Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | An outstanding sportsman , in 1936 he became Irish universities ' heavyweight boxing champion and two years later he received the first of six rugby international caps for Ireland , touring South Africa in 1938 with the British Lions . |
| 2 | Although Noverre did not specifically name them he described these dancers ' particular characteristics as having similar physiques and technical expertise as the danseurs classiques but they were not always so well-proportioned and usually possessed a natural sense of comedy . |
| 3 | In late 1925 he was one of twelve leading communists arrested and tried on charges of sedition and incitement to mutiny , for which he received twelve months ' imprisonment . |
| 4 | He acknowledged black workers ' longstanding campaign for a " living wage " and for fair labour legislation . |
| 5 | He served three years ' apprenticeship at Blackadder , Berwickshire , before entering the Edinburgh Botanic Garden , where he was soon placed in charge of the glasshouses . |
| 6 | In 1851 he began four years ' apprenticeship with his uncle , Dr Owen Roberts of St Asaph , who prepared him for Edinburgh University , where he spent two years at the medical school . |
| 7 | In 1969 , he took six months ' sabbatical leave to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris . |
| 8 | Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Kevin McNamara said he understood Unionist MPs ' remarks in the context of the forthcoming local government elections , but he praised the Irish premier for making a ‘ sensible ’ speech . |
| 9 | After training as a chef , he completed three years ' National Service in the Army , and worked as a sales representative and marketing manager . |
| 10 | Theo took a shorter journey - to Wormwood Scrubs , where he did four months ' hard labour . |
| 11 | The strange conversation came back to him while he scraped three days ' stubble from his face . |
| 12 | Prior to that he had many years ' experience in the trade , as group sales director of Associated Book Publishers and as group marketing director until 1989 of Random House UK . |
| 13 | I had a young fellow come up to me one day — he had eighteen months ' service . |
| 14 | He had two days ' respite before Bella delivered her deathblows . |
| 15 | He had eleven years ' good service before the start of war . |
| 16 | The boy was cautioned — never went before the court because of his father being the ACC and this fellow went before the Chief Constable and he had ten years ' service at the time . |
| 17 | The war had interrupted and postponed many a career , J's amongst them , and he had three years ' university ahead of him before he would be in any position to marry . |
| 18 | In a meeting with the Canadian ambassador , Paul Dingledine , he criticised western governments ' growing public support for Rushdie , whose death was ordered by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini four years ago for alleged blasphemy in his book The Satanic Verses . |
| 19 | In a meeting with the Canadian ambassador , Paul Dingledine , he criticised western governments ' growing public support for Rushdie , whose death was ordered by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini four years ago over his book The Satanic Verses . |
| 20 | Ruth 's just returned with Stephen from Moscow , where he underwent three months ' intensive therapy at the pioneering Valentine Dikoul Clinic . |