Example sentences of "he [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he made for the stairs , taking them two at a time . |
| 2 | He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs . |
| 3 | Then he was striding away from her , his boots echoing on the wooden boards as he made for the stairs . |
| 4 | Is that what he has been seeking to negotiate in the references that he made to the limitations on deficits ? |
| 5 | From 1865 to 1871 he lived on the estates he had inherited in Scotland , and then spent his last years at Cambridge . |
| 6 | Socially , he was at the top of the ladder and he lived to the limits of his wealth . |
| 7 | Following the example of George Müller [ q.v. ] , and his own highly original survival training in Hull , he lived by the principles of faith and prayer on which he later built his mission : never appealing for funds except to God , and administering all gifts with scrupulous stewardship . |
| 8 | He lived in the depths alongside the needy , the sick and the poor . |
| 9 | STEVE LLOYD , Moseley 's giant Uruguayan-born second row forward , is to be watched by Wales rugby union scout Terry Cobner when he plays for the Barbarians against Leicester on Boxing Day . |
| 10 | ‘ He is nothing like the gigolos he plays in the movies . |
| 11 | He normally takes great care to keep us informed of the central part he plays in the worlds of affairs and ideas . |
| 12 | Furthermore a trader will be able to use , as a complete defence , evidence that in the relevant respect , he complied with the requirements of safety regulations or any approved standard of safety . |
| 13 | Buttoning up his fly ( Sutcliffe 's trousers date back to that era , and look it ) he retreats to the washbasins on the other side of the room . |
| 14 | ‘ I can see it … ’ he whispered to the others . |
| 15 | There was a long pause while she cleared the bed of her things , and she was aware of his eyes on her every movement as he checked over the items she 'd packed for any signs of decadence . |
| 16 | ’ He checked off the targets as they flared . |
| 17 | It 's funny that he flags at the interests of the party of crime . |
| 18 | He beamed at the others . |
| 19 | At about the same time he began buying copyrights : the first book to bear his imprint was an edition of Horace 's Lyrics , published in 1653 ; the first copyright he registered with the Stationers ' Company was a translation by Sir Kenelm Digby [ q.v. ] of Albert the Great 's Treatise Adhering to God , entered 19 September 1653 . |
| 20 | ( He turns to the TRAGEDIANS . ) |
| 21 | He turns to the others and gives the good news : ‘ We going to need two guards at a time , starting now . |
| 22 | It was not long before he fainted from the drugs . |
| 23 | He points to the rewards of being a student — leisure , freedom and the opportunity for self-development . |
| 24 | Firstly , he points to the recommendations contained in the Wolfenden Report and argues that if society were not able to pronounce homosexuality morally wrong , then there would be no basis for a law which aims to protect youth from ‘ corruption ’ , or for punishing men who live off the earnings of a homosexual prostitute . |
| 25 | When Edward I , Langshanks , waged his wars against Wales and Scotland , his armies were paid for by loans from Luccan bankers and when he reneged on the loans , the bankers went bust and Florence became the international financier of the day . |
| 26 | When Jack London described the ‘ move-on ’ confrontations that he experienced with the police in both the Metropolitan capital and in Chicago , he was documenting the normal encounter between the residents of the streets and the patrolling officer . |
| 27 | There had been some kind of vast domed hall as he passed through the Gates ; he thought there had been colours within the light then , and he had received a dim impression of a far-off vaulted ceiling . |
| 28 | Isay followed him unquestioningly as always when he passed through the gates of the Rorim proper to the open space beyond . |
| 29 | He passed on the thanks , and the remarks about the possibility of keeping in touch in the event of war . |
| 30 | As he tramped behind the horses , he spoke to them constantly , in a caressing tone . |