Example sentences of "he [vb past] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No surprise that every single person who met him wanted to turn that meeting into an incident , an anecdote , an event . |
| 2 | He made to have another look at the distant diner . |
| 3 | He planned to acquire one of the Agricultural Project smallholdings , and although he was not eligible , he had some hopes since those who were qualified were not applying . |
| 4 | He 'd danced here on the same legs that now lay dead beneath him , while Sartori had told him how he planned to take this wretched Dominion , and build in its midst a city that would shame Babylon ; danced for sheer exuberance , knowing his Maestro was a great man , and had it in his power to change the world . |
| 5 | I asked John how he planned to do this shot and he said , ‘ Simple . |
| 6 | He planned to pursue integrative schemes as a private citizen and it was thought doubtful whether he could achieve the same effect in that capacity . |
| 7 | In December 1990 , the Energy Minister , John Wakeham , had said that he planned to approve renewable-energy projects amounting to between 150 and 200 megawatts of electricity output in 1991 . |
| 8 | With the help of his mother and sister , he agreed to continue this work at home which would be set by the school and assessment centre jointly . |
| 9 | He agreed to make two of these sails for us to try and we later purchased a third from association funds . |
| 10 | But after Monaco , a real miracle did occur : Stanley said to forget the rest of the payments to the team — as long as he agreed to stay two seasons more . |
| 11 | Finally , he agreed to meet various costs and charges of the countess ' children and grandchildren at her request . |
| 12 | Finally , he agreed to meet various costs and charges of the countess ' children and grandchildren at her request . |
| 13 | At the same time , communicating with Yeltsin behind Yazov 's back , he agreed to send some tanks to the White House . |
| 14 | Bishops Hall doing it nicely under Brad and it 's good to see him in the saddle today because he was offered the ride on Morley Street but he 'd already said yes and he 's a man of his word and he agreed to ride this horse . |
| 15 | He agreed to station Iranian guards both inside and outside the walls of the compound in the future . |
| 16 | Despite his personal battle against deafness he fought to help battered wives and rape victims . |
| 17 | He expected to fall asleep quickly , but his heart would not let him . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , President Roh Tae Woo of South Korea welcomed the recent progress in relations between the two states , and on July 6 suggested that he expected to see Korean reunification achieved within five years . |
| 19 | He looked around him , as if he expected to see another presence there . |
| 20 | It was a calculated guess but sooner or later he expected to hit lucky , and here on the fringe of a large private estate the chances were better than anywhere . |
| 21 | All the week the receipts had been unusually high , but this evening he expected to break all records . |
| 22 | Kinnear , who said he expected to make one more signing this week-end , looked forward to Jones the manager with a wry smile . |
| 23 | Was it sheer bravado on Obispal 's part that he disdained to fire explosive bolts at that creature which itself could not manipulate a gun ? |
| 24 | I had written to Joe Ackerley about Dana , and how we were writing poems together , and he asked to see some examples of this unusual collaboration . |
| 25 | He had centre front stage , his voice projected forward over Therese 's , and he ceased to make any attempt to act out the plotted movements with her . |
| 26 | At one point he grew so angry he failed to blow any kind of a note on his horn ; he dashed it to the ground in a fury of petulance . |
| 27 | He failed to do all he could for the Jews and socialised with the Nazis too easily for the Poles ' liking . |
| 28 | He failed to do this and a thief ( third party ) entered the house and stole property belonging to the plaintiff . |
| 29 | Guardian reader Peter John , who has holdings in Dumenil 's Swiss , French and Spanish funds , claims he failed to receive any dividends in June and November as he expected . |
| 30 | The British driver , whose Formula One career ended in acrimony when he failed to agree new financial terms with Williams , could not resist a jibe at old rivals Senna and Frenchman Alain Prost , who has taken his place at Williams . |