Example sentences of "in his heart [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From that moment the poor man knew in his heart it was the start of his dog 's career in Grand Prix car chasing ! |
| 2 | A happily married man himself , he had the deepest sympathy for the widow , but in his heart he thought Jack Pertwee a bit of a lout . |
| 3 | Although his life was packed with drama , exciting travel adventures , wealth and personal idealism , yet in his heart he felt the emptiness of it all . |
| 4 | He was a victim of a land so accustomed to blaming goalkeepers that deep in his heart he even began to blame himself . |
| 5 | A perfectly fitting suit or a daring tie could give a man that added something , revealing the competence which he knows in his heart he has already . |
| 6 | In his heart he wanted to run properly but his stupid legs were letting him down . |
| 7 | But in his heart he sensed that she was lonely and ill at ease . |
| 8 | Although in his heart he knew that the war was unwinnable , he determined that he would put off the end for as long as possible . |
| 9 | In his heart he was frightened of Michael , frightened of his phenomenal temper . |
| 10 | Deep in his heart he knew he just did n't have the nerve to give up everything — his home , his family , his fortune — to return to a country he thought he loved . |
| 11 | As he thought of this he grasped on to it with relief for it seemed to give him a reason to do nothing , though in his heart he knew it was fear , not duty , that prevented him from flying . |
| 12 | ‘ My homesite was Cape Wrath but before I ever made my first flight a Man came and … ’ and he began to tell her his story , of the Zoo , of the Cages , of the Men there and his sudden escape … only leaving out mention of the other eagles in the Cages for in his heart he knew their pride would ask that he did not mention their names to a free eagle , nor would they wish for pity from outside . |
| 13 | In his heart he felt he was betraying something very new and delicate , but he could not stop himself . |
| 14 | But in his heart he knew that he had been speaking to a troubled spirit , a spirit that had something terrible to confess . |
| 15 | He could not have borne a mirror in the room with him now , for fear of what he might see ; in his heart he knew that it would be unrecognisable , as he failed to recognise the turmoil of his own feelings as having anything to do with the self he had always known . |
| 16 | He could n't understand how his world had collapsed and although he said to himself , several times a day , that it was all the fault of the theatre , that sick , all-pervading fever that seemed to turn everyone foolish and mad , in his heart he knew it was more than that . |
| 17 | Art had always tried to give back what he had gained in life , he felt grateful for what he felt he had to be given , some said he 'd achieved a great deal , but in his heart he felt fate had dealt him with him gently and you have to make the most of the lo of the card life deals you . |