Example sentences of "[vb -s] he [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Count Philip of Flanders suspected that his wife had committed adultery with Gautier de Fontaines he had the young man killed by hanging him upside down in a cess-pit . |
| 2 | He says he understood the new model was to be portable , and to be used by surrounding hospitals — and says he feels fundraisers have been misled . |
| 3 | He says he joined the Labour Party in 1977 , seven years after he began work with the forerunner to the present local authority . |
| 4 | It seems he gave the fledgling architect his head . |
| 5 | The in-form Everton striker , who has been tipped for Graham Taylor 's squad for next month 's friendly in Spain , denies he told the national boss to forget about him . |
| 6 | Then one of the travelling craftsmen came out from the town and lined the cart , trap or wagon we happened to be making : that means he painted the finishing touches , the lines on the wheels and the panels . |
| 7 | Video taped evidence , in which Mr Reagan admits he approved the covert Arms for Hostages operation , that became known as the Iran Contra affair , is to be made public by the trial judge . |
| 8 | He claims he paid the top Tory official £40,000 to secure the prestigious Queens Award for Exports which Levitt is now accused of having obtained by deception . |
| 9 | The only evidence suggests he hit the central barrier first then the coach . |
| 10 | And , as he enters the last week of a career which spans more than 30 years , he knows he made the right choice . |