Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] [adj] [that] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became increasingly concerned that the monarchical regime of Kaiser Wilhelm II , which committed Germany to the First World War , was over-dominated by military and bureaucratic interests at the expense of the national interest . |
| 2 | Jonathan Aitken 's recruitment to the cause of Biafra was motivated originally by his close friendship with Hugh Fraser , but I am convinced that it was not long before , on a close examination of the circumstances , he became honourably convinced that the British government was backing the wrong cause for dishonourable reasons . |
| 3 | Every day he became less certain that the distinction between human and alien was an accurate one . |
| 4 | Edouard heard it too , and it was then that he became almost certain that the dropping of the cup had been no accident . |
| 5 | He seemed genuinely upset that the boy had been killed . |
| 6 | In 1798 , General Humbert of France came over and won a battle near there , but he took so long that the nearby towns had time to refortify . |