Example sentences of "[Wh det] [noun sg] he [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reprobate ( the condemned ) fall under the judgement imposed on man because Adam broke his ‘ covenant ’ with God , a ‘ covenant of works ’ in which he and his descendants were promised eternal life upon condition of their obedience , which condition he failed to observe , thus plunging himself and all his seed into ruin . |
| 2 | On the student 's enrolling , the practice came to be — if it was not so right from the beginning of the sixteenth century-that he chose which area he preferred to work in , whether the European or Asiatic part of the empire , and signed on with the appropriate kazasker . |
| 3 | Now you tell me — which option he going to take ? ’ |
| 4 | At every stoppage in the senior game the referee is applauded or jeered depending on which arm he raises to award the put-in , and he is rarely considered correct by everyone . |
| 5 | The Olympic 100 metres champion will retire after the Commonwealth Games in Canada in 1994 , by which time he hopes to have added the World Championship gold medal to his trophy chest . |
| 6 | The Olympic 100 metres champion will retire after the Commonwealth Games in 1994 , by which time he hopes to have won the World Championship gold medal . |
| 7 | They were immediately replaced by Loppe , whose presence he appeared to accept without question and almost without greeting , as he did theirs . |
| 8 | If the boy Dick is recognised in the civilised , thoughtful young man , it is only in one constantly mentioned physical trait , his steady , ‘ unwinking ’ eyes , and in his sense of responsibility towards the Empire and the allies whose support he helps to win . |
| 9 | Tyndale therefore moved to London where he sought a post as chaplain to Tunstall , the Bishop of London , in whose household he hoped to live whilst he made his translation . |
| 10 | He remained at heart a scholar , rising at 5 a.m. each day to keep up with his reading of new books from abroad and often having Continental scholars staying with him , under whose influence he came to have an extreme Reformist attitude to the Mass . |
| 11 | Mahomed had appeared for the defence in a number of political trials , became the first black Senior Counsel in 1974 , and had since become president of the Lesotho Court of Appeal , a member of Swaziland 's Court of Appeal , and a member of the Supreme Court in Namibia , whose Constitution he helped to draft . |
| 12 | It was this second scheme that Franco was inclined to favour and whose realization he began to turn over in his mind in the autumn of 1936 . |
| 13 | Well yeah but he said without this card he ca n't get no money , cos he 's used what money he had to pay off the card . |
| 14 | Will the Minister tell the House and the people of the Province what measure he intends to take to assist people over 45 whose age condemns them to humiliating interviews and , indeed , rejection ? |
| 15 | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he takes to enforce procedures laid down in national health service circular No. 1975 ( GEN ) 46 . |
| 16 | Under the 1984 Act , the PCA is empowered to : ( i ) choose , or veto the choice , of investigating officers , supervise their inquiries , and receive their final report ; ( ii ) monitor the speed and efficiency of the investigation and issue a statement to the Chief Constable saying whether it was satisfactorily carried out ; ( iii ) receive a Chief Constable 's decision on what action he intends to take as a result of an investigation and , if need be , overturn the decision ( either by preferring disciplinary charges or , if it believes an offence has been committed , referring the case to the Director of Public Prosecutions ) . |
| 17 | Will he tell us precisely what action he intends to take so that never again will desperately sick children be turned away from hospitals which do not have the money to provide emergency treatment ? |
| 18 | NK : May I ask my Right Honourable friend what club he intends to use on this hole ? |
| 19 | Unable to see beyond the short-term gain he went from whim to whim , reacting without thought to whatever gossip he happened to have heard last . |
| 20 | We need not inquire what benefit he expected to derive . |
| 21 | He knew what mood he wished to create in March 1937 he explained that it would be a melancholy play , and perhaps the most pessimistic thing he had ever written . |
| 22 | Will the Prime Minister explain what attitude he intends to take at Maastricht to co-operation on development issues , and what practical result that will have ? |
| 23 | Erm so , so really what er although when you came to summarize the needs I 've actually put good but too technical because we all knew what you were getting at but erm but to actually be doing that but not know at what point he needs to stop at or wants to stop it , you did n't know erm the pension that he wanted and you did n't know at what age he wanted to retire at that point you know , you , you had n't got any of those facts from him , you know |
| 24 | They are like fish swimming about in a vast and sometimes inaccessible ocean , and what the historian catches will depend , partly on chance , but mainly on what part of the ocean he chooses to fish in and what tackle he chooses to use — these two factors being , of course , determined by the kind of fish he wants to catch . |
| 25 | He was the sort of guy who would go far in whatever pursuit he chose to follow . ’ |
| 26 | Erm so , so really what er although when you came to summarize the needs I 've actually put good but too technical because we all knew what you were getting at but erm but to actually be doing that but not know at what point he needs to stop at or wants to stop it , you did n't know erm the pension that he wanted and you did n't know at what age he wanted to retire at that point you know , you , you had n't got any of those facts from him , you know |
| 27 | We also asked General Robertson what definition he proposed to give to " Chetniks " and he was very vague on this point . |
| 28 | Kirk had then asked Robertson " what definition he proposed to give to Chetniks " . |
| 29 | It is perhaps not surprising therefore that , when Kirk asked Robertson " what definition he proposed to give to Chetniks " Robertson was " very vague on this point " . |
| 30 | Unless the judge makes a recommendation under section 1(2) of the Murder ( Abolition of the Death Penalty ) Act 1965 as to the minimum period of imprisonment a person convicted of murder should serve — and this is now done infrequently — he does not say what advice he proposes to give the Secretary of State . |