Example sentences of "[num ord] he [vb past] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last on 12th he numbered the drawings and wrote the catalogue notes before returning home . |
| 2 | ‘ First he extolled the virtues of the protector and then proceeded to read a petition which virtually declared myself illegitimate . ’ |
| 3 | United made sure of the win midway through the second half … a gold star for David Collins having set up the first he made the second too … |
| 4 | At first he thought the rope itself was making the sound . |
| 5 | First he attacked the tents of that Moorish Queen the Negress , who lay nearest to the city ; and this onset was so sudden , that they killed full a hundred and fifty Moors before they had time to take arms or go to horse . |
| 6 | At first he wore the crown he had found only occasionally , but later it was always on his scarred green skull and he became increasingly silent and brooding . |
| 7 | First he flung the man head-first into the snow . |
| 8 | First he supported the legislation and then we heard his special pleading for his constituency . |
| 9 | At first he found the increase of activity made him feel healthier , but soon the exhaustion of travelling — and the waste of time involved — began to affect him . |
| 10 | First he covered the area near the tree , then he extended his search , widening the circle . |
| 11 | First he scrubbed the boy from head to toe , using a piece of towelling and a bar of carbolic soap . |
| 12 | At first he resisted the demand for a judicial inquiry , on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence , but on April 25 he received a note from the Israeli government , informing him that it possessed a letter from Vere Bird Jr dated Nov. 9 , 1988 , which confirmed the arms order . |
| 13 | First he did the ploughing in both his own fields and Kānchho 's . |
| 14 | When at last he succeeded the man was sullen and uncooperative , repeatedly demanding why we had come to Bahdu . |
| 15 | Twice , White lost European finals to him ; , on the last occasion , in 1988 , he lost on a rather harsh penalty , but knew that at last he had the measure of the Frenchman . |
| 16 | But at last he reached the body . |
| 17 | At last he took the train to Amsterdam . |
| 18 | When at last he allowed the wave to break , she broke with it , mind and body shattering , fragmenting in rapture . |
| 19 | At last he let the baby cry . |
| 20 | When at last he placed the phone down he turned and gazed at Joe , saying in a bewildered tone , ‘ It 's Harry ; they … they want me to go at once . ’ |
| 21 | Next he led the spinnaker sheets aft to the cockpit and made them fast to the stern cleats with plenty of slack . |
| 22 | Next he interrogated the gunners and found that the average rounds used by them ( that came back ) was something in the order of 350 rounds per gun , and they carried and brought back several thousand rounds per gun . |
| 23 | Next he grouped the climbing , shrubby plants needing support or fastening and these are followed by hardy evergreen trees and shrubs . |