Example sentences of "[v-ing] that he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wires announcing that he had some leave would be sent to the delightful telegraphic address of B.P. which was ‘ Bonzo ’ . |
| 2 | William of Jumièges , elaborated by William of Poitiers , reports that Edward set sail with forty ships , crossed to Southampton , defeated a large English force , and returned to Normandy after realising that he needed more men to obtain the kingdom . |
| 3 | ‘ A local housing authority may perform any duty under section 65 or 68 ( duties to persons found to be homeless ) to secure that accommodation becomes available for the occupation of a person — ( a ) by making available suitable accommodation held by them under Part II ( provision of housing ) or any enactment , or ( b ) by securing that he obtains suitable accommodation from some other person , or ( c ) by giving him such advice and assistance as will secure that he obtains suitable accommodation from some other person , and in determining whether accommodation is suitable they shall have regard to Part IX ( slum clearance ) , X ( overcrowding ) and XI ( houses in multiple occupation ) of this Act . |
| 4 | ‘ The filly was desperate , even falling over walking on to the gallops , ’ Pipe explained , adding that he puts more work into training In-Keeping than three normal horses . |
| 5 | If , on the other hand , it never occurred to the defendant that the victim was young or mentally abnormal , and he was not aware therefore that he was in a situation of potential risk , he should not be liable for rape providing that he took reasonable steps to ascertain that she did agree to vaginal penetration , for in such a case his conduct is reasonable in the light of the facts as he perceived them to be . |
| 6 | Marri Cheni Reddy resigned as the Congress ( I ) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on Dec. 16 after stating that he accepted moral responsibility for the unrest in Hyderabad . |
| 7 | He turned down a job in a famous public school and wrote to Aunt Lilian , a long , very high-flown letter , saying that he believed social segregation in education to be totally wrong and that he could have no part in perpetuating it . |
| 8 | Eliot weighed in by saying that he had great hopes of a young man — ‘ rather a spotty youth ’ — called Rayner Heppenstall . |
| 9 | If , for example , the poll tax were to be replaced by a proportional income tax , this would in general change the tax burden on the median person , and hence — assuming that he remains decisive change the voting outcome . |
| 10 | An opinion was expressed that such a purchaser under a suspensory condition ( that the money be only handed over on the certificate being got by the purchaser ) is not necessarily committing a violation of the Act , " assuming that he shows proper diligence in endeavouring to obtain the certificate , and is acting throughout in bona fide " : per Lord Trayner , ibid . |
| 11 | For all he said about poetry being a ‘ mug 's game ’ , he must have felt an interior exultation at knowing that he possessed outstanding gifts . |
| 12 | The sergeant nodded with approval , knowing that he needed some way to dissipate his nervous energy in the coming hours . |
| 13 | Two Bosnian women have filed a civil suit against the leader of the Bosnian-Serbs , Radovan Karadzic , alleging that he has legal responsibility for mass rapes and other brutalities inflicted by his forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina . |
| 14 | Charges against the Marquis of Blandford alleging that he assaulted two policemen have been dropped . |
| 15 | Lacking political support , Collor turned to the courts to question the legality of the impeachment process while claiming that he needed more time to prepare his defence against the corruption charges . |