Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [verb] that his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And last October it was announced that his claims to be innocent would be heard once again by the Court of Appeal . |
| 2 | Last December an appeal court ordered the retrial of a convicted murderer when it was revealed that his wife had had an affair with his lawyer . |
| 3 | It was hoped that his speech would make the lead item on the BBC 's Nine O'Clock News . |
| 4 | The charity was started by Shirley Nolan , the mother of Anthony , in 1973 when it was realised that his life threatening disease could be helped by a bone marrow transfer — if a match could be found . |
| 5 | He had argued that the prints were not improperly taken but it was said that his possession must have originated in breach of trust , confidence or contract and , therefore , an injunction was granted preventing the exhibition . |
| 6 | He died in penury in 1644 , and it was said that his daughters had to enter into service as paid gentlewomen in order to live . |
| 7 | It was noted that his support for a more assertive Golkar did not extend to giving the movement financial autonomy from the government . |
| 8 | It was felt that his return would bolster the prospects of an alliance of secular opposition parties led by Ben Bella 's Movement for Democracy in Algeria ( MDA ) in the general election scheduled for March 1991 . |
| 9 | The report mentions one case of a man who tried to sell a plant which would convert rubbish into natural gas , and was only unmasked as a fraud at a late stage when it was shown that his scheme involved a chemically impossible process . |
| 10 | It was agreed that his employment would end on 11 July . |
| 11 | He is , by nature , an organised man and it was expected that his teams would be well organised . |
| 12 | It was thought that his death was probably drug-related . |
| 13 | It would do him no harm if it was known that his stepdaughter was attending a reputable and expensive crammer . |
| 14 | It was held that his refusal to accept the offer of alternative employment was reasonable ( Charlwood v. |
| 15 | It was held that his sale of his old car was not in the course of his business . |
| 16 | He said he was threatened that his career was finished if he voted against the Government . |
| 17 | Napoleon III was an innovator , not merely a man of his time but frequently one who was ahead of it , and so he was determined that his Court would deliberately eschew the rigid exclusivity which was the hallmark of the traditional European court structure . |
| 18 | He was determined that his children be well schooled . |
| 19 | Perhaps he was told that his wife was suddenly taken very ill ; was dead , even . |
| 20 | But as the Portadown man was about to leave the jail he was told that his mother had died and ordered back to his cell . |
| 21 | Then he noticed an open gate and beyond it a side door which he approached ; here he was told that his tickets were only good for the front door while the side doors were reserved for members . |
| 22 | On his deathbed , as he meditated on the number and nature of angels , he was told that his house had been robbed . |
| 23 | Rank 's argument that he needed the studios , the cinemas and the distribution network if he was to ensure that his films performed in foreign markets was , therefore , one that relevant officials were predisposed to accept . |
| 24 | Once there he was informed that his application was being looked upon favourably , and very shortly he could expect to hear that he was to report to Cranwell to begin his Officer Training Course . |
| 25 | Through the successive phases of his career — at Gainsborough , Gaumont-British and then at his own Ealing Studios — he was to show that his talent lay in finding the most talented people available , giving them the best context to work in , inspiring and stimulating their efforts and intervening where necessary to ensure that the best possible film came out of the production process . |