Example sentences of "he [vb past] that [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Writing in the late 1960s and early 1970s , he argued that advanced capitalist societies were caught up in a major contradiction . |
| 2 | When he did , he found that to acknowledge these events in writing became a sort of therapy for him . |
| 3 | ‘ In particular ’ said Dr Kibler ‘ we 're seeing more problems with younger players who have not fully matured physically ’ , and he warned that introducing heavier balls could make the problem even worse . |
| 4 | He knew that recording this observation in line , tone , texture and colour , using a variety of materials , was essential if the looking was to become keen enough to lead to deeper understanding . |
| 5 | It is probable that in retrospect he gave that factor more weight than it carried at the time . |
| 6 | There was nothing about the man 's voice , nothing about what he said that cast any doubt on his motives . |
| 7 | He was black and it was conveyed to him in a most unambiguous way that this would mean pressure for him , but it was the way in which he responded that challenged conventional images of black kids . |
| 8 | Whilst Brennan accepted that " desecration of the flag is deeply offensive to many " , he emphasized that punishing such behaviour " dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered and so worth revering " . |
| 9 | Instead of gently deflecting the point , he conceded that removing private companies might be hard to do . |
| 10 | On the current dispute , he explained that to stem continuing losses , the company had to make a proposal that included temporary layoffs , a wage freeze for 1993 , a reduction in fringe benefits , and an enhanced profit-sharing plan which could offset part or all of these reductions . |