Example sentences of "the [noun pl] he [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Frenchman doubled past behind the prisoners he shouted a greeting . |
| 2 | Over the years he visited a number of Buddhist centres around the country and he was about 25 when he made the decision to teach the faith through the then newly-acquired Pocklington centre , a grand Georgian house about 15 miles south of York . |
| 3 | But then between the fronds he saw a face , the most beautiful face he could have dreamed of or imagined , a still white face , with long gold lashes on pale cheeks , and a perfect pale mouth . |
| 4 | A fourth taxi driver told the police he escaped a murder attempt in north Belfast a short time later , claiming he spotted a black Mini car carrying two men who pulled on masks and produced a gun when they approached his car on the Antrim road . |
| 5 | From among the papers he extracted a chequebook and , drawing his chair close to the tea-chest , he rested the chequebook on it , took out his fountain pen and looked up at Denis . |
| 6 | As he peered through the binoculars he felt a tremor of excitement course through him at the prospect of seeing the printed images come to life . |