Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] he [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I refer to all forms of communication . man 's conceptual and intellectual ability can become his worst enemy for he even becomes unable to utilize fully his five outer senses , let alone his subtle potential . |
| 2 | Inflation is proving more stubborn than the prime minister says — despite a much deeper recession than he ever thought likely |
| 3 | The brittle hysteria of the singing heightened Dexter 's mood before he finally broke free and roared past the Jaguar . |
| 4 | ‘ I was delighted with the run as he definitely wants faster ground , ’ he said . |
| 5 | He was accordingly arrested and taken to Vine Street Police Station where he duly provided two specimens of breath in the intoximeter . |
| 6 | Kubrick can posit only a mystical promise of future ( individual ) development because he fundamentally has little faith in human nature or society , unlike Clarke ( most sci-fi writers seem to have a deep-down streak of optimism , even when as downbeat as Philip K Dick or as ironic as Kurt Vonnegut ) . |
| 7 | The doctor in casualty refused to examine him and he was told to see his own doctor in the morning if he still felt unwell . |
| 8 | It was an artistic relationship that ultimately cost the composer his life as he repeatedly delayed vital heart surgery to complete the role that he knew would also be Pears 's last . |
| 9 | It occurred to Rostov that there would be more point to the information if he also had some control over the pod 's guidance system , but at least he now knew where he was going . |
| 10 | Philip Larkin , when asked by an interviewer if he ever read foreign poetry , archly replied ‘ Foreign poetry ? ’ ; and there is a celebrated photo of the poet seated at the Scottish border , where the boundary-stone reads simply ‘ England ’ . |
| 11 | The librarian , fearful of fire , gently shooed Corbett out so the clerk went down to stroll in the monastery 's small herb garden while he rigorously analysed all he had learnt in his journey to Kinghorn . |
| 12 | But Whitaker 's luck changed in the four rider Horsemaster final when he again looked likely to finish as a runner-up . |
| 13 | There was no need whatsoever for him to ‘ take her over ’ — she knew that , and Travis knew that , and Naylor Massingham would create merry hell when he eventually knew that . |
| 14 | The courageous 400 metres star captured the hearts of the British public when he bravely hobbled 200 metres to the finishing line , propped up by his dad Jim , after being crippled by a pulled hamstring in his semi-final in Barcelona . |
| 15 | Motor writer John was test-driving the £415,000 supercar when he accidentally hit first gear … at NINETY . |
| 16 | On the other hand , he must have been a disappointment to his dynastically inclined father and mother since he never showed any aspirations for political office despite their encouragement . |