Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb past] he the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , his setting out the poet 's connection with the primitive gave him the status of a societal elder , one who , lecturing in America , would pronounce on literature and society as Arnold had done less than fifty years before him . |
| 2 | The clerk handed him the envelope . |
| 3 | The youngster 's inclusion in the side earned him the name ‘ Boy Bastin' , as seventeen-year-olds in League football were much scarcer than now , and Bastin was in a class of his own with the fierceness of his shot , as a teaser of defences and as an expert penalty-taker . |
| 4 | The wind hit him the moment he left the vehicle , a ferocious gust off the nearby sea which nearly lifted him off his feet . |
| 5 | The club paid him the princely sum of £8 , a fee that has not risen much over the years according to some of Celtic 's more dour stars . |
| 6 | When the judge told him the only sentence he could pass was that of life imprisonment , Meehan said loudly and clearly , ‘ I want to say this , sir . |
| 7 | Fearnley Whittingstall wished to address the jury , but the coroner refused him the right to do so . |
| 8 | Asked how much his relationship and sense of responsibility towards the rest of the band gave him the impetus to get his act together , there 's a long embarrassed silence . |
| 9 | Harlow , however , hit back to square at 17-17 and after the pair had traded singles on the next two ends , a finishing burst of three singles for the Englishman gave him the title . |
| 10 | The 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat Hugh William Viscount Gough was launched from Dunbar in the same search for the missing divers as the Eyemouth lifeboat on 6 October 1990 ( see previous page ) , and the efforts of her Coxswain during the service won him the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum . |
| 11 | His accuracy and stinginess with runs made him almost without equal as a one-day bowler , for he could both contain and attack at the same time since the bounce he got from his great height and the control he had over the ball gave him the extra penetration that brought wickets . |
| 12 | A month later the king gave him the castle and manor of Sudeley ( Glos . ) . |
| 13 | A month later the king gave him the castle and manor of Sudeley ( Glos . ) . |
| 14 | In the same year the navy awarded him the rank of retired commander . |
| 15 | In addition his role as a member of the Commission gave him the personal opportunity to support the chaplains in their Ministry in the University parish . |
| 16 | The artist gave him the nickname ‘ Salai ’ after a popular devil character . |
| 17 | Endill 's whole body breathed a sigh of relief as the Headmaster gave him the letter . |
| 18 | He did n't explain why it was going to be helpful and the pilot told him the car he 'd specified was waiting for them . |
| 19 | The hectic action started in November with Clive Rice 's public-relations visit to India — Wessels 's successes on the tour earned him the man-of-the-series award — and ended six months later in frustration as the West Indians turned imminent defeat into a remarkable victory in one session on the final day of an historic Test , denying two excellent half-centuries by Wessels and Andrew Hudson 's debut century , the first for South Africa . |
| 20 | The journey took him the better part of an hour , due to delays on the Tube , but now , as he walked from the station , he felt a curious mixture of elation and anxiety . |
| 21 | The State made him the ecclesiastical head of the Church of England by trampling on the opinions of the relevant ecclesiastical authority . |
| 22 | Joining the army gave him the opportunity to play full time : ‘ I practised mostly all day , and in the evenings . |
| 23 | It is no wonder that he was elected fellow of the Royal Society in 1756 , three years after the society awarded him the Copley Medal . |
| 24 | The court held that the accused represented that the bank owed him the money and that he was entitled to withdraw it . |
| 25 | He had spoken to his solicitor earlier , and the officer offered him the chance to see a solicitor , which was declined . |
| 26 | The bishop gave him the extraordinary advice to go and be a curate again , at Boston in Lincolnshire . |
| 27 | The victim gave him the money . |
| 28 | The producer sent him the script , in case he was curious , but assured him there was no question of him appearing on stage in the role . |