Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] that his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The label 's ‘ Shostakovich Film Festival ’ ( ) is music from The Gadfly , Five Days and Five Nights , Hamlet — and , more dubiously , the Tahiti Trot ( which Shostakovich simply orchestrated for a wager after hearing a gramophone record of it — there 's no evidence he ever saw the son , better known as Tea for Two , performed on film or intended that his own version of it should be ) , and the First Piano Concerto ( some of the themes of which were recycled for a Soviet cartoon in 1933 ! ) . |
2 | He acknowledged that the Illinois and Michigan results had given Clinton a strong lead , and admitted that his own campaign " did n't have the resources to fight the media battle in New York " , the next key primary , due on April 7 . |
3 | STEVE BACKLEY yesterday wrote off his chances of being fit to compete in this month 's European Cup and admitted that his continuing injury woes are causing him major concern . |
4 | It was Rosa Luxemburg , with the strong support of the German leadership , who defended the position of the German Social Democrats in the name of internationalism , urging the Polish worker in Prussia ‘ to give up national utopias and to accept that his national interests are best taken care of by Social Democracy , and not by taking up a separate position as a Pole in the wake of nationalist parties ’ . |
5 | FOOTBALL : David Platt has pushed transfer talk to the back of his mind and promised that his only concern is helping Bari to avoid the disaster of relegation . |
6 | Magellan , overjoyed and believing that his ultimate goal was within his grasp , brushed aside the doubters ' view that he should , despite the discovery , turn back eastwards for the Moluccas . |
7 | He revealed that he had made bids for reinforcements and reaffirmed that his major target was Manchester United outcast , Neil Webb . |
8 | The author suggests Churchill should have negotiated peace with Hitler in 1940 and states that his famous trumpet-call of resistance — we shall fight on the beaches , etc — was ‘ sublime nonsense ’ . ’ |
9 | The Marquess of Salisbury on that evening spoke on ‘ Village Schools : Government Policy ’ and confessed that his initial interest came from personal experience of one school . |
10 | The first Briton this century to hold a world heavyweight title appeared before the media yesterday at the start of a promotional tour of the ‘ if this is Monday , it must be Glasgow ’ variety and hinted that his next visit could be in his working apparel . |
11 | He would bring news of his dealings with Philip III when he arrived in England , and hoped that his English retinue would suffice for Edward 's needs until he knew his brother 's wishes about the nobles of Champagne . |
12 | Mr Litman , who has set up an office in Moscow , is unperturbed by his rivals ' plans and promises that his ageing ex-spies will provide ‘ astounding new material that will shatter myths and create new controversies . ’ |
13 | The only way , therefore , was to make the public aware of his existence by writing and ensuring that his published works circulated in France . |
14 | ‘ They failed to do so , ’ said Sherrin , ‘ and Michael fretted and fumed and explained that his immense following of fans would be mortified and he would be shamed . |
15 | Downing Street said Mr Major was not aware of sanctions busting but admitted that his foreign office deputy William Waldegrave was fully informed . |
16 | He followed the dive-bomber round in a very tight turn and shot it down into the sea , but found that his own aircraft was by then burning fiercely . |
17 | He attempted to go to the bathroom , but found that his left leg would n't respond . |
18 | Yet when she looked upon him she could not but believe that his sincere eyes could tell no lie . |
19 | Her son , who had scarcely known her but felt that his own throne was conceivably under threat so long as she lived , made no great show of grief when the news was brought to him . |
20 | He had studied closely the threat posed by a reorganized Wednesday side but insisted that his own presence at Sheffield would be of psychological value to Arsenal on the Saturday . |
21 | He felt guilty at not returning to his own church but hoped that his few parishioners would understand . |