Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If 'e puts another farm above this , then 'e 's better away . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Anyway , what 'appened was , 'e puts this record on the fing an' winds up the 'andle , an' guess what ? ’ |
| 3 | Among several unusual figurative images , Salvatore Rosa 's Philosopher Pointing to the Ground with a Companion beside Him derives mysterious qualities from its mixture of ink and brown wash over black chalk . |
| 4 | He hates this kind of talk . |
| 5 | He wanders lonely valleys and isolated copses , where he plays enticing music on his flute . |
| 6 | He plays central defender at Lyn but also have played some games up front — he has played wide back , midfielder and attacker on our national team . |
| 7 | Though his current technique is based on the battle against fast bowling ( he is moving back rather than across in an attempt to eliminate his Achilles heel , the lbw decision ) , he plays slow bowling with rare arrogance . |
| 8 | Though his current technique is based on the battle against fast bowling ( he is moving back rather than across in an attempt to eliminate his Achilles heel , the lbw decision ) , he plays slow bowling with rare arrogance . |
| 9 | He plays several parts in this summer 's Oxford season . |
| 10 | He plays smart tennis on the move . ’ |
| 11 | Damien Amos returns to work in the Design Studio after a two year break into the music business : He plays bass guitar with a group that recently recorded an album . |
| 12 | The Great Detective , for all that he figures in mere detective stories , is a figure to parallel with the great poet and the great scientist because in solving the sort of genuinely baffling mystery that confronts him , in fact he goes some way to solving a yet greater mystery , the mystery of the human personality . |
| 13 | He goes some way towards doing this in terms of what he calls ‘ the doctrine of abstract ideas ’ . |
| 14 | They could 've done more with the ‘ ol wizard too : unable to use most of the flashy weapons from the armoury , he accumulates huge amounts of dosh as he has nothing to spend it on . |
| 15 | He displays immature behaviour for a boy of 14 . |
| 16 | He offers brand-new tomes from the New York Times best-seller list at exactly half off — with no tax to pay . |
| 17 | This month he offers some suggestions on nipping all of them in the bud . |
| 18 | He averages 70 covers on weekdays and doubles that number on weekends . |
| 19 | He drives all sorts of cars . |
| 20 | He drives 12 miles to work and then has the usual round of home visits . |
| 21 | Apparently , he drinks two pints of milk and , as soon as he feels drowsy , he drinks two pints of orange juice . |
| 22 | Apparently , he drinks two pints of milk and , as soon as he feels drowsy , he drinks two pints of orange juice . |
| 23 | HE DRINKS PRECIOUS WINE WITH FLIES IN |
| 24 | John Smith may of necessity have toured the prawn cocktail circuit of the City but he represents those parts of the UK deeply suspicious of its working . |
| 25 | However he thinks that development of the operating system as an application server will be accelerated thanks to Novell 's participation , with Unix evolving to a broader market with additional features and capabilities , including links with NetWare . |
| 26 | ‘ at any time if he thinks fit release on licence a person serving a term of imprisonment for life subject to compliance with such conditions , if any , as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine . |
| 27 | As this might be my last opportunity to draw the attention of my hon. Friend the Minister to the topic of the proposed M12 between Chelmsford and the M25 , I seek his assurance that when he receives alternative proposals for that motorway 's line of route , he will take into account that such a motorway may not be required . |
| 28 | However , the collector will suggest a reallocation if there is an overdue charge against which a repayment can be set and will proceed with the reallocation unless he receives contrary instructions from the taxpayer . |
| 29 | It is clear then , that , according to this head of liability , a third party may be liable if he receives corporate property with actual or constructive knowledge of a breach of trust . |
| 30 | He launches this project with ‘ The Lake Isle of Innisfree ’ ( 12 January-20 February ) which is the title of a poem by W.B. Yeats . |