Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] his [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this he faced the world , soon gravitating to Soho and the French pub , where he spent his last pennies . |
| 2 | He was a choirboy at St Paul 's Cathedral , where he had his first starring role , leading a processional , picked to do so , he believed , ‘ because I looked such a cherub ’ . |
| 3 | He did n't let it affect him for too long , although he put his second into the bunker at the 10th . |
| 4 | In the following game , the third of the match , Timman had a completely won position until he made his 31st move . |
| 5 | Redgrave has already won two gold medals and will become Britain 's most successful current Olympic sportsman if he wins his third . |
| 6 | Coming to the 18th , he said he 'd never had five birdies in a row , and I thought perhaps it was going to stay that way because he put his second way through the green . |
| 7 | Peter Yeo , who had known this particular juggernaut since he had his first small factory and two stores and dirt under his fingernails from shifting packing-cases personally , was not fazed by the question . |
| 8 | SMOKEY ROBINSON has been singing and writing his love sings since the age of 13 and it 's a whole three decades since he had his first hit . |
| 9 | Immovable and unyielding , England openside flanker PETER WINTERBOTTOM has been an almost permanent feature of England sides since he won his first cap a decade ago . |
| 10 | Winterbottom 's game has always been based on his uncompromising attitude on the field ever since he won his first cap against the Wallabies in 1982 . |
| 11 | Soon after he met his second wife , Hannah Anderson , a publican 's daughter from Gateshead , Gallacher was arrested for brawling with her brother under Newcastle 's High Level Bridge . |
| 12 | Even less , after he broke his first bone . |
| 13 | He 's off sick today , from today , how long will it be before he gets his first cheque from us . |
| 14 | Before he made his next call , Der Dicke put on his underwear . |
| 15 | Even before he reached his nineteenth birthday , he had begun to make a name as a choreographer , and one of the works he made then is still danced : only a trifle , but full of the wit that was one of his gifts . |
| 16 | Roberto had tears running down his face before he played his second shot . |
| 17 | PRESIDENT Bill Clinton last night pledged to maintain the special relationship between Britain and the United States before he began his first meeting with John Major . |
| 18 | Willie grew up around the tenements of Glasgow , and had an equally tough road to go down before he carried his first significant bag . |
| 19 | While I came to the Arctic when I realized that climbing , my first love , was losing its appeal , Tony was born to the area , loving it , one might believe , even before he saw his first photograph of it . |
| 20 | He was a protégé of Sir William Chambers , who saw to it that he worked in every artistic department , including that of interior decoration , before he designed his first house at the age of eighteen . |
| 21 | Sole , of course , came to the attention of leading English players some time before he won his first cap against France ( an 18-17 win ) at Murrayfield in January 1986 . |
| 22 | We were very grateful to Tim Rodber for turning out for us against Harlequins the week before he won his first cap . |
| 23 | He played 138 consecutive League matches in the top flight before he missed his first game , through sickness , at Wolverhampton on 14 October 1972 . |
| 24 | Friends claim he underwent a drastic change when he served his first prison sentence for burglary . |
| 25 | MARK JAMES ( right ) enjoyed another red letter day on the European Tour when he scored his second victory of the season here in Tenerife . |
| 26 | The relatives and friends who are left behind can also become entrapped in an overwhelming feeling that says ‘ I must be there when he takes his last breath ’ ; ‘ I must n't miss any last word he utters ’ . |
| 27 | In 908/1502–3 , when he sought his first appointment , the kazasker of Rumeli was Hacihasanzade and the kazasker of Anadolu was Molla " Abd al-Rahman b . |
| 28 | How dispiriting for Father Watson to tell her this , Nenna thought , and how far it must be from his expectations when he received his first two minor orders , and made his last acts of resignation . |
| 29 | You used to see my my father 's eyes sparkle when he had his first pint of the day ! |
| 30 | I thought , I 'll tell you who he used to remind me of , cos I sta he started coming to me when he had his first car and he reminded me yo ma , you know erm Seventy Seventy Sunset Strip ? |