Example sentences of "he [adv] [vb -s] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although ‘ Milton and Wordsworth exalted me ’ , he eventually buys a complete Byron for two shillings and reads Childe Harold . |
| 2 | If the innocent party purports to " accept " such performance , he effectively accepts a new contract . |
| 3 | If this is still the case next May he apparently wins a Swiss watch from The Sun in honour of the acheivement ! |
| 4 | He impatiently plants a swift kiss on my cheek and … and is already gone . |
| 5 | Oh he only brings a little bit , I brought loads last time , even though you did n't get a song played |
| 6 | Almost that he is twisted , leant over to one side , he perhaps has a severe spinal problem . |
| 7 | Nobody will mind if he just grabs a few minutes ' rest before he moves on — although rest , for Pavel , has become little more than a bothersome physical requirement with no spiritual element in it . |
| 8 | He just wants a better one than they 've got now but a very basic |
| 9 | He just has a monkish temperament . |
| 10 | I hope he soon makes a full recovery . ’ |
| 11 | At the other end of the scale , promoting a father from being manager of a middle-ranking enterprise to a top-ranking enterprise is also unlikely to alter the son 's chances much , because in all probability he already attends a selective school . |
| 12 | ‘ I think he already exacts a fair degree of pleasure from simply being able to make people jump whenever he calls them up . ’ |
| 13 | It is widely believed he already has a short two per cent stake although Allied has not detected his presence on its share register . |
| 14 | But he still maintains a special affection for Northern Ireland , and this has led to an exciting project initiated by the Arts Council , in association with Queen 's University and the Festival — Demidenko will give six recitals in Northern Ireland ( not just Belfast ) plus six masterclasses for five young Ulster pianists , in the 1991–2 season , finishing in May . |
| 15 | He still retains a keen interest in criminal justice , and has chaired the ADSW 's criminal justice services committee for the past three years . |
| 16 | Reflecting on his past — Jean-Philippe Ruggia no longer has Gauloises money but he still wears a vivid blue livery for French Yamaha importers Sonauto |
| 17 | He still has a 30-years-old Courtelle suit which he kept as a standby for the MBE investiture just in case something happened to his morning dress . |
| 18 | He still leans forward slightly as he walks , as if he is just about to shake hands with an old friend , and he still has a slight benevolent smile about his lips . |
| 19 | Although he still has a long-term ambition to become a managing director of a successful company , for the moment his main aim is ‘ to help build Citigate into a top-quality player ’ . |
| 20 | He 's a great leader and although he has done so much , he still has a great future in front of him . ’ |
| 21 | He still has a great deal to teach us , |
| 22 | ‘ But he still has a malignant disease in the background . |
| 23 | But it is known that he still holds a soft spot for Portadown where his combative midfield drive played a huge part in the County Armagh club 's championship successes in 1990 and 1991 . |
| 24 | It adds that , although he lives in Macclesfield , he still makes a weekly trip to his flat in North London ‘ to keep in touch with the seamier side of life which often inspires his work ’ — a habit which has qualified him uniquely to illustrate Mr Boot 's Unauthorised Returns . |
| 25 | Now it is mainly performing , though he still makes a few of his own . |
| 26 | He always does a good job . |
| 27 | He always likes a nice cuddle . |
| 28 | But he is easy to find , for he always wears a blue suit . ’ |
| 29 | Although these differences of terminology amount to more than semantic predilections , for they support — perhaps even generate — rival conceptions of the limits of contractual obligations , the generic idea remains a special exercise of choice by an individual , through which he deliberately incurs a binding legal responsibility . |
| 30 | He permanently secretes a thick , transparent mucus about this body , which is clad only in an ancient blue-black robe . |