Example sentences of "[adj] that he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was to this very building that he departed each morning , from an office much like this that he returned each night . |
| 2 | Through the haze of Bell 's which had been the weekend , it had become clear that he had little alternative . |
| 3 | Nothing is known of his early life , but it is clear that he acquired practical experience of chemistry and engineering . |
| 4 | When asked whether he would support a constitutional change in Scotland if he did not have proportional representation , he said no ; so he makes it clear that he gives higher priority to the self-interest of the Liberal Democrats and a voting system that would help them than to the issue of principle on Scotland 's constitutional future . |
| 5 | Remembering my conversations with him at the end of 1975 and the beginning of 1976 , it was clear that he wanted fresh fields to conquer , that he thought he had more than proved himself as a racing driver and that he thought he could , with no great difficulty , follow a Bruce McLaren , for instance , and make his own way in cars of his own . |
| 6 | He waited with roused senses for what would come next ; and what came was so transparent that he had hard work not to laugh , and set out without more ado to take every advantage of a stratagem that would not have fooled a child in arms . |
| 7 | It is particularly interesting that he notes that science has come to hold , for some , the status of a religion : students of the arts , for example , might regard science as ‘ mystical ’ . |
| 8 | It was in 1985 that he won this championship at Dornoch when nobody expected him to , but this time he could start favourite over what he calls ‘ my own private Shangri La ’ . |
| 9 | He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory . |
| 10 | Of course it 's possible that he made other calls not in the line of business . ’ |
| 11 | If Burun had originated the plot , it was possible that he felt some responsibility towards Sidacai . |
| 12 | Betty Rizzo believes it is possible that he edited both volumes . |
| 13 | She had an American boyfriend whom she was cultivating like mad and apparently he was so stunned by the first sight of Rosie 's straight grey legs and black feet pointing to twenty past eight that he took several photos of them with his expensive Leica camera , exclaiming joyfully , ‘ Oh boy ! |
| 14 | He adored Coronation Street so much that he wrote mock scripts for the show and began a correspondence with the show 's producer Leslie Duxberry . |
| 15 | George II liked it so much that he reared 3,000 birds in Richmond Park for his Christmas guests . |
| 16 | I am glad that he finds such favour with the Opposition . |
| 17 | ‘ And how lucky that he left enough money for you to keep on Mr and Mrs Bryant . |
| 18 | Even within the non-union camp , the British idea of a loose grouping of European states in close association with the United States faced opposition from those who argued for a ‘ third force , essentially a cooperative European security arrangement without American participation : General de Gaulle had already made it clear in 1946 that he favoured this path . |
| 19 | Emancipation for women was beginning to rumble and Cook may have embraced the idea , but , being a shrewd opportunist , it is more likely that he saw potential customers among women who were striving for more freedom . |
| 20 | ‘ She 's in the bedroom , getting changed , ’ the chap said , making it very obvious that he had proprietorial interests in her . |
| 21 | I am sure that he lost many customers because of his habit of popping across the road to his favourite tippling place The William the Fourth . |
| 22 | There is no question at all that he meant any harm ; but you will no doubt appreciate how uncomfortable a situation this was for me . |
| 23 | However , in most cases , the private person , even if not acting in the course of a business , is still really entering into a commercial transaction and it seems more likely that there will be more cases than in the first category where it will be reasonable that he accept some liability . |
| 24 | Lineker added : ‘ It was great that he got that goal so late in the game , to produce a vital result for his side . |
| 25 | And he added : ‘ The prosecution is overstating it when they say it was sinister that he recruited young people in the area . |
| 26 | As a good Jew , it would seem highly unlikely that he had any intention of founding a new religion , let alone setting up a ‘ priesthood ’ for it . |
| 27 | It is unlikely that he made much money , but he had an activity and his shop was a meeting-place for other young men who dropped in to discuss the events of the day and to plan entertainments and visits for the evening . |
| 28 | After leaving the Institute , where he retained a small laboratory which he visited at weekends , Butler 's administrative duties were so heavy that he had little time for mycological research . |
| 29 | The long-serving boss was adamant that he wanted total commitment and effort in the build-up to the tie , which is expected to attract a 2,500 all-ticket crowd to College Road . |
| 30 | The long-serving boss was adamant that he wanted total commitment and effort in the build-up to the tie , which is expected to attract a 2,500 all-ticket crowd to College Road . |