Example sentences of "from [adj] [noun] [noun] he " in BNC.

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1 He preferred life at court to the hardships of campaigning ; he liked to deck himself in strings of precious stones and belts studded with priceless gems ; he wore clothes of the finest silk and from each ear lobe he hung a single pearl of remarkable size .
2 Bono is derived from some gang name he acquired during a recent delinquent youth .
3 From this vantage point he had a panoramic view of the grounds within his field of vision .
4 From this starting point he developed a theory of the common good and of human freedom which could be coupled to the collectivist tendencies of the age .
5 Their thefts of milk , honey , and melons from local household plots he ironically termed as acts of smychka .
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