Example sentences of "he [vb -s] a [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos he plays a bit of guitar , |
| 2 | I mean he plays a lot of croquet . |
| 3 | While he discerns a bank of computers by the wall ( one student is typing up minutes of the monthly group meeting now in progress ) , Michael begins to feel a little more at home in this rather ramshackle world . |
| 4 | Quickly he records a message of warning , but before he can launch it the Daleks locate and kill him . |
| 5 | He rubs a gout of Brylcreem with pipe-smoking palms , |
| 6 | In a word he offers a cornucopia of man 's hopes and experiences , his successes and his frustrations , set in Canada , but energised by a trans-historical and global outlook of classical mythology and biblical settings . |
| 7 | He offers a variety of accommodation . |
| 8 | This is virtually Nithard 's last word ; and he offers an explanation of Adalard 's power : " Caring little for the public good , he devoted himself to pleasing everyone . |
| 9 | He smokes and he drinks a lot of beer . |
| 10 | Perhaps he drinks a lot of beer . |
| 11 | Perhaps he drinks a lot of beer . |
| 12 | The requirement is equally complied with if he receives a document of title from his seller and then transfers to the innocent sub-purchaser a different document of title relating to the same goods , Mount v. Jay ( 1960 Q.B. ) . |
| 13 | So if a man can prove that he has obeyed every law for six years , he receives a present of money from the King . |
| 14 | If he wins a lot of breeders will think they too should go back to school . |
| 15 | He wins a lot of ball in the line-outs and as such is a useful character to have at top level , in tandem with a big no.8 . |
| 16 | Because Neil plays very hard he produces a lot of power through the pickups , and he has recently realised that he ca n't just put any pickup with any EQ system , otherwise the signal from the bass simply overloads things … |
| 17 | He looks a picture of innocence does n't he ? |
| 18 | and he causes a lot of problems for the opposition . |
| 19 | He holds a Master of Theology Degree and has worked within the ecumenical movement in the Pacific for more than ten years . |
| 20 | He holds a number of directorships , is a member of learned institutes , an author , is a recipient of many awards and honours and hold many offices , including some as chairman in a wide range of organisations , including some in the voluntary sector and many concerned with education and training . |
| 21 | His lawyer Gillian Benning said : ‘ He owes a lot of money , mainly to banks . |
| 22 | On a boat journey to meet Rose , he encounters a gaggle of children who are not all one family but the children , step-children and ‘ adopted children ’ of an acquaintance ( Geraldine Chaplin ) . |
| 23 | Luckily he has a stash of stones with which to protect himself . |
| 24 | But he has a wealth of business experience . |
| 25 | Read Quiller-Couch on this word ; he has a bit of fun with it . |
| 26 | ‘ I think he has a bit of pony or something in him somewhere , though , as he grows very hairy heels ! ’ |
| 27 | He 's about my height but he 's filled out a bit since he came here and he has a kind of stoop now which makes him look smaller and older than he is . |
| 28 | For you know he has a measure of liberty — ? ’ |
| 29 | If the job surveyor is given autonomy in certain areas then the manager must ensure that he has a system of job control which enables him to keep abreast of the progress of the job and be able to compare surveyor and contractor performance in one operation . |
| 30 | Kevin Irving 's ‘ father ’ writes to admit that he 's Pope , Chas F Garvey 's that he has been faithful to his wife for 42 years , and Mark Ambrose 's that he has a dash of myxomatosis ( to be fair , the father is a rabbit ) . |