Example sentences of "he [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But last Thursday he made a spectacular return with a speech to party militants in Montlouis , on the outskirts of Tours , in which he called for a political ‘ big bang ’ in order to bring about the emergence of a new centre left party as part of a recomposition of the whole of the French political scene . |
| 32 | Last Thursday , however , he made a spectacular return with a speech to party militants in Montlouis , on the outskirts of Tours , in which he called for a political ‘ big bang ’ in order to bring about the emergence of a new centre-left party as part of a recomposition of the whole of the French political scene . |
| 33 | In City terms he could claim some credit , along with Peter Walker , as the father of modern unit trusts , while he made a personal profit of £1 million from the sale of Cannon Insurance , the UK vehicle of the disgraced Bernie Cornfeld . |
| 34 | He made a mocking little bow . |
| 35 | The worst bit was coming over the runway for the landing when I felt that I was no longer in control , but he made a perfect landing … a great landing for anyone , but incredible for someone who had never flown before . ’ |
| 36 | He made a perfect landing and taxied towards the hangars where half a dozen men waited in Luftwaffe overalls . |
| 37 | He made a loud noise through his cavernous nostrils . |
| 38 | So he made a floating bed . |
| 39 | As he quickly washed off Friday night 's mud , he made a mental note not to take it out on the machine next time he got drunk . |
| 40 | He made a mental note not to be too enthusiastic in front of Selwyn . |
| 41 | He made a mental note to have Maura Ryan checked out . |
| 42 | He made a mental note of the number of coaches and freight cars . |
| 43 | He made a mental note to call her and arrange a time to meet , away from her parents . |
| 44 | It felt like bad acting and he made a mental note . |
| 45 | He made a mental note to check on what the builder had been up to . |
| 46 | Thinking of that , he made a mental note to burn it in the morning . |
| 47 | He made a mental note to find out who was the snorer and who the complainant ; certainly the latter would have a very sound motive for murder . |
| 48 | He made a hollow smile , the smile of the high priest and mandarin through the ages , the smile of the keeper of secrets . |
| 49 | He made a tremendous effort to bring himself back into reality ; his hands shook and he swallowed twice as he tried to speak ; then he passed his right hand , still clutching the telegram , through his dark hair . |
| 50 | Although he made a partial recovery in 1926 , he could only conduct the One-Year course at Wells , where he lived . |
| 51 | Smartly closing the regulator , he made a partial application of the steam brake , paused , released it , paused once again , then when he heard the wagon buffers face up , he made a full brake application . |
| 52 | He made a small wagging movement with the flat of his hand . |
| 53 | He did n't scream but she felt him tremble and he made a small , pathetic groan , like an angry puppy . |
| 54 | Silhouetted against the bright sunshine , he made a striking figure indeed . |
| 55 | He made a disgusted noise in the back of his throat and looked away from her . |
| 56 | He made a similar point about a rise in salary for municipal employees : there was no possibility of seriously debating that unless the local Assembly knew what they might otherwise spend the money on , and what the total budget for the municipalities was — and information on both points was not forthcoming . |
| 57 | He made a similar reply to another member who insisted that radio should give better publicity to what MPs said in the House : it was not , he said , the job of his Ministry to build up the reputation of individual MPs . |
| 58 | He made a pathetic attempt at a smile . |
| 59 | Instead , he went to the Gramophone Company 's factory at Hayes , and on 28 April he made a private record of the speech , proposing a toast to the future of the paper . |
| 60 | ’ He made a wordless exclamation and stood up . |