Example sentences of "that he [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He says the ball is now in their court , but that he hopes to return to science with the company .
2 If Labov 's interpretations were suspect ( and of course they are not ) , this would not arise from the fact that he failed to test for significance .
3 Er my Lord it 's rather a complicated of transaction and the the essential heading this case was that he failed to advise in relation to title er the person who goes from with respect to a land transaction he 's entitled to expect that the lawyer investigates the state of entitlement to arrange the matter and to explain to the trial exactly what that is , what it is that is portrayed by the state of the title .
4 He did so now , read it , and was so disturbed that he had to drop into Cat 's Coffee Shop to sit down .
5 But the Old King rejected this , saying that he refused to act under pressure of this kind .
6 She was furious that he refused to talk about religion except in terms of duty to her parents ; what she wanted was a discussion of Peter Abelard and an immediate place in a convent .
7 It was only when nine bottles disappeared in one morning that he decided to lie in wait for the thief .
8 In view of his earlier encouraging remarks , will he now confirm that he intends to vote in favour of the private Member 's Bill on Friday ?
9 Those leaving the Cabinet , besides Thatcher , were Cecil Parkinson , who indicated that he intended to retire from Parliament at the next general election , and Lord Belstead who was appointed to a non-Cabinet post .
10 Soon after the toppling of Aoun , Hrawi announced that he intended to put in place a security plan for the whole of greater Beirut and start the process of disarming the militias .
11 In a national broadcast President Mobutu Sese Seko announced on Dec. 4 that he intended to stay in office beyond his seven-year mandate .
12 Zantford Granny Granville was a motor mechanic who decided that he wanted to get into aviation , so offered to work as a mechanic at East Boston Airport in exchange for flying lessons .
13 At one point , John decided that he wanted to learn about music , although in fact he newer acquired much technical knowledge of the subject , and could not read a score .
14 It 's just that he wants to let off steam , and you 're the only person he can lose his temper with .
15 Beyond that he has to rely on hand tools — planes , chisels , reamers , scrapers and the odd bicycle inner tube ( ‘ great for holding a psaltery in shape while working on the joints ’ ) .
16 Agnew knows that he has to prove to manager Kenny Dalglish not only that he can make a comeback but also that he can do his stuff at the highest level .
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