Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] he [verb] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lindsey 's Corsair remains to this day one of the most reliable and regular performers on the UK and European airshow circuit gaining many admirers , including an ex- Aeronavale pilot who proudly showed Lindsey his logbook proving that he flew 133722 off the French carrier La Fayette during the Indo-China campaign of 1957 . |
| 2 | Among his later publications were a few yearbooks of Edward III , 1527–32 ( STC 9562 , 9565 ) , and Sir Anthony Fitzherbert 's La novel natura brevium , 1534 ( STC 10958 ) , proving that he remained familiar with the legal milieu of Rastell and Pynson . |
| 3 | The grip was warm and fierce , suggesting that he retained much of the strength of his youth . |
| 4 | Albert was joking with the kids and grinning when he heard one of the porters talking , leaning on his luggage-trolley and speaking loudly . |
| 5 | In the privacy of her bedroom she grimaced in the direction of the voice and made her way downstairs , taking her time , not caring if he went grey in the process of waiting for her . |
| 6 | In his Autobiography Nkrumah adroitly sidesteps the question , ack-nowledging that he admired some of the British Communist Party leaders and rather unconvincingly declaring that he had a blank party card among his possessions . |
| 7 | Dyson watched them absently , grimacing as he bit each of the finger-nails on his right hand trim in turn . |
| 8 | Victor asked , eyes squinting as he made one of his instant character assessments which were rarely wide of the mark . |
| 9 | In his third season his talents were blossoming and he finished fourth in the 125 European championship . |
| 10 | started working and he got one of his first pay packets he went out and bought a box of Sugar Puffs |