Example sentences of "he [verb] [that] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reached for her to kiss her again and Sally clung to him hoping that somehow the contact would make everything come right . |
| 2 | On that view why did he stress that both the label-switching and the removal from the shelves had to take place ? |
| 3 | He admits that it may be possible to use reason to a limited extent , but he insists that ultimately the existence of God defies all proof and has to be based on faith which transcends reason .. |
| 4 | He argued that even the procurement of raw materials from abroad should be subject to government control . |
| 5 | He added that nevertheless the electricity industry is pursuing its own and funding independent , research . |
| 6 | Rostov knew that he would not be able to understand even if he could hear , but due to the fact that Arghatun 's replies were clearly either affirmative or negative he thought that probably the officer 's account was being clarified at every stage . |
| 7 | Worse still , he implies that both the Needleman study and the more recent one by Bill Yule and Richard Lansdown provide evidence that a child 's lead content has more influences on intelligence and behaviour than do social and other factors . |
| 8 | He was asked about the secrecy involved and the necessity for the early morning raids , and he answered that both the Society 's and the Council 's major concern was for the interests and feelings of the children , and that necessitated confidentiality . |
| 9 | He contends that today the dynamism which is bringing new life to the English language is coming from the periphery , not the centre . |
| 10 | Writing on behalf of News Group Newspapers Ltd , he denied that either the Sun or the News of the World ‘ has anything so grand as a ‘ marketing strategy ’ — whatever that is ’ . |
| 11 | He said that sometimes the supper was small because it was a meatless day . |
| 12 | He held that therefore the van became King 's immediately . |
| 13 | He suspected that only the colonel seated in HQ , a mile behind the lines , really had much idea of what was going on . |