Example sentences of "he [vb mod] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Only in rejecting the terms on which life is offered to him can a man discover his real dignity , his real self . ’
2 After they had eaten , Kalchu picked up Sigarup in his blanket , holding the limp body draped across his two forearms as he would a child .
3 When the tears sprang from his eyes and nose and his body shook as with an ague , Mick put his arms about him and , pulling him round , cradled him as he would a child , saying , ‘ There !
4 Whenever he visited the O'Malleys he found himself secretly staring at her , letting his eyes roam over her full breasts and wide hips , gauging her breeding possibilities as he would a heifer at a fair .
5 Ian Lawrence runs his kitchen just as he would a hotel
6 The dog gripped and shook , as he would a rat .
7 And he loved a horse better than he would a Rolls Royce !
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