Example sentences of "he [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 In this situation the Commission believes that consideration should he given to the use of a cantor , or animateur .
2 He could never entirely regret it , because it reminded him of working with Willie , and the passing resolves he made as a grown-up to lose some of it always contained a tang of unease about betraying his professional qualifications in the eyes of a man who would have belted him for such a thing .
3 It moves from sketches he made as an eight-year-old , via his figurative and later surrealist paintings , to the simple forms and primary colours of his later work .
4 That is the implication of a very suggestive comment that he made at the time to Edgar Faure : " At certain periods there are some problems that have no solution . "
5 He made for a line of scrub between two gates and waited until the street outside was fairly clear , then climbed the railings and dropped down .
6 As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling .
7 Outside , the world was waiting for Mr Major 's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door .
8 Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door .
9 A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it .
10 Then he made for the stairs , taking them two at a time .
11 With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired .
12 Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms .
13 As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin .
14 His whole body jerked in denial as he made for the drawing-room .
15 As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ?
16 While a good case can , in retrospect , he made for the national interest being served by higher prices , there were few at the time who argued against the interpretation of Citrine and Self that there was a long-run obligation to sell as much electricity as possible at as low a price as possible .
17 He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town .
18 So he made for the Jackley road from which nearly all the traffic had now disappeared .
19 He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs .
20 Straight and fast flew Bower-bird as he made for the mountain top .
21 And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line .
22 As he made for the road , the crickets hopped from him , all around , as if he 'd launched them .
23 He made for the central entrance to the choir under the organ and almost collided with Dhani , who giggled .
24 Then , ignoring her indignant gasp , he made for the chest of drawers with the clear intention of searching that also .
25 He made for the door , sweeping out of the office with Rebecca in tow , stopping only to add as an afterthought , ‘ Ignore Rourke 's bad temper .
26 He made for the surgery , saying , lying in his teeth , ‘ I have some work to do , McAllister .
27 Then he was striding away from her , his boots echoing on the wooden boards as he made for the stairs .
28 He made for the travelling bookshop , where he found Jeffrey Archer sitting at a portable desk to one side of the bookstall .
29 He made for the side exit , away from the man .
30 He pulled on a pair of folding sunglasses ( the sort you pay an extra load for to have ‘ Porsche ’ stamped across your field of vision ) as he made for the driver 's door , but even with them and the soft brown leather blouson jacket , which made him look a bit like an off-duty copper ( they get them cheap down Brick Lane ) , I still recognized him .
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