Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you — - " she jerked her head in the direction of the Russell , which had recently returned from Plymouth and lay at anchor in the Pool , " 'E 's got a lot to answer for . |
| 2 | Last night heartbroken Sandy , who lived with Brian at Didsbury , Manchester , said : ‘ Everyone who knew him has lost a part of themselves through this tragedy . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , ’ continued Gloria between swallows of coffee , ‘ the lady what polishes the cars for him has got a sister what does cleaning at Stowbridge Tech . ’ |
| 4 | And then Jason yeah and they 're like saying , they say look it was an early seventies crime you 've got ta help us , how would you handle it because they 're not allowed to use fast cars and guns and he goes find a country house |
| 5 | As a gesture of goodwill , it should be suggested to the purchaser that he offers to sign a confidentiality undertaking in favour of the vendors covering such information . |
| 6 | During his time away , he has visited a potash mine , two dairy farms and attended a rodeo , as well as becoming an expert on 4H country fairs . |
| 7 | He has caused a storm with his claim that their bowlers ‘ scuffed up the ball ’ during the final Test at The Oval two years ago . |
| 8 | In the first , he dug scallop-shaped beds housing 250 herbaceous plants to give a cottagey look and , in the second , he has created a mini-woodland with a bark path and a miniature pond surrounded by peat blocks for a natural effect . |
| 9 | As Ashton and MacMillan in many of their ballets , he has created a style appropriate to one particular ballet . |
| 10 | He has created a gap downwind into which he can accelerate to start at speed , whilst those around him will still be sheeting in . |
| 11 | At Jay Gorney from 10 to 31 October , he has created a room full of furniture-sculpture complete with wallpaper and frieze-like shelving . |
| 12 | Shrewd , quietly spoken and a model of impeccable sportsmanship for young and not — so-young alike , he has created a chemistry which has made Haslemere 4th XI one of the most popular sides with its opponents and the happiest with itself . |
| 13 | Since then he has created a garden few of us would aspire to after a lifetime of gardening . |
| 14 | For one he has created an office , for another a library and for a third a single piece of furniture . |
| 15 | I would say that , if his life is such that he has to use a drug , the welfare is poor , even if at the moment of using the drug there is no unpleasant subjective feeling . |
| 16 | He 's told he has to use a bucket and spade to empty the Atlantic ocean in 24 hours . |
| 17 | Mr Chance has written a book based on the many talks he has given , papers he has written and conferences he has attended a record of his years working with the mentally handicapped . |
| 18 | It 's a debate Howe understandably does does not want to enter into but he has noticed a similarity between the current team and the Arsenal side he coached to the Double 21 years ago — coincidentally , the same season the Blues won their last major honour , the Cup Winners ' Cup . |
| 19 | It is now not easy to talk to Bill Larnach for very long before becoming aware of the depth of his knowledge and the way in which , following the traditions of his birthplace , he has achieved a mastery of this very difficult subject . |
| 20 | Sangster agrees that there were some worrying times but points out that worldwide he has achieved a century of winners for each of the past 10 years . |
| 21 | However there are a number of important controlling factors : firstly , the subject fixates centrally ( usually he has to report a digit which is presented in order to confirm this central fixation ) ; secondly , the stimulus is exposed for less than 200 milliseconds to avoid eye movement ; thirdly , the visual angle of the stimuli from the fixation point should be between 2.5° and 5° ( otherwise , confounding effects occur ) . |
| 22 | This Figaro is the first time he has tackled an opera written by someone other than himself . |
| 23 | Please sir , Axl 's doctor said we 're to be nice to him because he comes from a broken home and he has to wear a kilt . |
| 24 | His arm is weak , and he has to wear a splint on his leg . |
| 25 | In the loft of his small terraced cottage he has constructed a training facility : a hinged wooden board dotted with artificial holds , which can be swung to any angle from very overhanging to ludicrously overhanging . |
| 26 | He has constructed a model of the route in the Stalybridge workshop of climbing wall manufacturers Bendcrete , for whom he now works . |
| 27 | Laszlo Polgar … he has constructed a shrine to chess and a laboratory for his obsessive theories of genius rearing PHOTOGRAPHS : TAMAS REVESZ Judit … inspirational Zsofia … experimenting Zsuzsa … watchful |
| 28 | First , he has devised a way of buying the ground at less than half price . |
| 29 | He has devised a model based on the mathematics of fluid dynamics , that attempts to explain the genesis of simple geometric patterns seen during the early stages of drug-induced hallucinations ( International Journal of Quantum Chemistry , vol 22 , p 1059 ) . |
| 30 | He has devised a vitamin and mineral supplement called Ultra-Detoxi for the Nature 's Best brand : £16.50 for 30 days ' supply . |