Example sentences of "he passed the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , as he passed the children , he saw he was closing fast on a grey saloon car , which ‘ appeared from nowhere ’ in the fast lane , he added . |
| 2 | In October he passed the first part of the examination for ordination , and afterwards could not understand how he passed . |
| 3 | He passed the stages of his age and youth |
| 4 | He passed the wooden seats , ducked under the willows , and the last they saw of him was his undulating shadow . |
| 5 | When he went to the zoo he passed the elephant house quickly lest the irreverent onlooker should make comparisons . |
| 6 | He passed the message to the duty watchkeeper . |
| 7 | When he passed the entry that led to the bathrooms and toilets , he became more circumspect . |
| 8 | Abudah , Abudah , Abudah , the name jogged up and down in his mind as he passed the crumbling houses , the rusted railings , the impoverished trees and the occasional blank , black face at curtainless windows . |
| 9 | He passed the memo on , as requested , but scribbled in the margin : ‘ Almost too absurd to comment on . |
| 10 | If he asked him to pass the screwdriver he passed the hammer and if he asked for the hammer , he passed the nearest broomhandle , which was usually in another room altogether . |
| 11 | If he asked him to pass the screwdriver he passed the hammer and if he asked for the hammer , he passed the nearest broomhandle , which was usually in another room altogether . |
| 12 | He passed the gun up to Louis , the tallest of the Latinos , the one he thought of as their leader . |
| 13 | A shower of jeers greeted him from the queue and , as he passed the last boy , who was just out of sight of Mr Gillis , a foot shot out , caught him on the ankle and down he went , sprawling on the wooden floor . |
| 14 | He passed the same group of children playing on the rocks and was surrounded , as on the previous day , by a dozen or so pairs of inquisitive hands , young but not so innocent . |
| 15 | He passed the Bishop 's examination and was ordained a Deacon in the Church of England in an interesting ceremony at the Parish Church of Farnham , Surrey , in 1885 . |
| 16 | He passed the church of St. Giles , turned into another winding street and almost walked into the two figures standing there . |
| 17 | It was , with Rubberneck , a long habit , beat into him , each time he passed the tiny cross to kneel and genuflect . |
| 18 | And the beauty of hunting musk was that you did n't even need a gun , ’ He passed the emptied chillim over to Kalchu . |
| 19 | He did n't see anyone down there , but he insists that as he passed the alcove at the end of the gallery , he had the strong impression that someone was sitting in there , watching him . ’ |
| 20 | He passed the walls of monasteries that once echoed to the chants of the Greyfriars , the Whitefriars and the Blackfriars , past guildhalls where merchants had convened to discuss the business of the world when Henry VIII was executing his wives down the road at the Tower , past delicate little churches designed by Wren in the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1666 . |
| 21 | Something else , something as he passed the door of the Volvo to climb into the boot . |
| 22 | Lance Rees was set on as he passed the sorting office in Withernsea , Humberside , on his way to school . |
| 23 | Monty was supposed to be on the wagon and I certainly did n't see him drinking , until I discovered that every time he passed the bar he 'd pick up any bottle that was on the bar and drink it . |
| 24 | On his way he passed the main drive , and he could see that at the end of it the gates were open . |
| 25 | He passed the days and nights in heavenly counsels to the family … |
| 26 | He did so by wandering the streets , and when for the second time he passed the food office where she worked , he knew what he was going to do . |
| 27 | He passed the technical section and 2-Wing , both looking oddly deserted , except for a figure here and there moving between the nissen huts and the NAAFI or the discip. buildings . |
| 28 | He passed the time Dreamwalking . |
| 29 | A racecourse cameraman alleged that Roger Hoad stuffed lead weights down his son 's boots after the race to ensure that he passed the scales correctly . |
| 30 | After a year spent in Uganda as a volunteer science teacher he passed the Cambridge entrance exam with ease and graduated with a double first in natural sciences in 1969 . |