Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb past] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A New Zealander , born in Dunedin and a graduate of Otago University , he went to Merton College , Oxford , in 1934 as a Rhodes Scholar , where he took a First in English . |
| 2 | He resumed his studies in 1948 at New College , Oxford , where he took a first class honours degree and was called to the bar a year later . |
| 3 | He was educated at Madras University , where he took a first in English , and Trinity Hall , Cambridge , where he gained firsts in both Natural Sciences and Law . |
| 4 | News of the men 's golf included Mr. H. le Fleming Shepherd 's efforts in the Amateur Championship at St Andrew 's where he reached the 3rd round . |
| 5 | Of these the most conservative was Porta , who as late as 1578 could publish an old-fashioned cantus firmus Mass on the Josquin subject ‘ La sol fa re mi ’ and who corresponded with Carlo Borromeo ; on the other hand , his Magnificat for the Franciscan Chapter at Bologna was in 24 parts and we know that he frequently employed trombones , cornetts , violins , and portative organs as well as the large ones at San Antonio , Padua , where he spent the last six years of his life . |
| 6 | He was educated at the Perse School , Cambridge , and won a scholarship to Pembroke College , Cambridge , where he received a first class in part i of the English tripos in 1928 and a first class with distinction in part ii in 1929 . |
| 7 | In 1901 he won an exhibition to Trinity College , Cambridge , where he received a second class ( division I ) in part i of the moral sciences tripos ( 1904 ) and a first class in part ii ( 1905 ) . |
| 8 | He was educated at Merchant Taylors ' School and Caius College , Cambridge , where he received a third class in part i of the natural sciences tripos ( 1921 ) and a second in part ii in 1922 ( chemistry ) . |
| 9 | In 1734 he was appointed Bishop of Cloyne , eventually moving to Oxford in 1752 , where he died the next year . |
| 10 | But most of the rest of his career was as a travel photographer working for P & O and Union Castle , as well as the tourist boards for the Bahamas , Barbados and Jamaica , where he went every second winter to photograph personalities such as Joan Crawford or Richard Lester , and incidentally took the last photographs of Ian Fleming and Noel Coward . |
| 11 | He was educated at Winchester and at University and Exeter Colleges , Oxford , where he obtained a second class in literae humaniores in 1850 . |
| 12 | He was educated at Winchester and Trinity College , Oxford , where he obtained a second class in modern history in 1911 . |
| 13 | He was born in 1928 and educated at Winchester College and at New College , Oxford , where he obtained a First in Classics . |
| 14 | Clough was educated at Rugby School and St John 's College , Cambridge , where he obtained a first class in the natural sciences tripos in 1874 and an MA in 1878 . |
| 15 | He was educated at Marlborough College , to which he had a lifelong devotion , and at Balliol College , Oxford , where he captained both the cricket and hockey XIs and where he obtained a first class in classical honour moderations ( 1924 ) and second classes in mathematical moderations ( 1924 ) and literae humaniores ( 1926 ) . |
| 16 | He was educated at Eton and Trinity College , Cambridge , where he obtained a third class in the classical tripos in 1869 . |
| 17 | He was educated at Rossall School and Magdalene College , Cambridge , where he obtained a third class in English in 1921 , having abandoned law after a short time . |
| 18 | ‘ Jock ’ Swire was educated at Eton and University College , Oxford , where he obtained a third class in jurisprudence in 1913 . |
| 19 | He was bought up as a Catholic and a socialist and was educated at Harrow County School for Boys and Peterhouse , Cambridge , where he gained a first class degree in history . |
| 20 | Winnicott was educated at The Leys School , Cambridge , and then at Jesus College , Cambridge , where he gained a third class in part i of the natural sciences tripos in 1917 , as a preliminary to qualifying in medicine . |
| 21 | Flaherty said to be sure this was true , although he misremembered the last time they 'd been called on to supply them , it being all of two years since the Wolfkings had been driven out by the Gruagach . |
| 22 | He conceded the hole and although he won the 35th two fours at the last saw Rafferty home . |
| 23 | Housman , would lecture on the lyrical poetry of Horace , expounding each text in uncompromising earnest until he reached the seventh ode of the fourth book , " Diffugere nives " . |
| 24 | He knew if he birdied the last he 'd break it . |
| 25 | He spoke without conviction , as if he believed the last phrase was something he was obliged to say rather than genuinely believed . |
| 26 | He lowered his head because he remembered the fourth person all right , but he did n't want to tell Ezzie about it . |
| 27 | Minutes passed till he heard the last racing footsteps fade away , then he cautiously eased the door open and looked round its edge . |
| 28 | The needle slipped into his blue-veined arm and he closed his eyes while he felt the first rush . |
| 29 | While he spent the first month of his new appointment easing himself in and still nipping up to Edinburgh to round off one or two NHS tasks from London ( where he kept his home and from which he was commuting during his health job ) , many of the key decisions affecting the telecommunications industry over the next year or so have already been taken , so the learning curve will not have to be so dramatics last time . |
| 30 | The Reverend W Awdry has lived and breathed Thomas the Tank engine ever since he wrote the first book about the lovable locomotive in 1945. 25 more books about Thomas and his friends followed Mas well as popular TV series . |