Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [verb] he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had the hoaxer or murderer shown him a pattern which he ought to study to find the sender 's intention and ultimately his identity ? |
| 2 | THE decision by Scotland 's Stephen McAllister 's to concentrate on rhythm and feel rather than technique brought him a rich dividend in the Balearic Open here yesterday . |
| 3 | I 'm not a psychologist , but I read , and I would say that attitude gives him a colossal arrogance . |
| 4 | If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism . |
| 5 | He was never equal to Self in Citrine 's esteem , and he remained jealous of intervention by Self in matters of engineering and the development of policy on the generation side , for which his background and experience made him the natural senior voice among other engineers and managers . |
| 6 | A note from Bartram in 1745 seems to imply a slight difference of opinion as his account of some American pines had been questioned : ‘ But as I have great opinion of Miller 's learning and judgement , I am engaged in duty and friendship to inform him the best I can . ’ |
| 7 | His increasing climbing experience plus his renowned strength and stamina made him an obvious choice for the first New Zealand expedition to the Himalaya in 1951 . |
| 8 | In old age he maintained a relish for life in defiance of tribulations and failing health , and his geniality and goodness made him the centre of a circle of faithful friends and admirers . |
| 9 | His loyalty and courage earned him the friendship and confidence of Emperor Conrad III . |
| 10 | Late in 1822 he arrived back in London and Place secured him a position as a correspondent for the Morning Chronicle . |
| 11 | The dragging breath and the bullet holes at front and back gave him an easy diagnosis . |
| 12 | From an early age , his mother and father showed him the illustrated books on the subject which they had brought back from London , and described at length the wonders of the ballets they had seen danced there by the Diaghilev company , ‘ when they were young and in love ’ , as John put it later . |
| 13 | On one side is the spineless Bishop Barrantes , representing the worst aspects of the Church 's mugwumpery and corruption ; on the other is Father Maby , confidant of Elena and friend to the poor and displaced in his jungle retreat ; his work is less glamorous than the revolutionary 's , but his wisdom and gentleness make him the unexpected hero of the novel . |
| 14 | His experience and loyalty made him an important figure in the remodelled navy . |
| 15 | He was not a tall man , but something about his confidence and reputation gave him an impressive stature . |
| 16 | is Richard 's mum and dad buying him a little car ? |
| 17 | Frankie left school and Dad found him a job with him , fetching and carrying sand for the men . |
| 18 | Coleridge 's silence and solitude gives him an immediate affinity with this frost , and his work of meditation is also an unseen action . |
| 19 | His muscular build , boyish charm and natural sense of fun and adventure made him a popular screen idol with men and women alike . |
| 20 | Michael reminds me of a cardboard version of Prince ; his experiments with pastiche and his fusion of pop and soul make him an eclectic chap , but a dull one . |
| 21 | He never was — which was just as well since fate brought him a series of posts whose functions were not calculated to endear him to the public or the party . |
| 22 | The best preserved of all , beautiful and often illustrated , shows Herakles supporting the sky while Atlas brings him the golden apples and Athena prepares to help them exchange roles.93 This comes from the east end and conforms strictly to pattern : figures ranged against the flat ground , in simple postures , frontal or profile . |
| 23 | She kept a pretty green budgerigar called Peter , who once dropped dead in his cage but came back to life when Nanny gave him a few drops of gin squeezed from a wad of cotton-wool . |