Example sentences of "that [noun sg] he [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 To that figure he added a total of three hundred and fifty two thousand one hundred and seven pounds for the future made up of a yearly figure of thirty nine thousand one hundred and twenty three pounds for Mrs evidence , multiplied by nine .
2 In that dream he saw a vision of loveliness : himself as Foreign Secretary .
3 But amongst that circle he discovered a man whose claim upon her preceded his own , and to whom she was apparently devoted .
4 At that moment he noticed a figure in a distant field .
5 When Wickham met him that evening he told a tale that shook the MacQuillan empire to its core .
6 That night he took a midnight train to London , searched for her all day , and had his first demanding quarrel with her in a Chinese restaurant at five o'clock in the afternoon , blue-jowled with fear and tiredness , and smelling of the stale smells of travellers .
7 On that occasion he received a sentence of imprisonment for causing grievous bodily harm .
8 Later that day he found a letter for Kay 's mother lying in the hall .
9 Later that day he drew a note of credit on an obliging Mr Crump for fifty pounds , explaining that his brother , ‘ The Earl ’ , and himself were re-organising their banking arrangements , he would understand about these matters , certain they did these things better in Liverpool , great embarrassment .
10 That morning he received a letter from Susan Sowerby .
11 The Prince was more than keen to help ; as a result of that approach he convened a meeting , known as the Windsor Conference , which is still widely regarded as one of the most significant advances ever made in race relations .
12 Suddenly from behind that bush he hears a rustle and some movement , obviously that of an animal .
13 Later that year he suffered a breakdown of health following a severe attack of influenza .
14 That way he had a basis for haggling .
15 What matters is that the doctors should consider whether at that time he had a capacity which was commensurate with the gravity of the decision which he purported to make .
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