Example sentences of "he [verb] [art] [noun pl] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He takes the risks others might not be willing to take .
2 In those cases in which the prosecutor takes an active role in the conduct of the investigation , he directs the police enquiries .
3 When he urged the pieds noirs to give up integration , when he ordered the army to remain loyal , when he appealed to the FLN to lay down their arms and negotiate , he evoked not just the powers and responsibilities of his office but the confidence that they should have in the person of himself , General de Gaulle .
4 Even later on , when he understood the geese nomes better , he never quite got used to the way they cheerfully parted from one another .
5 Yeah , would you , but a couple of years because John was busy he bought us all tokens , erm , he bought the others tokens from Woolworths and me token from a body shop and we all , and I we had great fun looking and seeing what we wanted to buy with , with the book tokens , er , maybe , maybe I mention it providing we ca n't find anything .
6 he was always " cheerful and in season gay " , he gave the ladies presents of flowers from his garden with mottoes attached ; he was fond of fishing , he organized charades , he valued friendship , but was not prepared to risk anything for it .
7 He said the products shortages that hurt the company in the first half are virtually behind it now , and Apple will be better able to meet demand in the second half .
8 Had he contested the Customs Officers ' decision , who would have supported him ?
9 He set the children targets every day .
10 He contemplated the cattle trucks that were to be his and the platoon 's home until further notice .
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