Example sentences of "he [verb] [that] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He argued that in some markets the lumpy nature of demand made it essential that contracts be shared out , to ensure that the competitors were not exposed to the risk of alternating ‘ feast and famine ’ in their order books .
2 He says that in some parts of the country , car boot sales have to be registered with the local authority , this could help .
3 It was strange , but he imagined that at such times as this , when there was only himself and his mother in the house , the building had left its base and was afloat in the air .
4 said that that there was no generally accepted international meaning of the phrase ; he recognised that in some jurisdictions , public law matters were regarded as outside the categories of civil and commercial , but that this was not universally the case ; he , but not the other members of the court , felt that there was insufficient evidence as to the approach of Norwegian law , but was prepared to give the request the benefit of the doubt .
5 He acknowledged that in some cases it could be hundreds of pounds extra but argued that people would still be allowed to go to law .
6 If he fears that in some houses lurk people on high incomes , those people will pay vast sums in income tax , VAT and corporation tax to provide the grants for local government .
7 He acknowledges that in many sectors the legal framework , which is based on the Portuguese legal system , needs tightening .
8 He said that in some countries the president was no more than a decorative figure .
9 He suggests that in all cases contradictory discourses are neutralised by the dominant , privileged discourse .
10 He believes that under these conditions of choice , which he describes as the original position , there is only one set of principles which can be rationally chosen to govern a society enjoying favourable social and economic conditions .
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