Example sentences of "[pos pn] life he " in BNC.
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| 1 | The senator had a son and daughter of his own and , though he had never talked specifically of their problems , I sensed that in my life he was seeking an answer to his own family 's complexities . |
| 2 | ‘ Yer can bet yer life 'e did , ’ Freddie said positively . |
| 3 | Throughout his life he had an enthusiastic curiosity about British history and culture . |
| 4 | For the last year of his life he suffered from myeloma , a form of bone cancer , and entered hospital for the last time in July where he made friends with another patient who , unfortunately , soon died . |
| 5 | Throughout his life he cultivated and maintained the confidence of his African colleagues , and his faithfulness and loyalty to the African cause were profound . |
| 6 | Throughout his life he never lost the admiration for the mind , character , warmth , and friendliness of Temple . |
| 7 | And for the rest of his life he recoiled from the popular mission and missioner . |
| 8 | At this time of his life he always called Fisher behind his back Halieus , which is Greek for fisher . |
| 9 | His old friend Barfield ruefully suggested that ‘ at a certain stage in his life he deliberately ceased to take any interest in himself except as a kind of spiritual animus taking stock of his moral faults … |
| 10 | He could not afford to make mistakes ; all his life he had been at pains to learn and understand how ordinary people live and had delved into the seamier side of human nature , but he was still very unworldly . |
| 11 | for most of his life he has been stuck with a reputation for finding the Goons funny , but nothing since that era . |
| 12 | All his life he had sought her pardon for the failure which she either could not or would not spell out for him . |
| 13 | It 's natural that Yuri should so enjoy dressing down , when for some much of his life he has been zipped into elaborate Bolshoi costumes , his cheekbones and eyes accented by thick , expertly applied theatrical make-up . |
| 14 | One young farmer , Shermani Yussef , said that for the first time in his life he had been forced to lease some of his land to cover his losses . |
| 15 | Towards the end of his life he told Osbert Sitwell ; ‘ Any talent I may have was due to a long illness as a boy , which afforded me time to think , and subsequent ill-health , because I was not allowed to play games , and so had to teach myself , for my enjoyment , to use my eyes instead of my feet . ’ |
| 16 | Latish in his life he decided to go into politics , but his chances seemed slight . |
| 17 | ‘ He told me that all his life he was such a shit , and he finally realized he could make someone as happy as he made me , ’ recalls Joey . |
| 18 | For the first time in his life he was free from corporate restraints , to say what he really thought . |
| 19 | ‘ A mirror , ’ Reynard repeats , realising this is one of the few times in his life he 's been surprised . |
| 20 | During most of his life he has been in close touch with village life in different parts of the country . |
| 21 | Judi had always tried to rub his nose in parts of his life he just wanted to let lie there and be profitable . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , he was thankful to God that in all his life he was never overcome by depression , and that , despite his almost continual pain , it never seriously hindered him in his work , his study or his preaching . |
| 23 | Thrill-seeking impulses led them to many momentary and immediate adventures , and it was this period of his life he referred to when he said he had never been in an orgy of more than three people , although he tried ineffectively to promote it a time or two . |
| 24 | All his life he had an urge to know and experience as much and as deeply as possible . |
| 25 | For once in his life he was doing nothing wrong . |
| 26 | The deadening sense of obligation with which Coleridge had returned to Bristol was now swiftly transformed , until , as a ‘ neutral spectator ’ ( perhaps Cottle ) told Thomas De Quincey , ‘ if ever in his life he had seen a man under deep fascination , and what he would have called desperately in love , Coleridge , in relation to Miss F , was that man ’ . |
| 27 | For once in his life he was n't exaggerating . |
| 28 | For the first time in his life he was aware of a blissful inner peace . |
| 29 | All his life he had relied on Luke and his father to support him in his bullying and to bolster his courage . |
| 30 | For the first time in his life he had physically felt the colour drain from his face . |