Example sentences of "[num] he [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 During 1876 he built new premises on the outskirts of Aberdeen , to cope with the increased demand .
2 During 1971 and 1972 he surveyed four oil refineries — two each in France and Britain — interviewing a total of over 800 workers .
3 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 ’ .
4 Between 1378 and 1407 he enjoyed thirty-five benefices ( although never more than twelve at once ) .
5 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 .
6 On his death in 1985 he left two gold watches to his sons .
7 According to a report on Radio Afghanistan on Dec. 30 he received 916 votes and there were 59 votes against .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 In 1828 he began five years as an apprentice apothecary with the Apothecaries ' Company of London .
12 In 1660 he defended free grace in two public disputations at Allhallows against John Goodwin [ q.v. ] , the champion of free will .
13 As part of a restructuring of the armed forces announced on Feb. 10 he appointed new commanders to rebel garrisons .
14 As dean of Winchester he was an active servant of James I. Between 1616 and 1621 he made repeated visits to Scotland on royal business , accompanying the king in 1617 , and attending the general assembly in Perth ( 1618 ) in support of the king 's ‘ Five Articles ’ of ceremonial reform .
15 In 1927 and 1929 he designed stylish bodies for the Hillman 12 hp and then Straight Eight chassis ; as technical adviser to the Aircraft Investment Corporation , which he joined in 1929 , he shared in the design of the Segrave Meteor , an advanced four-seater , twin-engined monoplane .
16 In the close season of 1924 he signed outside-right John Williams from Rotherham at a ‘ dirt cheap ’ price of under £2,000 .
17 Between 1895 and 1898 he published regular articles in the Studio .
18 In October 1522 he conveyed two freehold houses and 1 ½ virgates to a certain Thomas Hyll , but subsequently seems to have taken up residence at Hagley , for in October 1526 he was presented for operating a brothel in which his own daughter was the star attraction : prostitution , it has been suggested , was a concomitant of deferred marriage , widespread among the peasantry of the West Midlands .
19 Three years later he returned to Manchester New College , and in 1888 he became assistant minister to Philip Wicksteed in Little Portland Street , London .
20 Writing to the Bodleian 's first Librarian , Thomas James , in 1612 he contrasted English drama unfavourably with the learned drama of other countries :
21 In 1963 he made few changes to Adenauer 's cabinet and emphasised the element of continuity in government , though his personal style was very different to that of ‘ the old man ’ .
22 On 17 July 1054 he consecrated Godric abbot of Winchcombe , having held the abbey himself since the death of Abbot Godwin in 1053 .
23 In August 1648 he suppressed Royalist activity in the area and in August 1651 he firmly rebutted the entreaties of Charles Stuart and his army .
24 On Dec. 7 he put this intention into action by visiting Amritsar , accompanied by his most senior ministers , where he received a warm welcome from large crowds .
25 But in 1984 he suffered further humiliation when he was fined £100 for an act of gross indecency with a lorry driver in a public lavatory in Reading .
26 In the late Seventies he did two spells at the Royal National Theatre , playing Hamlet and Tamburlaine the Great on the move to the South Bank .
27 His malevolence towards Pound , his friend since their college days in Philadelphia , is extraordinary ; and when in 1920 he amplified this piece in the prologue to his Kora in Hell , Williams compounded the offence by quoting selectively from a private letter that Pound had written him .
28 In 1920 he became honorary director of the department of applied optics , National Institute for Medical Research , retiring during World War II .
29 From 1920 he made regular appearances on Broadway and on tour in America , finally achieving fame in 1921 as the temple priest in The Green Goddess with George Arliss [ q.v . ] .
30 In 1932 he became Prime Minister and in 1933 Dictator , a situation which continued until his retirement due to a massive stroke in 1968 .
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