Example sentences of "[adj] he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Stan Cardwell MBE , co-founder of the North-East ramblers ' association , said : ‘ His style was one of cooperation , not confrontation , and through this he made many friends , not least among the farming community , where he was regarded highly for his expertise on rights of way matters . |
| 2 | He was given an ancient , unreliable car and in this he made long journeys and addressed crowded meetings . |
| 3 | After this he spent long periods in Madeira until his death in 1907 . |
| 4 | He served Rome well but because of this he received hostile opposition from some Jews , especially the Pharisees . |
| 5 | By this he gives clear evidence of his innate greatness of soul . |
| 6 | For a period after this he stopped inviting Bobby for meals at Lyons and took Eric Verrico instead . |
| 7 | For this he paid ten pence a year at Michaelmas and performed a number of other duties on the lord 's land and paid tithes to the church . |
| 8 | Walker 's study of students at the University of Warwick is concerned with all mature students , however within this he distinguishes two groups , one in which the students did meet the university 's General Entrance Requirements ( GER ) and the second in which they did not ( Walker 1975 ) . |
| 9 | During 1876 he built new premises on the outskirts of Aberdeen , to cope with the increased demand . |
| 10 | During 1971 and 1972 he surveyed four oil refineries — two each in France and Britain — interviewing a total of over 800 workers . |
| 11 | In charge of works after the collapse of the central tower in 1237–9 he remained chief master at least until Christmas 1257 , described as ‘ cementarius magister operis ’ and ‘ magister fabrice ’ . |
| 12 | I did n't say anything , though the way he had said it made it clear he expected some comment . |
| 13 | Between 1378 and 1407 he enjoyed thirty-five benefices ( although never more than twelve at once ) . |
| 14 | In public he expressed great contempt for the system , but he made use of it to an immoderate degree , particularly by bestowing honours — undue honours — on the least worthy of his personal friends and particularly if the suggestion was made by anyone close to him . |
| 15 | In public he paid handsome tribute to Modigliani , but the truth of their private relations is more tangled . |
| 16 | During 1939–44 he spent several years teaching in North America , at Hartford Seminary and at Fisk University , and he received an honorary DD from Wesley College , Winnipeg . |
| 17 | On his death in 1985 he left two gold watches to his sons . |
| 18 | According to a report on Radio Afghanistan on Dec. 30 he received 916 votes and there were 59 votes against . |
| 19 | Shevardnadze in a strong speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25 characterized Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait as " an act of terrorism against the nascent new world order " , and , apparently going further than Gorbachev had suggested at Helsinki [ see above ] , stated that the Soviet Union was prepared to support the use of force against Iraq , in a UN framework , if the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait continued ; on Sept. 30 he confirmed Soviet willingness to join a UN force if necessary . |
| 20 | In this poem , as in 85 , the Poet claims that his Muse is ‘ tongue-tied ’ ; in 76 , 102 , 103 and 105 he gives conflicting reasons , all ingenious , why he writes such repetitive or uninspired poetry . |
| 21 | Now 12 years old he carries top weight in the Maze Handicap Hurdle . |
| 22 | In 1903 he sold four sets of kites to the Admiralty ; in 1905 the army ordered kites , and engaged Cody to instruct the Royal Engineers in their operation . |
| 23 | In another he found old shoes piled high on rusty tables and there was one room he thought very odd but it made him smile . |
| 24 | I admire what Gorbachev is attempting , but I am afraid he has great problems . |
| 25 | Even a courtier admitted that although he was tactful and judicious he possessed less character , less resolution and less intelligence than his father . |
| 26 | On 30 April 1991 he sought legal advice from Marshalls concerning an order that he attend before the court in Manchester for examination by the liquidator of the company . |
| 27 | He did n't boil it , for fear the bleach might evaporate ; after the mixture was warm he added twenty bottles of Yugoslav Riesling , two bottles of Guinness and a pound and a half of oranges cut into segments . |
| 28 | In 1828 he began five years as an apprentice apothecary with the Apothecaries ' Company of London . |
| 29 | In 1660 he defended free grace in two public disputations at Allhallows against John Goodwin [ q.v. ] , the champion of free will . |
| 30 | As part of a restructuring of the armed forces announced on Feb. 10 he appointed new commanders to rebel garrisons . |