Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [subord] he [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second reason was that Palmerston had gone further than that by insisting on the appointment of an architect who had not even entered the competition , and the third reason was that the whole affair was so tangled when he took office that he appointed a Select Committee to look into it . |
| 2 | He was so well when he left hospital … and the deterioration within a week was unbelievable . |
| 3 | Medical friends have told us that one very eminent medical researcher grows so enthusiastic when he shows colour slides of stools excreted by rural Africans that comments like ‘ look — are n't they beautiful ’ fly from his lips during his lecture . |
| 4 | Looking at Damian Flint , she knew he was not different because he had power : he was different because he wanted it , fought for it , and knew how to use it . |
| 5 | The White Hart Lane power battle took a new twist when Venables ' associate Edward Ashby was sacked from his consultant post , a move which appears to weaken Venables position still further as he fights chairman Alan Sugar to retain his £200,000 a year job . |
| 6 | Liverpool Competition captain Phil Davies ( 39 ) could not have been more impressed when he became part of the statistics in Rennie 's 7–52 haul as Neston made 151 from 55 overs . |
| 7 | He would be more credible if he displayed understanding of these basic issues . |
| 8 | She shivered , her cunt involuntarily shrinking as he pushed cube after cube into her spongy grotto until she was full of a numbing coldness . |
| 9 | Philomel followed , moving a little faster as he sensed feeding-time was very close . |
| 10 | Possibly Daniel 's heart beat a little faster as he caught sight of the Cumberland mountains which he had come to know so well . |
| 11 | One of the qualities Sir Adrian came to regard as essential as he gained experience of the family firm and aspired to become chairman of Cadbury Schweppes plc was integrity . |
| 12 | ‘ It is really bad if he leaves tennis because he is such a great champion . ’ |
| 13 | Peter and Jay played the sort of music he disliked even more than he disliked rock , the kind of thing you associated with canned tunes in restaurants and supermarkets : ‘ La Vie en Rose ’ and ‘ Never on Sunday ’ and ‘ Un Homme et une Femme ’ . |
| 14 | Ketura had neglected to include the information that Amber would also be present , and he had felt strangely disappointed when he realised Jeopardy was not alone . |
| 15 | If elected he would be almost seventy as he took office ; some spectacular gaffes during the campaign did not inspire confidence . |
| 16 | ‘ I was quite disap-pointed when he gave tennis up . |
| 17 | A person is therefore guilty if he obtains ownership alone without possession or control . |
| 18 | He was educated at Terrington Church of England School , Bootham School , York , and the University of Newcastle , and has been politically active since he left university . |