Example sentences of "he [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In front rode Mr Rochester on his black horse , and with him rode a beautiful lady , her black curls streaming in the wind . |
| 2 | But as I watched him pick his way along the lifeless paths , I understood how much of him expected the whole world to be mournful now that Montaine had abandoned it . |
| 3 | Turning the tables on him drew an expressionless silence for a few seconds , and then he smiled , his eyes gleaming in genuine amusement . |
| 4 | Although Harold Wilson did not equate with Bevan in personal terms — in colour or in rhetoric — he too can feel pleased that the condemnation that in many quarters was directed at him demonstrated the genuine respect for his qualities that his adversaries feared . |
| 5 | Morse thanked the man , and walked along to the ramp at the side of the flats , and down to a concreted area where five garages directly in front of him shielded the immediate view . |
| 6 | Walsh went first to Hungerford in search of Charles Mogg — ‘ by no means the most intelligent Man in the World ’ — and from him received a detailed account of his conversations with Thomas Jones and other villagers at Holford . |
| 7 | But as he did the wind caught at him even more mightily than before ; there was the sense of commotion and movement in the air and out of the darkness behind him came a terrible crack , a heave and a bang and whoosh such as he had never heard in his life . |
| 8 | With him came a young staff officer destined to become one of Germany 's greatest commanders in the Second World War ; Erich von Manstein . |
| 9 | From the darkness beside him came a sudden wild shout of laughter . |
| 10 | Behind him came a hefty , brisk-looking rabbit , something over twelve months old . |
| 11 | From inside the hut behind him came the sudden sound of gongs and drums being beaten and immediately a bare-breasted woman appeared in the doorway at the top of the stepped log , holding aloft a tall earthenware jar . |
| 12 | Cat watched them go , all about him hung a sweet smoky smell . |
| 13 | Those cited by him included the following : it was a one-off opportunity ; there was a fear that despite the justice of the case it would not be sufficient to persuade the Government to recognise the principle by proposing legislation ; the practical impact would be limited as most cases would continue to be regulated by the various statutory regimes ; and it was consistent with Community law . |
| 14 | Queen Victoria suffered a severe blow in December , 1861 when her beloved Prince Albert died — it was very many years before she eventually accepted his death , Memorials to him included the elaborate memorial in Kensington Gardens , with the world 's continents represented around its base , and facing the magnificent Albert Hall which is still the home of various public occasions and wonderful concerts . |
| 15 | Then he moved , and the hard strength of him dissolved the very bones within her as she lay dazzled beneath the forest sky . |
| 16 | Deep in him lay a hard logic , which had resisted the Church , and now resisted Tess . |
| 17 | For some reason it was restful to watch him lay the crochet-bordered cloth cornerwise on the polished table just so ; arrange the tea-tray , and bring in delicate , perfectly symmetrical sandwiches , and the Victoria sponge which , under his wife 's direction , he had made so beautifully and had set upon a spotless lace doily precisely in the centre of the dish . |
| 18 | Mr Browning out of the kindness of his heart and because Mr Landor I believe was once his champion when no one thought anything of him brought the old gentleman to Siena and prevailed upon Mr Story his friend to take him in . |
| 19 | It was in ‘ the epic vein' which for him meant a long rhyming poem about knights in armour . |
| 20 | He was pleasant enough in general , though most people who met him formed the vaguest of ideas that he might be dangerous in some unspecified way . |
| 21 | It was a desperate plan , with little hope of success , but Caledor and many like him thought a last desperate gamble would be preferable to the slow death the Elf people were enduring . |
| 22 | Whatever implement it was that hit him went a long way round his skull but did n't penetrate very far , for which he should thank his stars . ’ |
| 23 | Later one of the Shahs ambassadors who eventually denounced him gave a different description . |
| 24 | Beside him appeared the maniacal little knife-man , Miguelito , giggling like an over-excited schoolgirl at a birthday party . |
| 25 | Those who felt affection for him had no easy way of telling him so , since he seemed to regard friend and enemy alike . |
| 26 | America 's economic sanctions failed to dislodge General Manuel Noriega but squeezed the economy dry ; the invasion that did dislodge him left a war-battered city , with some 18,000 people homeless and unemployment soaring . |
| 27 | In front of him stretched a long queue of women each clutching a copy of As the Crow Flies . |
| 28 | The paper in front of him remained a virginal white ; Sergeant Bird had the role of scribe . |
| 29 | Amongst the papers before him stood an empty breakfast cup and an egg-smeared plate , suggesting that his digestion was as robust as his nerve . |
| 30 | Either side of him sat a large , so lid man : one caught Marcus 's eye and he began an earnest inspection of the floor . |