Example sentences of "[noun pl] he [verb] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 Anthony Summers specialises in works of investigation , with the assassination of John F Kennedy , the life and death of Marilyn Monroe and the Profumo scandal among the subjects he has previously taken on .
2 In particular circumstances a director may owe a duty directly to shareholders ; that duty will not derive from his status as a director but from particular responsibilities he has voluntarily taken on .
3 Exhausted by the long words and the morning 's adventure in the corridors he had soon drifted off to sleep .
4 Myles had more understanding and sympathy for this character than for all the others he had ever read about .
5 While an expert is often required to give an opinion based on examinations or interviews he has actually carried out , he may also be asked to express an opinion on evidence before the court within his particular area of expertise .
6 After a chase on foot of over three miles he had finally run out of puff and offered to fight me for the goods .
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