Example sentences of "when he [verb] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No prizes for guessing who Ian Chapman , the publisher sacked by Rupert Murdoch when he took over William Collins , was referring to yesterday when he launched his new company . |
| 2 | They were eleventh in Division Four when he began his managerial career as a frowned-upon caretaker twelve months ago . |
| 3 | Ever since 1969 , when he had his first show , his cartoonish black-and-white paintings have managed to comment without mercy or a smidgen of socially redeeming tact on , among other things , men 's — and women 's — looks ( Warhol 's nosejob painting must be an important icon in his private gallery ) ; issues of health ( a hilarious series of men in the throes of having heart attacks ) ; bestiality ( pert Fifties housewife on her knees doing something unspeakable to a poodle with her arm ) and religion ( famous Biblical figure on the cross getting a pie in the face ) . |
| 4 | The ball from Gascgoine to Ball the other night when he scored his great goal was a little dink just over the top , outside of his fort and it was a little one over the top of there was n't it ? |
| 5 | O'Connor consumed by emotion , burst into tears in front of thousands of delirious supporters when he consolidated his marvellous recovery against Freddie Couples with a No. 2 iron to five feet at the last . |
| 6 | He now embarked on a new recording contract for Capitol , and proved wrong all the critics who 'd said he was just emulating Crosby when he developed his own new determined style which culminated in 1955 with his album Songs For Swinging Lovers , one of the first best-selling LPs . |
| 7 | From 1940 , when he made his first broadcast as a quiz-master in the BBC radio series Ack , Ack , Beer , Beer , he was a constant broadcaster and in 1943 , by then stationed at the Air Ministry in London , he created and wrote with Squadron Leader Richard Murdoch the long-running radio series Much Binding in the Marsh , a take-off of a fictitious RAF station . |
| 8 | Next season , when he made his sole first-class century ( 101 against WA at Perth ) , he played in the second Test against South Africa , at Melbourne , and took four wickets . |
| 9 | The value of the firm 's shares , which had been 50/ when he made his generous ‘ F.S.T. ’ gesture , fell steadily from 1920 onwards until they reached 3/6 in 1927 and then went down to 1/8 in 1931 . |
| 10 | He received it the next morning when he took his usual letter to the stage door . |
| 11 | I must tell you that this infant has never cried at all apart from at the moment of birth when he took his first breath — and that must be accepted as an unavoidable demand for satisfaction of an impossible desire . |
| 12 | He has an unshakeable self-confidence , which no doubt dates back to when he sold his first paintings at nine years old , these early Koonses going for hundreds of dollars in Henry J Koons Interiors , his father 's furniture store in a small town in Pennsylvania . |
| 13 | And a lot will depend on the 27-year-old tomorrow when he gets his first taste of League of Ireland football . |
| 14 | We find out little about his past or where and when he met his English wife . |
| 15 | By 3 February 1722 , when he registered his first maker 's marks at Goldsmiths ' Hall , he had set up in Threadneedle Street , a move made possible by his marriage on 9 January 1722 to Alder , wealthy daughter of Samuel Phelpes , gentleman merchant , and Mary Aldworth , descendant of merchant princes linked with the East India Company and the Society of Merchant Adventurers of Bristol . |
| 16 | Carl is in action at Everton Park next Thursday when he defends his nine fight unbeaten run , while Paul boxes for the Central Area title later this month . |
| 17 | He moved over a long time ago from playing an SG Standard and an ES-345 when he found his beloved fixed-bridge ‘ 64 Stratocaster , which is standard apart from an extra treble-boost toggle switch . |
| 18 | Brian created a piece of history when he invited his former teacher to a special church service . |
| 19 | He had been coming regularly for almost sixty years , and was only fourteen when he bought his first pony there for £4.10s . |
| 20 | From 1833 , when he obtained his first two commissions including the period of his partnership with Moffatt between 1839 and 1845 , Scott had completed at least 167 new buildings and 65 restorations . |
| 21 | Sir David will strive to bolster confidence today , when he gives his annual address at the opening of the new session of the Legislative Council . |
| 22 | Graham , who made such a tremendous impression in the international series in Worthing this summer when he celebrated his skipping debut with three wins for Ireland , was beaten 20-11 by James Talbot and Michael Nutt of Old Bleach in the pairs and then lost his fours semi-final to Belmont 's Brian Daly ( 18-7 ) after an extra end . |
| 23 | Yet as the responsibilities of public life invade Hal 's apprenticeship to pleasure , the distinction — prose with Falstaff/verse without him — breaks down , as we see when he addresses his fat friend in verse to urge him to the wars ( III.iii.199ff. ) , a change of tone so marked that Shakespeare makes Falstaff reply in a couplet — as Milton Crane noted , Falstaff is only given verse for mockery . |
| 24 | Mr Major will have to share a flight with French Euro Commission president Jacques Delors when he makes his controversial trip to America . |
| 25 | He occasionally uses his verbal felicity as a means of protecting his negative face , just as he does when he makes his ethical arguments for turning down Hollar 's request deliberately complex . |
| 26 | Paddy Shennan asked actor Michael Starke what he does when he puts his shammy leather down . |
| 27 | Mr Cordial has been a member of the health authority since 1990 when he decided his previous duties with Yorkshire Regional Health Authority were taking up too much time travelling from his home in Barton . |
| 28 | Christo has cherished a vision of wrapping the Reichstag in military silver , flame-retardant fabric since 1971 , when he created his first studies for the project . |
| 29 | Since 1980 , when he founded his own label , Hannibal Records , he has been an enthusiastic supporter of music from Africa and Eastern Europe , but has still found time to produce albums by mainstream American groups such as REM and 10,000 Maniacs . |
| 30 | Even more remarkable , compared to the modern-day heroes , Fangio was aged 39 when the World Championship was introduced in 1950 and 46 when he won his fifth , and final , title in 1957 . |