Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may meet in private with his lawyer , but access to his family is severely restricted : he can see them for no more than one hour a month , under tight surveillance . |
| 2 | It is possible for a man 's commitment to his fundamental principles to remain firm even though he may act in certain circumstances in a way contrary to those principles . |
| 3 | In addition , one citizen can not benefit from the successful formal objection of another citizen ; he must object in due time himself . |
| 4 | I mean nobody pick him up on that , but I mean , he might mean in real terms with , I do n't think he has in real terms . |
| 5 | It is essentially peaceful and when some rather fussy penitent told his father confessor that he could find nowhere in London where he could meditate in quiet and peace , he was astonished to hear the caustic answer : ‘ Have you tried Marylebone , my son ? ’ |
| 6 | For an officer in Northern Nigeria to complain that his emir refused to take his advice was to put his career at the gravest possible risk ; he could expect in due course to be moved to ‘ easier work ’ — in other words , to administrative oblivion . |
| 7 | Getty believed in self-help , the philosophy of Samuel Smiles , though smiles were the last thing he could manage in public . |
| 8 | When Philip IV tried to attack England in 1295 , he still had to seek transport ships from the Baltic ports and from those which he could seize in French harbours , together with sailors from Flanders . |
| 9 | Leo would be coming back to New York now to work in a hospital where he could specialize in tropical medicine . |
| 10 | By the time he called it a day , he had played in 60 Tests and taken 249 wickets at 23 , and like all of his fast-bowling colleagues had benefited from being one of a quartet as he could operate in short spells and rest more often . |
| 11 | He wanted to live , he 'd put in long years , he 'd been champion three times , it no longer excited him to race , this was it , goodbye and thanks . |
| 12 | A senior Ethiopian civil servant said he would stay in Dire Dawa , for a week if necessary , rather than fly on an overloaded plane , a sentiment we all shared . |
| 13 | Before returning to England he was asked to persuade Gladstone to come over for the 1878 Yale ‘ commencement ’ but he would plead in vain . |
| 14 | For days he would rage in fevered pain , screaming at his minions and cursing his underlings for failing to deliver Altdorf into his hands . |
| 15 | The move came after Abessolo — recently returned to Gabon from 13 years in exile — declared that he would participate in national politics " within the framework of the government majority " to make use of President Bongo 's " policy of openness and change " [ see p. 37307 ] . |
| 16 | To Norman he would behave in contrary fashion , agreeing to certain things and then turning on him , affronted , with the remark , ‘ How could you do this to me ? ’ , together with accusations of selfishness . |
| 17 | On 12th June 1977 , twenty-one months after the Maynard contracts were terminated , Ian Paisley announced publicly that he had information about additional irregularities in Northern Ireland Housing Executive contracts which he would reveal in due course . |
| 18 | He constantly screamed and shouted abuse at his parents and had violent temper tantrums when he would indulge in physical aggression , hitting and punching people and furniture , and screaming at the top of his voice until he got his own way . |
| 19 | The shadow chancellor , Gordon Brown , wrote to Mr Lamont asking him to confirm whether he will compensate in full pensioners and others on income support for the rise , which he estimated at £2 a week . |
| 20 | He joins Stoy Hayward this month as an equity partner in the forensic accounting and litigation support department , where he will specialise in professional negligence work . |
| 21 | Sometimes he may be able to solve the problem himself , while in other cases he will call in technical specialists to deal with the problem . |
| 22 | Occasionally he will get in early to see the morning shift or stay late for the night shift . |
| 23 | But I have not the least doubt that , if confronted by a practical demand , with his great gifts he will work in other fields with complete success . " |
| 24 | The widower will receive many more invitations out to meals in other people 's homes in the early days too , and he will have the advantage of never having to feel trapped in the isolation of an empty house in the evenings ; for if his emotional condition after his wife 's death is reasonably steady and he feels the need of company , he can always stroll out to the local pub for a drink , where he can remain in complete control of the amount of conversation he wants , or can endure , and can head for home again just when he feels like it . |