Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [adv prt] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Samuel 's argument uses the example of ‘ nation ’ , which he points out historians of the left have shied away from either as a subject of study or as a symbolic category . |
| 2 | If the facilitator is successful , it is because he acts as a traffic cop ; he rephrases the conversation whenever it is necessary ; he clarifies issues ; he points out messages that may be upsetting others , and so on . |
| 3 | While he laughs off comparisons to Lawrence of Arabia , he admits that ‘ to spend 10 years getting the film made must mean it corresponds to something deep inside ’ . |
| 4 | In response to their charge ( Mark 3:22 ) that it is through demonic power that he casts out demons , he replies that no divided house can stand : if Satan casts out Satan , his empire is doomed . |
| 5 | He conjures up visions of conflict of interest saying , ’ … somewhere down the road the interests of Novell will not coincide with the Unix world at large . |
| 6 | and he hangs up nuts , I think he 's got about |
| 7 | He darts up ladders , down tunnels , holes up in hiding places cunningly constructed underneath a coal bunker or inside a gigantic heap of shoes . |
| 8 | He jumps off waterfalls to pass the time of day . |
| 9 | The farmer plows the earth , he harrows it , tears it , pulverises it ; he pulls out weeds , or cuts them , or burns them ; he poisons insects and fights against drought and floods . |
| 10 | For Becker , a sporting life with capitalism has returned to normal as he mulls over details before signing a commitment to the mega-buck Association of Tennis Professionals Tour , which starts in January . |
| 11 | He picks up sticks and sits down to eat them . |
| 12 | The heavy mob Nigel Colborn demonstrates a light touch with heavy soil as he picks out plants that positively enjoy feet of clay . |
| 13 | He sets out standards governing family relationships , regard for human life , sex , property , speech and thought . |
| 14 | That 's the number of birds the Welshman has in his aviary and he relaxes with them as he winds up preparations for Saturday 's WBC title challenge against Benn at Alexandra Palace . |
| 15 | The Welshman keeps the birds in his aviary and relaxes with them as he winds up preparations for Saturday 's WBC title challenge against Benn at London 's Alexandra Palace . |
| 16 | Once he has left the gym he seeks out partners for tennis , three-aside football , baseball , golf , watersports . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , from what I can gather he makes up fantasies … ’ |
| 18 | If it 's not them , then the house is buried in thousands of paper slips on which he works out leagues and fixtures for his absurd postal blow-football competition . |
| 19 | The police chief fears that his appointment could be terminated if he carries out policies that impinge directly on the interests of the mayor 's political supporters : electoral considerations and impartial policing thus make awkward bedfellows . |
| 20 | ‘ Obviously if we can get his support and if he comes up trumps , it will be marvellous , ’ she said . |