Example sentences of "he [vb past] the old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Browning out of the kindness of his heart and because Mr Landor I believe was once his champion when no one thought anything of him brought the old gentleman to Siena and prevailed upon Mr Story his friend to take him in . |
| 2 | Dangerous driving cos he made the old woman give over and overtook somewhere totally stupid and probably find he had no brake . |
| 3 | Yanto laughed when he realised the old joker had palmed the sawdust and was allowing it to trickle in such a way as to give the impression that it was trickling from his ear . |
| 4 | He hugged the old tailor to him , kissing his cheek while the tears rolled from his eyes . |
| 5 | He met the old T'ang 's eyes , a look of understanding passing between them that escaped the young Prince 's notice . |
| 6 | His appointment in 1955 as Secretary of the Zoological Society of London , for example , was marked by his affection for the zoo , but also by ructions as he fought the old guard for his sensible proposals for change . |
| 7 | Somehow that triggered the Doctor , and he interrupted the old man . |
| 8 | He asked the old man if he 'd ever worked in the sandpaper factory and added that he 'd probably be going to work there himself when he 'd finished at the Comprehensive . |
| 9 | He asked the old man if he knew Miss Lavant , if he 'd seen her at the fete , in clothes with buttercups on them . |
| 10 | ‘ Who is that , madam ? ’ he asked the old housekeeper . |
| 11 | He got the old man to come , old the same old bugger . |
| 12 | Tshwete was a supporter of rugby unification and he got the old South African Rugby Football Board and the South African Rugby Union together at the conference table ’ , said French . |
| 13 | Off the lead and it was er , so boisterous up and down like this , well he did n't like it straight away he got the old aggro blade up his back about two inches wide |
| 14 | He got the old post office and the two cottages and the pub for two thousand , eight hundred I think |
| 15 | When dining there again in 1945 , after the Liberation , he found the old bill laid respectfully beside the new bill by his plate , without comment . |
| 16 | But when he caught up with Chuck , who had at last relented and allowed his breathless coolie to slow to a trot , he found the older boy grinning and lolling casually in his seat , obviously suffering no such pangs of conscience . |
| 17 | He regarded the Old Testament text as an accurate historical record , as authoritative in matters of doctrine and ethics , and as inspired of God . |
| 18 | He helped the old man climb into the saddle . |
| 19 | With skill borne of long practice he let the old man talk but guided his talk in the way he wanted it to go , then he started to ask questions . |
| 20 | But he knew why the moment he entered the old schoolroom , for after allowing him to pass her she closed the door and stood with her back to it , her pale face , now tinged to a deep red , thrust out towards him as she cried , ‘ Think you 're smart , do n't you ? |
| 21 | Charles II took a personal interest it , matters relating to mining and it is reported that he united the old Mines Royal and the Soc. of Mineral & Battery Works which had for so long run as separate enterprises . |
| 22 | When he got to the R in Roger , he vibrated the old tongue on the palate with the brio of an international string player . |
| 23 | Instead , he allowed the old man to usher him along and occasionally jab at him with his stick . |
| 24 | In 1933 he joined the Old Vic Company for an impressive range of stage work ( Henry VIII again , The Cherry Orchard , Macbeth , Measure for Measure , The Tempest ) and in 1936 he was the first English actor ever to be invited to appear at the Comédie Française in Paris , where he played Molière 's Le Médecin Malgré Lui . |
| 25 | Tao Chu smiled , greatly pleased by his uncle 's praise , then , at a touch from Li Yuan , he joined the older boy in a deep bow and backed away , leaving the T'ang to their Council . |
| 26 | It was the way he handed the old fool the letter , Henry decided afterwards , that had done it . |
| 27 | Just as he spoilt the old humanity , he now tries to spoil the new one . |
| 28 | He returned the old man 's stare , his expression at first defiant , but then his hard features relaxed into a knowing smile . |
| 29 | He scooped the old lady 's vein-scored hand to his lips . |
| 30 | He enjoyed the old man 's bluntness — a trait which had grown more pronounced with every year . |