Example sentences of "[to-vb] [subord] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If peace was not obtainable on these terms , then of course he wanted victory , and he wanted to know before he started the battle that he could be certain of gaining it . |
| 2 | He was just cursing the child lock which his sweating , trembling hands were unable to work when he noticed the girl jockey walking towards his car . |
| 3 | At first he thought he 'd been burgled , but he was astonished to find when he called the police that they 'd done it . |
| 4 | A stony-faced Ablett refused to comment as he left the ground . |
| 5 | He refused to comment as he left the court . |
| 6 | Petion had to duck as he preceded the Doctor into an adobe-style blockhouse , which was refreshingly cool inside . |
| 7 | They waited for him to elaborate as he unbuttoned the side pocket of his tunic and took out his cigarettes . |
| 8 | He took out an endowment policy ten years ago to mature when he reached the age of sixty . ’ |
| 9 | A British citizen with a valid passport does not need a visa to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days for holiday or business or to transit if he enters the country on an air carrier that has agreed to participate in the no-visa program . |
| 10 | ‘ Apart from the boring bits , like opening up , checking the vaults and so on , ’ she mused , holding her breath to see if he took the bait . |
| 11 | Meanwhile we , and God too , must wait to see if he passes the test or not . |
| 12 | Both the Government and union lawyers were poring over Lord Justice Iain Glidewell 's ruling to see if he intended the 10 pits to be re-opened . |
| 13 | To send a player streaking across the pitch ( do n't get excited , Lucy — I did n't mean literally ! ) , push the joystick in the direction you wish to go until he reaches the required speed . |
| 14 | Rachel was acutely aware of Damian , obviously able to hear as he opened the rear door of his limousine for Domino . |
| 15 | But Hendry had more reasons to smile as he reached the mid-session interval with a vital 3-1 advantage . |
| 16 | There was nothing to spare unless he used the rupee that he had been given for his own food . |
| 17 | There is a story that a Hertfordshire man , George Allen , who made the metal rings for McAdam , asked him what a stone-breaker was to do if he lost the ring . |
| 18 | He could not say what he intended to do if he found the girl . |
| 19 | In the end that is the same thing as Andrew Murray has been attempting to do since he joined the Tour in 1979 . |
| 20 | African-Americans in South Central mostly hate Korean store owners and there 's no getting around the fact , as Jesse Jackson tried to do when he said the assaults on Koreans were not racist . |
| 21 | But contempt had returned with a vengeance , erasing everything else the moment he realised she did n't know what to do when he changed the boat 's direction . |
| 22 | He did not pause to rest when he reached the next hedge , but continued on , driving his exhausted body ruthlessly onwards . |
| 23 | Your husband needs to relax before he hits the sack . |
| 24 | Eadmer gives a curiously confused account of Anselm 's motives at this time , but one thing stands out clearly : Anselm would not bring about the chaos in personal relationships and conflict of obligations which he might find himself obliged to precipitate if he read the letter . |
| 25 | By now he was hungry again and anxious to eat while he had the opportunity , but he dare not move from the corner until told to do so . |
| 26 | In the morning he picked up the van in Hilderbridge and drove to Jackley the long way round through Byss , having a newly upholstered chaise longue to deliver before he made the Jackley collection . |
| 27 | But he sees this foundationalist as a weak-kneed sceptic , who ought in consistency to go further ; who ought , in fact , to doubt whether he understands the proposition that other minds exist , and so ought to be a solipsist . |
| 28 | Gary Kelly continues to impress too , though he missed probably the best chance of the night — he broke out in the middle of the pitch , was charging down with only Rik to beat when he nudged the ball just too far at the moment he should have shot past him . |
| 29 | Waqar , relieved after only one over with the new ball , came on for the 17th over and soon caused umpire Shepherd to scowl as he bounced the ball into Atherton 's left arm and Smith 's helmet . |
| 30 | Instead it is copied to the plaintiff together with new Form N236 which asks him to confirm whether he wishes the case to proceed or that he is withdrawing the action ( Ord 9 , r 2(7) ) . |