Example sentences of "he [verb] that [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He admitted that some people in Hong Kong had been alarmed by reports of carnage in Peking but said this was only because they ‘ misunderstood ’ or had been misled by the ‘ false reporting and even rumour of some news media ’ . |
| 2 | He believed that Soviet leaders in retrospect probably recognised that a genuinely non-aligned Afghanistan pursuing non-radical policies was a better guardian of Soviet security interests . |
| 3 | At first he was surprised at this and only when they referred to him as an ‘ adult ’ did he realize that some time in the previous weeks the last of his juvenile plumage had moulted and his wings now had the rich and glossy glow of an adult golden eagle . |
| 4 | The more North built up the contras in secret , the more he fretted that liberal Democrats in Congress ( ’ Kerry , Barnes , Harkin et al . ’ ) |
| 5 | He felt that two hours in the morning and one hour at night was the appropriate assistance . |
| 6 | He felt that few places in the North had longer withstood the truth than this town . |
| 7 | He said that some witnesses in the action had strong views about the rights of the public over the beach and quarrying which has been carried on there . |
| 8 | He accepted that some delay in the Shah 's arrival might now be needed , but he felt that the United States owed him refuge . |
| 9 | He suggests that gradual movements in share prices caused by insider dealing are preferable to the erratic jumps in prices brought about by enforced disclosure . |
| 10 | The idea of the Umwelt has re-emerged in ethology in Griffin 's book The question of animal awareness ( 1976 ) , in which he argues that recent research in animal orientation , navigation , and social communication implies cognitive processes of a high order and even mental experiences of them . |
| 11 | In his statement , Subba Row , who is 57 years old , stressed that he believes that five years in office is sufficient , and that negotiating the International Cricket Conference agreement on South Africa , announced in January , was quite enough to be remembered by . |
| 12 | Does he agree that all parties in the House should support its annual renewal , so that we can send the terrorists the clear message that they can never win ? |
| 13 | Does he agree that those people in the House who advocate expenditure without saying how much they are prepared to spend are entirely unconvincing ? |