Example sentences of "[Wh det] he [verb] his [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was the point at which he took his first step towards home . |
| 2 | It is one of Joe 's great regrets that his father died before he made Raging Bull in 1980 , the film for which he received his first Oscar nomination . |
| 3 | The problem here was not the distance , only 28 miles [ 45 km ] , but the intervening ridge of high ground , which rose to a height of 2500 feet [ 760 m ] , and the River Spey , across which he built his first double-arched bridge , 180 feet [ 55 m ] long ; another four single-arch bridges were required elsewhere on the route . |
| 4 | No one could but admire the fortitude with which he bore his last painful illness and the way in which at the same time he stuck to his constituency work which he performed with great conscientiousness . |
| 5 | After three successful years during which he published his first , well received articles , in 1862 , in his own words , he ‘ became restless and desirous of change … and threw [ himself ] on London ’ . |
| 6 | Few will doubt that the Great White Shark 's win in Canada is good for the game , but the manner in which he won his first tournament in almost 28 months did little to dispel those nagging doubts that his temperament is susceptible to pressure . |