Example sentences of "[that] he [vb past] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Braidwood , however , found that Geikie was so well educated and so far in advance of the other students that he began to use him more as an assistant teacher rather than as a pupil .
2 It thrilled her that he 'd called them that .
3 When we arrived at the hotel I found that he 'd booked us both into the same double room .
4 I gathered from Doone 's face that it was n't the type of answer he 'd expected , but he pulled out a notebook and wrote down the reply as given , checking that he 'd got it right .
5 ‘ When I saw that he had drunk it all , I knew he must have felt bad .
6 What it does mean is that he had made it plain that he intended a legal relationship to exist between two persons ( soon to become trustee and beneficiary ) .
7 He added that he had made it clear to the IoT that the Faculty would be willing to explore co-operation over exams , but the IoT was not interested .
8 The appellant , in evidence during the trial , had insisted that he had made it clear to Mr. Burt that he was not a fully qualified accountant , although he had passed some examinations .
9 He had told her that he had wanted her that night at the house , but he needed no words now — his body was evidence enough — and sheets of flame seemed to shoot through her as her arms wound around his neck and she arched against the demanding , hardening muscles .
10 And in particular , she did not like at all that he had felt it necessary to give Lubor the instructions he had about her .
11 In fact he had worried about it so much that he felt now that he had done it all .
12 When , sensing that he had left her alone in more ways than one , the woman asked him to come back to bed , he had not turned to look at her but instead remained silent a moment longer .
13 Now all I 'm saying is that he undertook to give us those in forty eight hours .
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