Example sentences of "in [adj] [art] [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But its situation , ’ continues Johnson , ‘ seems well chosen for pleasure , if not for strength ’ ; and then in half a sentence he gives us a glimpse of local life and activity : ‘ It stands at the head of the lake and , by a sloop of sixty tuns , is supplied from Inverness with great convenience ’ — which description immediately conjures the vessel plying up and down Loch Ness with provisions , armaments , soldiers ' wives . |
| 2 | If it was something he had n't seen before , he 'd bend over it like it was a babby , and in half an hour he 'd know that machine inside out . ’ |
| 3 | In such a case he would be bound to take the woman as he found her , if sued by her , and her pregnancy would be just as much a a physical condition in his victim as would be the case of a person having an eggshell skull . |
| 4 | If the postman worked in such a situation he would be insane . |
| 5 | If the PRO felt that a number of different editors were interested in such a picture he might decide to take two or three different shots : one perhaps with a child drawing or learning to write , another in an office setting and another in the home with a woman writing a shopping list . |
| 6 | Even one of the ‘ enemy ’ admired the ‘ valour and stoutness ’ of the Cornishmen and ‘ … never in all the wars he had been in did he know the like ’ . |
| 7 | It must , however , be remembered that in all the studies he reviewed , all the employees had completed at least primary education . |
| 8 | Where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger due to the faulty execution of any work of construction , maintenance or repair by an independent contractor employed by the occupier , the occupier is not to be treated without more as answerable for the danger if in all the circumstances he had acted reasonably in entrusting the work to an independent contractor and had taken such steps ( if any ) as he reasonably ought in order to satisfy himself that the contractor was competent and that the work had been properly done . |
| 9 | ( c ) Independent contractors Section 2(4) ( b ) states : Where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger due to the faulty execution of any work of construction , maintenance or repair by an independent contractor employed by the occupier , the occupier is not to be treated without more as answerable for the danger if in all the circumstances he had acted reasonably in entrusting the work to an independent contractor and had taken such steps ( if any ) as he reasonably ought in order to satisfy himself that the contractor was competent and that the work had been properly done . |
| 10 | I do n't think he finds what he 's looking for , cos after he looks in all the bins he goes off without taking nothing out . |
| 11 | Finally , when he has taken in all the information he can assimilate , after a dramatic ‘ I will go ’ or after waking one morning knowing that the problem has solved itself in his sleep , he applies for his visa , resigns his job , packs his bags . |
| 12 | This is apparent in all the advice he gave to discontented monks . |
| 13 | He was more frightened than he had been in all the time he had been with them , and he could tell that the girl was frightened too , by her quick , shallow breathing . |
| 14 | In all the time he had know Joe , he had never seen anyone else in his room ; indeed he had never seen him in company , except at the meetings of the IRB . |
| 15 | In all the years he had not had one really happy day because Anthea was always the boss . |
| 16 | At first she did not notice him standing there near her cage in the darkening gloom but when she did she did something he had never seen her do in all the years he had watched her . |
| 17 | In all the years he had known him he had not heard of one instance of Tolonen using his position for his own advantage . |
| 18 | Meanwhile the logical part of his mind acknowledged that in all the world he could hardly have chosen anyone more hopelessly wrong for him . |
| 19 | He 'd never seen anyone in Jubilee Wood in all the months he 'd been coming up here . |
| 20 | Enthusiastically , curbing the dislike he felt , Hugo embarked on a plan that would give Grégoire a solid foundation in all the subjects he considered of importance . |
| 21 | In recognition of his contribution to the development of the Association over the years , and in particular the efforts he has made to keep graduates in touch through the Airthrey Journal , James MacGlone will be honoured in July by the award of the honourary degree of Master of Arts . |
| 22 | I owe him much in this regard and shall always be grateful for the interest and encouragement he gave to me on his visits to our school , in particular the visit he paid only a year ago when he addressed my staff and helped them all by his understanding and the depth of his practical knowledge and experience . |
| 23 | Underwood 's position as England 's leading try-scorer , with 35 to his credit , has a two-fold RAF connection because when he scored against Ireland in 1990 the record he overtook had previously been held by another RAF pilot and winger , Cyril Lowe , who totalled 18 between 1913 and 1923 when winning 25 consecutive caps . |