Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] he [vb mod] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then , a week later , she had a visit from a strange man enquiring for her father , and who , after being told of his demise , informed her he had been asked to sell the property for which he had felt able to assure her father he would get a good price , seeing that land around was scarce . |
| 2 | Through its crack he could see a plush bedroom , dominated by a large four-poster bed . |
| 3 | Flora , unwisely , told her class he would wear a purple robe and a great cross round his neck and a huge ring like a winegum . |
| 4 | Evidently he was determined to walk alone , and unless Doreen broke down his defences he would become a replica of his uncle . |
| 5 | There is no ‘ correct ’ way for a librarian to calculate the desirable size of his bookfund , but taking into account published standards plus a variety of factors which affect the use and condition of his stock he can devise a semi-scientific approach . |
| 6 | having seen Frank playing in our Norwegian ‘ premiership ’ — i can only say : this guy has talent and give him a couple of more years on his neck he will become a real threat to any defence . |
| 7 | If Patterson struts his stuff he 'll request a rider from Airborne just before eleven , so if anything is coming through it should be before eleven-fifteen . ’ |
| 8 | When entrusted with government he did not make a mess of it ; if deprived of his rights he would make a much more serious opponent than the Young King . |
| 9 | In the 1970s he bet his father he could open a vineyard in Utah , a state where drink and the devil are considered kissin' cousins . |
| 10 | To his surprise he could feel a warm egg , which he drew out . |
| 11 | And , for another thing , if he got any dirt on his clothes he 'd get a beating . |
| 12 | ‘ I warn the abolitionists ’ , says South Carolina , ‘ … that if chance shall throw any of them into our hands he may expect a felon 's death … |