Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A former cabinet minister , Toshiyuki Inamura , was charged with evading ¥1.7 billion ( $12.6m ) of taxes on some ¥2.8 billion of ill-gotten gains that he made in a shares racket . |
| 2 | His last call would be in Trinity Road , Hilderbridge , so he stopped at a confectioners and bought a box of fruit jellies . |
| 3 | Twice former title-holder Richard Corsie advanced to set up an all-Scottish second-round clash with Gourlay when he coasted to a straight-sets win over South Africa 's Bill Moseley . |
| 4 | He drove to a Customs depot where it was sealed by Spanish Customs officers . |
| 5 | Mr Montignac says he discovered his ‘ method ’ while lunching in fancy European restaurants when he worked for a drugs company . |
| 6 | He worked as a sports salesman , a bingo hall caller and a fruit seller before joining the Royal Navy . |
| 7 | Because of a longstanding health condition , her father was not considered physically suitable for the armed forces and so he worked in a munitions factory not too far from their home . |
| 8 | He collapsed in a police cell and died later in hospital . |
| 9 | At last he sent for a chaprassi and sent him with me to look for something , but on the way I found nice Mr Dickensen , an American from the University in Rangoon . |
| 10 | Maxwell only discovered his cards were missing after he went into a police station to see detectives . |
| 11 | Maxwell only discovered his cards were missing after he went into a police station to see detectives . |
| 12 | He went through a schools system which made art compulsory , failing the subject at O-level but passed with flying colours to gain an Alevel in sculpture . |
| 13 | He resigned after a fans ' demonstration at a reserve team game . |
| 14 | He appeared in a children 's BBC Jackanory playhouse production of the Prattling Princess in which he played Prince Hugo . |
| 15 | After a display earlier this year he spoke about a teammates ' mistake , diving thorugh the ring of skydivers . |
| 16 | The second time , he collided with a police wagon . |
| 17 | Botica 's scintillating running earned him the Man of the Match Award and he ended with a points haul of 18 with seven goals and a try when he swooped and fly-kicked on a wayward Northern pass which had gone to ground 40 yards out . |