Example sentences of "[vb past] he [verb] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | An RUC inspector said a test showed he had 141mg of alcohol to 100ml of blood . |
| 2 | The prophecies of Thomas the Rhymer , or Thomas of Learmouth , the self-proclaimed seer , who claimed he had dreams of Alexander 's death , constantly warning the King of this in four-line doggerel verse . |
| 3 | I felt he 'd sort of taken the piss out of me , through doing business with me . |
| 4 | At first we thought he wanted friends of his own kind , but then we began to understand that there was a different reason . |
| 5 | Ronni was still fizzing with indignation — how dared he make fun of her ? — when , sure enough , a car arrived at the front door , laden with dishes dovered in tin foil . |
| 6 | ‘ Did he — well , did he take advantage of the situation ? ’ |
| 7 | How did he get hold of it ? ’ |
| 8 | How the hell did he get hold of that key if he had n't met his wife ? ’ |
| 9 | Makes me laugh , how did he get hold of a saw through the wall or the bars , they 've got beautiful workshops , everything they could wish for . |
| 10 | The courtly interpreter of the festival , a Tunisian , after giving him some hashish jam , said to him in a tent that he hoped he had peace of mind . |
| 11 | He wondered what on earth had made him talk like that and why had he told McEllhoney of all people ? |
| 12 | How had he got hold of that name ? |
| 13 | At one stage Mr Howes said he had hold of Alan 's arm … but his colleague was a dead weight , and he had to let go . |
| 14 | Judge John Petrie said he took account of Wilson 's admissions to police but he could see no alternative to imprisonment , especially since some of the charges involved supplying other people . |
| 15 | Fining Paton , the sheriff said he took account of reports which revealed the ‘ exceptional background ’ in his personal life and also noted the information contained in medical reports . |
| 16 | ‘ He said he lost control of the truck within seconds and crashed it into a tree . |
| 17 | Mr Frank Rubino , a Miami lawyer , negotiated with Mr Michael Kozak , the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs , and with Mr Robert Muller , described as a senior staff adviser in the office of the Attorney-General After demanding that Gen Noriega simply step down , the US officials then relaxed their terms and suggested he relinquish positions of power in return for a US promise not to proceed with attempts to extradite him . |