Example sentences of "he [verb] that this [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He admitted that this financial capacity would be provided by fewer underwriting members . |
| 2 | Indeed this is the heart of Hilton 's argument for the validity of mixed life for the aspiring contemplative , for he says that this very desire , the burning coal which has to be thus nourished by a positive attitude to the demands of both active and contemplative life , is in fact God himself at the very ground of our being . |
| 3 | He says that this particular animal is a favourite . |
| 4 | He ensures that this final position has the support of his boss and colleagues . |
| 5 | Yet he saw that this rough humour would not serve . |
| 6 | He knew that this tunnel-like place was shunned by tramps and feared even by drunks and peg-sellers . |
| 7 | He knew that this particular pony would test that weakness and so would help Evelyn to learn to correct her problem . |
| 8 | Not because he particularly approves of the exploitation of Henderson Island , but because he hopes that this latest development will force the government to come to some decision about the future of Pitcairn . |
| 9 | He felt that this little piece of bad luck might affect his whole day . |
| 10 | In his own words , the head had " always made a substantial allocation of money from capitation to the library in addition to that which was designated " library " " , but he felt that this designated sum was " never sufficient " . |
| 11 | He suggests that this maladaptive strategy helps to explain the traumatic neuroses which sometimes follow events like bereavement , and which can be contrasted with successful adjustment in which the individual works through grief triggered by indirect reminders and gradually progresses to being able to respond to stronger reminders of the deceased . |
| 12 | He suggested that this new crust spreads laterally away from these ridges until it reaches an island arc or mountain belt where it descends into the mantle along the adjacent oceanic trench . |