Example sentences of "[vb past] to him that the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It never occurred to him that the story was questionable , that Wainfleet had deliberately published something he did not totally believe and that he had done it in retaliation for being humiliated . |
| 2 | It seemed to him that the spirit of the dead man was very near to him . |
| 3 | When he turned to look , it seemed to him that the hospital was moving away from him like a phantom ship , butting through the September mists . |
| 4 | On visiting Gill 's Lap pine clump , it seemed to him that the sound of the wind in the trees was very similar to the sound of a rushing stream and also to that of a roaring fire . |
| 5 | This indicated to him that the tension in his neck was causing the other two problems . |
| 6 | He had been frightened until Ivan explained to him that the sun went to bed like everyone else and would be up and shining for them in the morning . |