Example sentences of "[adj] that he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Through the haze of Bell 's which had been the weekend , it had become clear that he had little alternative .
2 Nothing is known of his early life , but it is clear that he acquired practical experience of chemistry and engineering .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 ’ .
7 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 .
8 Of course it 's possible that he made other calls not in the line of business . ’
9 If Burun had originated the plot , it was possible that he felt some responsibility towards Sidacai .
10 Betty Rizzo believes it is possible that he edited both volumes .
11 I am glad that he finds such favour with the Opposition .
12 ‘ And how lucky that he left enough money for you to keep on Mr and Mrs Bryant .
13 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 .
14 ‘ She 's in the bedroom , getting changed , ’ the chap said , making it very obvious that he had proprietorial interests in her .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 Lineker added : ‘ It was great that he got that goal so late in the game , to produce a vital result for his side .
18 And he added : ‘ The prosecution is overstating it when they say it was sinister that he recruited young people in the area .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 It was perhaps not surprising that he found such alignments : the dating of events such as the solstices and equinoxes is very important to an agricultural society dependent on the cycle of the seasons .
25 This includes the child who will only be granted leave if the court is satisfied that he has sufficient understanding to make the application ( s10(9) ) .
26 He was well aware that he made young men look badly dressed and ill-mannered .
27 She moved , uncomfortably aware that he had good reason to be annoyed .
28 ‘ David did very , very well to get through the Turkey game the way he did and if you were not aware that he had this problem with his knee , you would n't have known it was there .
29 By the time a patient comes to consult me ( of any other professional therapist for that matter ) , he is aware that he has some sort of problem in his life and that he wants to get to the bottom of it .
30 ‘ If we find that it is true that he made these deals he could lose his permit , ’ he said .
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