Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] he [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as commander of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards that he won the DSO at the Battle of Tumbledown during the Falklands campaign . |
| 2 | One morning he went so far as to say to Nikos that he thought the affair was now over . |
| 3 | Holly pushed his feet beneath the steel plate and the wind caught at his socks and trousers and drove a channelled wind against his legs and he cursed the awkwardness of his overcoat , and his feet kicked in the space like the feet of a hanging man . |
| 4 | When he was satisfied no fresh threat was about to manifest itself from the darkness , he moved off back the way he had come , retracing his steps until he reached the shallow stream he had leapt a short time before . |
| 5 | A slight sparkle came to Maggie 's eyes and he recognised the signs of growing annoyance . |
| 6 | He hugged the banister , counting its bar-like wooden rods until he reached the turn where it met the wall . |
| 7 | Gedge thought Charman was technically the worst of all the contenders but he liked the right bands in The Folk Devils , Josef K and The Three Johns , and more especially , he had an obsessive interest in The Fall . |
| 8 | He wanted an assurance that the Dardanelles would remain closed to warships because he feared the possibility of a British or French attack on the southern part of the Russian Empire . |
| 9 | Trevor joined Templeton in 1971 , having already worked with both carpets and rugs since he left the R.A.F. in 1947 . |
| 10 | The needle slipped into his blue-veined arm and he closed his eyes while he felt the first rush . |
| 11 | FOR Gavin Hastings , captaining the British Lions on their tour of New Zealand — just three months after he assumed the captaincy of Scotland — will mark the pinnacle of an already distinguished career . |
| 12 | And Otis is relieved that he did take out the extra cover , because , in September in 1989 , just five months after he bought the car , he had an accident . |
| 13 | Levitt was rejected for the Queens Award only 12 months before he secured the top honour . |
| 14 | Dazed , overwhelmed with the need and intensity that had sizzled between them since they first met , Rachel did less than resist ; she actively acquiesced , arching her body against his as he slid on to the bed on top of her , and his hoarsely muttered words were bitter-sweet to her ears as he renewed the kiss , his heart thudding above her as his hands began to stroke and explore her passionately responsive body . |
| 15 | Lawrence was lifted shoulder-high by fans as he acknowledged the applause and the delight of the assembled Boro faithful . |
| 16 | ‘ Any use to you ? ’ he asked , snapping open his eyes as he heard the rustle of her skirt as she changed position . |
| 17 | She rubbed sinuously against him as she felt a deep thrill at his arousal , and shut her eyes as he removed the last fragile barrier . |
| 18 | She spun round to Travis , but he was already gazing skywards , shading his eyes as he quartered the sky . |
| 19 | Farrell closed his eyes as he tasted the rotting matter on his tongue . |
| 20 | He climbed up the steps , pipe in mouth , grunted out a few words as he entered the attic and blew the lamp out , plunging them all into total darkness . |
| 21 | A smile tugged at his lips when he remembered the dead peonies falling at his feet and Sweetheart 's totally unexpected laughter . |
| 22 | His hand slid to her breast and he turned impatiently back to her lips as he felt the surging , swollen arousal . |
| 23 | He reached past her to pick up the papers , a faint smile curling his chiselled lips as he scanned the typewritten sheets . |
| 24 | The Doctor stepped back from the device as Petion entered , but his welcoming words died on his lips as he saw the liveried servant who followed Petion in , a machete held loosely and comfortably in his hand with the certainty of one who knows how to use it . |
| 25 | Chen stood up , a cry coming to his lips as he saw the bright flash of a knife being drawn . |
| 26 | His ability to face anything was severely tested by Mr Multhrop , who clutched him firmly by his lapels as he entered the door , as if holding him under close arrest , an impression strengthened by the sight of a uniformed policeman standing behind him . |
| 27 | He wanted to do more than just look ; it was at such times that he felt the urge to paint . |
| 28 | When he arrived at the BBC as deputy Director-General in 1987 , John Birt even told the Financial Times that he found the place ‘ crudely , thoughtlessly anti-Establishment . ’ |
| 29 | This was pre-eminently the case where the Area Boards were united in opposing the Central Authority or the Government ( as on the Clow differential ) , though Citrine was more willing to give in to such pressure on matters where he respected the Board Chairmen 's views , such as tariffs , than on matters where he was determined to impose his own , as in labour relations . |
| 30 | The fact that he had written a large part of it after his marriage led him to think of it as a work quite different from the one he had originally envisaged.It was while engaged on it at Kensington Court Gardens that he added the more tender love scenes which provide its real poetry . |