight in the Foster 's World Club Challenge , is little known outside rugby league circles , but within the game he commands a whispered respect his more famous namesakes might envy . |
| 23 | With the support of Europe he sees a valid future for the younger generation . |
| 24 | However early in the novel he has an experience which makes him aware of a significantly different kind of memory , and this is of course the famous incident in which as a young man he dips a small cake , a madeleine , into a cup of tea . |
| 25 | For an elderly man he has a great many demands on his time . |
| 26 | This September he launches a new scent for men called — what else — Photo . |
| 27 | ‘ Officially he does , General , but for the purposes of his private life he has a small apartment , a flat as the English call it . |
| 28 | Every day a compromise is effected on the ground that the party making it has a fair chance of succeeding in it , and if he bona fide believes he has a fair chance of success he has a reasonable ground for suing , and his forbearance to sue will constitute a good consideration . |
| 29 | Rocastle will probably start tonight … lets hope he has a good run . |
| 30 | I know the opposition is n't up to much but lets hope he bangs a few goals in and gives Sgt Wilko something to think about . |