Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Carrington flew to Yugoslavia on Sept. 16 for talks with Milosevic , Tudjman and Kadijevic at Igalo ( Montenegro ) and , warning that Yugoslavia was only days away from " irretrievable civil war " , he succeeded in negotiating another ceasefire on Sept. 17 , to come into effect at noon on the following day . |
| 2 | He succeeded in killing both enemy soldiers before rescuing two Fusiliers from German hands . |
| 3 | He got ta put this bit on there . |
| 4 | He began by welcoming each man by name . |
| 5 | He took to spending more time than before at the Hankses ' cottage and his relationship with Carrie was an uncomplicated , comfortable one . |
| 6 | He thought of trying this fancy on Cameron but his face looked so closed and dark , eyes narrowed and mouth-corners turned right down , that it forbade pleasantry . |
| 7 | He insisted on managing this charge in the impeachment of the fallen minister , but without success . |
| 8 | Maybe he dreamed of finding another wife in Palestine . |
| 9 | Briant paused , seeking the words which would explain what he meant without antagonizing this man . |
| 10 | His letters evince the excitement he felt at undertaking this journey , one which few Europeans had as yet made , and his anticipation of getting plenty of big game hunting on the way . |
| 11 | He refrained from taking any alcohol or drugs , but when he returned to Hollywood to commence filming , he began drinking again and was picked up by the police for drunken driving . |
| 12 | He had loaned five thousand pounds to Phillip Wreck , one of the most notorious villains in Paddington , and in Joe 's mind Michael had more chance of getting the Pope 's inside leg measurement than he had of getting that money back . |