Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He records his fury at being treated ‘ like a slave ’ and swindled by his family , while enjoying ambiguous sexual relationships with his stepmother , Anne Carr Popham , Lady Wharton , and also with Anne Wharton [ q.v. ] , the wife of his brother , Thomas . |
| 2 | He threads his way through narrow alleys where the sun never penetrates . |
| 3 | His own critique of Lawrence leads to his climactic denunciation of his own generation when he turns himself prophet of the most orthodox sort , quoting a long passage from Ezekiel also used in The Waste Land . |
| 4 | He is a very fine actor , but only with his face — his body is quite inexpressive , when he turns his back on the audience he loses all meaning . ’ |
| 5 | He does n't say a word — I mean zip — throughout the show , and he turns his back on us regularly . |
| 6 | And while the book is largely about success , Andy bravely comes to terms with his feelings of doubt as he turns his back on the 1989 Makalu expedition . |
| 7 | He turns his back upon the life he has led in this society . |
| 8 | The line being spoken is always in the same spot , so that if he turns his head from a familiar sentence he can be confident that he will be able to pick up again where he left off . |
| 9 | At the end of a book almost entirely devoted to arguing for a strong genetic component in the causes of crime , he turns his attention to the contemporary ‘ crime wave ’ and what should be done about it . |
| 10 | In the final essay in On Human Conduct , however , he turns his attention to the question of the place which this ideal character occupies as a practical engagement in history . |
| 11 | This month , at the Claire Burrus gallery , he turns his attention to Japan , pinpointing traditional gesture , post-war americanisation and problems of sexual equality . |
| 12 | Having dismissed the Italians , he demolishes the French in just eight lines ; and before totally annihilating the English he turns his attention to the Germans : ‘ In Germany and Austria the attitude towards the singer more nearly approaches that of India than of anywhere else in Europe . |
| 13 | Soon , the showbiz season will doubtless claim him again , unless or until he turns his attention to politics . |
| 14 | He turns his attention from the production of literary works to the production of ‘ cultural artefacts ’ . |
| 15 | Soon afterwards he was building his own telescopes , at which , like most things he turns his hand to , he excels . |
| 16 | He swaps his coat with Neil . |
| 17 | Does the milkman see the ghosts of warrior , yeoman , serf and villein — and all the womenfolk that kept the hamlet — as he drives his float down the 1,000 year old lane ? |
| 18 | At 10 , he drinks his tea with the spoon held back , |
| 19 | ‘ He understands your agony of mind . |
| 20 | He evokes its atmosphere with uncanny skill . |
| 21 | Unfortunately he predicates his discussion on the contrast between ‘ empiricists ’ and ‘ nativists ’ , a distinction he soon recognises as inadequate . |
| 22 | Part of the proceeds of a Credit is transferred to a second beneficiary ( or to more than one second beneficiary ) who presents his documents to the advising bank whereupon the first beneficiary substitutes his invoices and claims a larger amount thus ensuring he receives his share of the proceeds . |
| 23 | The Italian showman ( left ) will be roared on this weekend by a huge home crowd in the northern Italian resort as he launches his defence of the giant slalom and slalom titles he won with ease last year . |
| 24 | now when it comes to hard luck stories … or ripping sporting yarns … the tale of Oxford University 's Audley Lumsden takes some beating … on Tuesday at Twickenham he wins his blue in the annual varsity game … some achievement for a man who 's fought back from a broken neck and two fractured ankles |
| 25 | He seeds your body with human fragments , |
| 26 | It would be useful to learn how he reconciles his vision on these matters with his work as a songwriter and performer . |
| 27 | He emphasises his point in the following statement : |
| 28 | In The Archaeology of knowledge he develops his suggestion in The Order of Things that an epistemological mutation is taking place today with regard to the very concept and methodology of history . |
| 29 | He develops his argument by identifying four phases in technological development . |
| 30 | He accuses her of changing her story ; he challenges her transcript of the interview , asks about an apparent change in her typewriter typeface , about her practice of reusing tapes . |