Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Allowing his legs to relax , he worked at unlatching the twin bolts and eased the door open , clambering inside where he dropped to his knees , exhausted , his chest heaving as he sucked in mouthfuls of air . |
| 2 | This time he was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital where he continued to be an outpatient for three years . |
| 3 | Did your husband , on his return to this country , where he expected to be reunited with his wife and family , like the houseboat Grace very much ? " |
| 4 | Leonard Piper , 57 , made his pledge at Witham Magistrates ' Court where he admitted to driving while over the limit . |
| 5 | His first recorded appearance is at Longleat House , Wiltshire , where he went to work for Sir John Thynne [ q.v. ] as a master mason in March 1568 . |
| 6 | It is believed that this was Hadrian 's retreat , where he went to be quiet and enjoy his drawing , writing and music-making . |
| 7 | It 's not surprising that Koons began his career as a salesman , selling memberships for the Museum of Modern Art in New York in the late Seventies , following a stint of art school in Baltimore and a relatively nondescript youth in a small Pennsylvania town , where he listened to Led Zeppelin and ‘ chased after women ’ . |
| 8 | To his credit , or possibly his ignorance , Michael then immediately filmed the next scene , where he had to be seen on the underside of a fire engine 's turntable ladder twenty feet up in the air , being lowered to the ground . |
| 9 | ‘ Paul Daniels learned the ropes on the Middlesbrough club scene where he had to be a little tougher to survive the wisecracks , but he comes across as unfriendly on television , ’ he said . |
| 10 | As abrasive as ever , Morrissey made an appearance on Radio One 's Round Table where he cut to ribbons practically every recording artist in the country . |
| 11 | Goram 's prodigious clearance sent McCoist racing into the Belgians ' box , where he looked to be impeded . |
| 12 | The retirement lasted two year , until McLaren tempted him back to the sport in 1982 and his old skills were soon apparent at Brands Hatch and Watkins Glen , where he returned to winning ways . |
| 13 | The chapel on the south side of the Lady chapel was St Gabriel 's chapel , and here on 20 July 1280 he ordained a chantry , where he chose to be buried . |
| 14 | In fact , when all his debts were paid off , the money was quickly spent and he soon found himself waiting to collect his $55 a week on the unemployment line at 75 East 13th Street , where he happened to be caught by an eagle-eyed Life photographer before the film 's release . |
| 15 | At the last Christmas party he proved it with a stunning virtuoso performance in the restaurant , where he mimed to Abba records using a salt cellar as a microphone . |
| 16 | The blast took the oriental in the right shoulder , knocked him off his feet and hurled him clear across the room , where he crashed to a stop with his head and shoulders propped against the far wall . |
| 17 | Sunderland Council has been praised by the district auditor in his annual appraisal where he pointed to several areas where the council had given value for money . |
| 18 | William Agnew was born deaf in Glasgow , and at an early age was sent to be educated at the Glasgow Institution for the Deaf and Dumb , where he proved to be a remarkable scholar . |
| 19 | He was one of those ‘ look after number one ’ types , not averse to trampling on other people if it got him where he wanted to be . |
| 20 | Where he wanted to be was right there , but unobserved . |
| 21 | Edward was ruthless where he needed to be ; although his resolution sometimes involved treachery , this was a means to an end and never simply a wanton habit . |
| 22 | He has a non-vocational Oxbridge degree but has been thoroughly trained in the operations of the family business and is a shrewd and capable manager with some 32 years of practical experience ( plus 5 years in the army , where he rose to the rank of major ) . |
| 23 | Billy the Badger had much more difficulty in proving his innocence , although he admitted to stealing chickens . |
| 24 | Touring the fort , commanded by Sir Eyre Coote of the 37th Regiment , an unexpected knowledge surfaced : ‘ Dr Johnson talked of the proportions of charcoal and salt-petre in making gunpowder , of granulating it and of giving it a gloss ’ — although he admitted to Boswell afterwards that he had ‘ talked ostentatiously ’ . |
| 25 | For various reasons , therefore , he moved to Jamaica and , although he returned to Barbados many times , it was never with any great enthusiasm for the place . |
| 26 | Although he returned to the School staff after the war , he was later compelled to spend some time in a sanatorium . |
| 27 | Yet Sidonius belonged to the same aristocratic class as Salvian and the early ascetics of Lérins , although he belonged to a younger generation . |
| 28 | These illustrations show slightly more freedom in architectural treatment than Scott used in the competition , as The Civil Engineer and Architects ' Journal said , although he adhered to the general principle of uniformity , |
| 29 | He could n't understand how his world had collapsed and although he said to himself , several times a day , that it was all the fault of the theatre , that sick , all-pervading fever that seemed to turn everyone foolish and mad , in his heart he knew it was more than that . |
| 30 | Another of the 274 Squadron detachment , Sgt. Reg Goode , was shot down in V7340 and severely wounded , while Sgt. Livingston 's aircraft was badly shot up , although he managed to force-land near Luqa . |