Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [verb] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has raised around £10,000 for the NSPCC family centre in Liverpool . |
| 2 | He claims he has lost over £250,000 in his life and at the age of 40 is forced to survive on state benefits of £63 . |
| 3 | He has locked away $115 billion in private savings and taxed wealth to the hilt . |
| 4 | Howard never realized — up to now he has seen only copies of the Night Watch and the Birth of Venus ; indeed of everything , from electron microscopes and openers to the muddle of plasticine , string , and electric flex in the toy drawer at home . |
| 5 | He has done more war crimes than I have . ’ |
| 6 | Since being born in Carlisle 25 years ago , he has come steadily south to realise his cricket potential : from Cumberland ( at 20 , he was their youngest-ever cap ) , briefly via 2nd XI cricket in Lancashire and Worcestershire , to Warwickshire . |
| 7 | Nomination is in itself a considerable mark of achievement but also he has attained further distinction by being selected as one of ten finalists . |
| 8 | He has won nearly £87,000 this season . |
| 9 | And so far he has spent only £25,000 on new players . |
| 10 | He hopes to make about £100 by picking the apples . |
| 11 | If payment is received in response to the LBA , the haulier should acknowledge receipt and seriously consider whether he wishes to do further business with this reluctant payer , If no response is forthcoming from the debtor , the haulier should sue or instruct his solicitor to sue , as threatened . |
| 12 | He tries to remember accurately Flaubert , which he was combing on the plane : ‘ Their indifferent glances told him of passion dulled by daily satisfaction . ’ |
| 13 | Swallow was made redundant from AST in November , when the company closed down its East European operation , but he maintains that AST was not dissatisfied with its sales in the region , which he claims totalled over $5m in 1992 . |
| 14 | The former cabinet minister says Neil Kinnock is trying to convince voters he 's brushed aside Socialism , while left-wing policies are still lurking beneath Labour 's new tablets of stone . |
| 15 | He 's gone home sort of . |
| 16 | I think he 's gone now Edward . |