Example sentences of "that he [vb -s] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Green declined to answer questions on political and privatisation issues , but it is known that he hopes to keep the InterCity brand as a marketing concept to compete with coach companies and airlines , although the Government wants to break up InterCity into separate operators . |
| 2 | He says that he hopes joining the group will benefit his waterfowl collection . |
| 3 | The ultimate source is Sir John Hawkins , who remarks , in what appears to be a personal recollection , that Handel had ‘ a favourite Rucker harpsichord , the keys whereof , by incessant practise , were hollowed like the bowl of a spoon ’ In justice to Hawkins it must be stated that he does have a reputation for being , for his time , a careful scholar , so it is unfortunate that this brief , almost casual remark , should have been embellished with a little fanciful romancing that appears to be added only to enliven his text with some colourful anecdote . |
| 4 | Moreover , the fact that he fails to realise the ironic force of the question , and rushes into affirming that he does know the Queen is ample demonstration of the extent to which , beneath his posturing , he has lost his composure under the pressure of the situation . |
| 5 | As a gesture of goodwill , it should be suggested to the purchaser that he offers to sign a confidentiality undertaking in favour of the vendors covering such information . |
| 6 | US Treasury officials have warned the promoter , Bob Arum , that he risks breaking the law by selling the fight to a Panamanian TV station . |
| 7 | It is one of the remarkable indications of the balance of St. Luke that he manages to stress the initiative of the Spirit in ever-expanding circles of evangelism with the reminder that the mission is one . |
| 8 | The response has been so good that he anticipates taking the show out again in the autumn . |
| 9 | The criticism in question being that he tends to carry the ball under the wrong arm … |
| 10 | Schank [ 1972 ] drew up a list of 12-15 primitive actions that he claims underlie the meaning of all active verbs , of which a number are listed below : |
| 11 | You would have thought this would be enough to keep him in bread and circus animals for the foreseeable future , but there are rumours that he intends to watch the money grow by buying out Jobete Music , publishers of the Motown catalogue — a snip at $175 million . |
| 12 | The first step in the proceedings taken by a defendant is now governed by Ords 12 and 13 and has two functions — to acknowledge that he has been served with the writ and to give the plaintiff notice that he intends to defend the proceedings . |
| 13 | So , moving on to another requirement of this law , which states that ‘ When a penalty kick is taken the following shall apply : ( a ) The kick must be taken without undue delay ; ( b ) the kick must be taken at or behind the mark on a line through the mark ; ( c ) The kicker may kick the ball in any direction and he may play the ball again , without any restriction except if he has indicated to the referee that he intends to attempt a kick for goal ’ . |
| 14 | Kenneth Baker , the Conservative Party chairman , has made it clear that he intends mounting an attack on the Labour leader 's personal qualities . |
| 15 | The WRAC Centre helicopter landing site is often used by visiting dignitaries , and as he leaves the Minister tells the Adjutant that he wishes to visit the unit in the autumn . |
| 16 | The Chancellor of Germany , by far , in economic terms , the most powerful country in Europe , has stated that he wishes to see the formation of a federal state of Europe founded on a currency union . |
| 17 | It is to the hon. Gentleman 's credit that he wishes to raise a matter that may be embarrassing to his hon. Friends . |
| 18 | It is common for a Member who has asked a question on an important matter but who is dissatisfied with the answer that he has received to give notice that he wishes to raise the matter again on the adjournment and to do so . |
| 19 | It states : ‘ I received a letter from the chief inspector , Mr. Wynne Williams , today saying that he wishes to congratulate the managers on the new buildings , ‘ among the best in the county ’ . |
| 20 | When I was in South Africa the attorney general of the Transvaal who has brought the charges made it abundantly clear that he was not er going to be influenced by er political issues , and I 'm not surprised that he 's taken the line that he does . |
| 21 | And , checking back , the Sounds review of the time ( in which journalist Rab claims that he 's had a tape since November 1980 ) provided the release with a five star rating , while NME was mildly less enthusiastic , observing that ‘ it 's an odd LP , naturally flawed and imperfect and rather stilted in places but nonetheless a worthy attempt at indisciplinary entertainment . ’ |
| 22 | In our day and age , can you think of someone who has been so full of the Spirit that he 's had the courage to preach even when his own life was at stake ? |
| 23 | He suggests that he 's got no evidence , then that he 's got some evidence , then both at once : ‘ There 's nothing here , precisely nothing , perhaps absolutely nothing ’ — the torture tune . |
| 24 | He says that he 's got no idea who 's responsible . |
| 25 | Boxer Chris Ewbank worth around eight million is moaning that he 's got no money . |
| 26 | He says that he 's got no interest in Hitler , it 's just a historical picture . |
| 27 | But a man who makes his living playing black music suddenly sporting the flag waved on every Nazi march AND toying with skin imagery ( and like or not , lads , the crop and boots HAVE been adopted by Nazis in the USA and Europe ) AND writing ambiguous lyrics about an issue which brooks no ambiguity AND making idiotic remarks about blacks and black music in interviews AND hankering ( in a curiously middle aged manner à la Gary Numan ) after a nice , homogenous ‘ England ’ that never actually existed AND refusing to defend or explain himself — ALL that means , at the very least , that he 's got a case to answer , surely ? |
| 28 | Hurry up so that he 's got a paddy on at teatime . |
| 29 | It 's also good I think for , for cricket in general that he 's got a pitch that helps him a bit on the fifth day and that 's how it should be . |
| 30 | Only it 's just lucky that he 's got a lot ! |