Example sentences of "he [vb past] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | He mistook the scouts ' military-style uniform for Hitler Youth regalia and started shouting abuse at them . |
| 2 | However , after a short period in 1732 at the Dissenting Academy in Findern , Derbyshire , he became a justices ' clerk in Sheffield until 1737 and then commenced work as a carrier between Sheffield and Macclesfield . |
| 3 | He became the contras ' military chief in the mid-1980s , but was ousted from the leadership in February 1990 [ see p. 37236 ] by a number of his fellow commanders who considered his background too tainted by human rights abuses and association with the corruption of the Somoza years for him to negotiate the eventual disbanding and resettlement of the contras [ for which see p. 37450 ] |
| 4 | He criticized the judiciary for having lacked the " moral courage " to protect civil liberties , and on behalf of the Chilean state he asked the victims ' relatives for forgiveness . |
| 5 | He found the taxpayers ' argument that the wording in s 63 meant marginal cost , and the Revenue 's argument that the wording meant average cost , finely balanced . |
| 6 | On 6th June , 1857 he introduced the Public Offices Extension Bill , and it was given a Second Reading on 30th June , the day that he reported the judges ' decisions , when it was referred to a Select Committee . |
| 7 | Nevertheless he dismissed the residents ' protests as mere ‘ inconveniences ’ and insisted ‘ The closure of our Cork plant is in no way a reflection on our workforce , on the IDA , nor the Irish government which extended all possible facilities to our corporation in the difficult times we experienced . |
| 8 | In 1846 he entered the engineers ' department of the River Clyde Improvement Trust , shortly afterwards becoming chief assistant and in 1852 acting engineer to the Trust for a short period on the death of David Bremner [ q.v . ] . |
| 9 | In June 1933 Edward gave a birthday party for Wallis , and during the next few months he visited the Simpsons ' flat in London almost every day . |
| 10 | The book should have been published , he told the writers ' union , in a small edition and ‘ allowed to be forgotten ’ . |
| 11 | Instead their reports should stick to investigating and reporting the facts , he told the MPs ' inquiry into the methods of company investigations . |
| 12 | Adrian 's a very good photographer and we soon established a reciprocal relationship whereby he photographed the artists ' work for which he was paid in kind . |
| 13 | As Palace impressed in Division One in 1990–91 , Mark 's prowess gained further recognition when he scored The Eagles ' decisive goal against Liverpool in the televised Football League match on 30 December , but Palace fans had by then long since ceased to need any persuading that this intelligent and hard-working centre-forward is among the best in the country . |
| 14 | He joined the Scholars ' Movement in 1907 , was arrested , and some say imprisoned on the notorious island of Pulo Condor , where political prisoners were exiled . |
| 15 | Although unfit for military service , he joined the Artists ' Rifles Officers ' Training Corps and began an active social career . |
| 16 | It was alleged that he touched the boys ' genitals , put his arm around them and kissed them on the lips . |
| 17 | And he was tired mentally , for once he addressed a bishops ' meeting for a whole hour without stopping . |
| 18 | He was halfway up the final flight when he heard the voiders ' whistle in the street outside , its piercing din unmistakable . |
| 19 | He scaled the last few stairs in a spastic fashion , but reached the top flight as he heard the voiders ' soles at the bottom . |
| 20 | He signed the Friends ' Book in his elegant handwriting : Alexander Wedderburn , January 22nd , 1980 . |
| 21 | He blamed the Tories ' lack of investment for the failure of small businesses . |
| 22 | Bush described the emergency package as " only a beginning " towards what he called the cities ' urgent needs for more far-reaching reforms , including tax-free enterprise zones to lure business , welfare reforms and school choice . |
| 23 | He told the ECHO that he thought the teachers ' action which has left thousands of exam papers unopened , was a ‘ great tragedy ’ . |
| 24 | In 1980 , he formed the Actors ' Choir , an organisation of actors and singers who work in TV , film and the theatre . |
| 25 | In the surge of each wave he slithered forward until , for a moment , he felt the sentries ' eyes turned towards him ; he froze clenching his teeth to stop their chattering . |
| 26 | He suggested she should contact the father , Boyd Stych , and he gave the parents ' home telephone number , feeling that she would soon trace it anyway . |
| 27 | And of course he had the nurses ' pay |
| 28 | Back at the Barracks Maxim had to wait until after midnight before he had the officers ' mess video machine to himself . |
| 29 | He said the rebels ' objective was ‘ not to conquer Kabul by force , but to smash the security perimeter ’ established by government forces . |
| 30 | He criticized the latters ' unwillingness to meet the borrowing requirements of those developing countries undertaking economic reforms and making serious efforts to honour their commitments . |