Example sentences of "it [vb past] he [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It smothered him like dense mist . |
| 2 | He had found his kingdom , and though it filled him with Adamistic yearning , he was somehow powerless to enter and possess it , Why was this ? |
| 3 | It provoked him to impotent fury , but there was nothing he could do . |
| 4 | It encouraged him towards early independence and self-sufficiency without which he would not have got his career off to so quick a start ; and it must have contributed to the ease with which , to further that career , he uprooted himself first from South Africa and later from his adopted second homeland in Britain . |
| 5 | Perhaps the most important element in Florey 's brief occupation of the Sheffield chair was that it brought him into close contact with Edward Mellanby ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 6 | At the same time , it presented him with colossal political opportunities . |
| 7 | It introduced him to enlightened learning and a sophisticated life of foreign travel , and enabled him to move in the scientific circles centred round Sir Charles Cavendish . |
| 8 | Strange because it reminded him of other bedroom partings : sheets tangled , sweat cooling , confusion and self-reproach keeping glances at bay . |
| 9 | James had armed himself with the sword of Robert the Bruce , but it stood him in poor stead . |
| 10 | He found the experience of working in a wide variety of company departments invaluable and believes it held him in good stead when he reached the higher echelons of management . |
| 11 | It set him above other people . |