Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It felt as though the tree he was sitting in and the green leaves all around him belonged to another world altogether and that he was a trespasser who had no right to be where he was . |
| 2 | He had been informed that John Browne spoke with a stutter but the elder of the two men in front of him spoke with such pride and composure that Claverhouse doubted if it was the right man . |
| 3 | Muttering incomprehensibly , he made for some bushes where he disappeared from Emily 's view . |
| 4 | Of the speeches he made on these occasions we have such various descriptions it is impossible to be sure what he actually said . |
| 5 | Douglas Young reports from the Berlin Film Festival on several exciting discoveries he made among this year 's entries ( and some he wishes he had n't ) |
| 6 | He lived for many years at Brockham , Betchworth , Surrey , and died there 10 April 1935 . |
| 7 | And while Toff claims his techniques are very much part of the English slipware tradition , his pots often look like something out of Africa , where he lived for several years . |
| 8 | Miguel joins us direct from BARCELONA , where he lived for several months . |
| 9 | Perhaps as a result , he lived in some poverty for a time in old age , though he was eventually rescued by his friends . |
| 10 | With equal ease and sympathy he penetrated into that maze of Roman rules , conventions and unexpected reactions in which many other Hellenistic politicians lost their way . |
| 11 | Although he succeeded in that task he was surprisingly replaced in mid-summer 1982 by Alan Mullery . |
| 12 | Again , by exercising his powers of persuasion and sticking to his guns , Pearce 's view prevailed and he succeeded in both aims . |
| 13 | Leith was still gasping at his audacity as well as at his discernment when , flicking a glance at the way her chestnut hair was fastened in a repressive knot , he inserted with another glance at her severe hairstyle , ‘ Now why would a beautiful woman , with equally beautiful hair , try to hide her beauty behind glasses which she clearly does n't need , try to minimise the beauty of her splendid hair , and also try to detract attention from what I clearly recall is a figure of delightful shape and proportions ? ’ |
| 14 | There was such regret , such a bleakness in his eyes that Lissa turned away , her soul crying out in anguish because it was plain for anyone to see how much he cared for this woman who had betrayed him . |
| 15 | But he reneged on that promise and said he would wait for a message from God . |
| 16 | Imagine how much time and effort would be required if each speaker had to establish the denotation of each term he produced on each occasion of use . |
| 17 | ‘ Which is why it 's so super that he agreed to this interview , ’ she quickly covered her slip . |
| 18 | That 's why he agreed to this article on the hacienda . ’ |
| 19 | He agreed with that proposition and stated : The reason is that the third party recipient may be subject to some additional and conflicting duty which does not affect the primary confidant or may not be subject to some special duty which does effect that confidant . |
| 20 | ‘ No , not at all , ’ he agreed with another twinkle . |
| 21 | ‘ Forgive me , my darling , ’ he requested with such charm that she was ready to lie down and die for him . |
| 22 | On his return from China on Dec. 30 Herzog stopped over in Kazakhstan when he met with that country 's President , Nursultan Nazarbayev . |
| 23 | Among the informants he met in this way was a Lebanese Army officer known as ‘ The Captain' , with close connections to the Jafaar clan . |
| 24 | One was his simplicity — which he shared in some measure with Joffre . |
| 25 | He was leaving behind the other children , the only friends he had , and he realized at that moment how lonely he was in the world . |
| 26 | HE REALIZED IN THAT instant that this was the love he had been hoping for , his quest fulfilled . |
| 27 | He realized in that instant that his entire life would be changed utterly — that this was no sentimental longing , no passing fancy or phase , this was a feeling he would live by , whatever the costs . |
| 28 | I was ashamed that I 'd written a reference for him when he applied for that job . |
| 29 | Albert was so distressed by the whole affair that he applied for another post further away from the scene of the tragedy . |
| 30 | He was deeply worried about Berenice , and for a fleeting moment she was envious of the love he lavished on another woman . |