Example sentences of "[verb] he [vb infin] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy waited anxiously , longing to hear him say that this would not happen , but the words failed to come . |
| 2 | Fran slipped the catch on the door , then paused , holding her hand out to him , determined to let him know that this was the finish of their ‘ relationship ’ . |
| 3 | Someone said that they had heard him suggest that all guests should be breathalysed at the door , for Rush had the reputation locally for being a more than usually dedicated policeman . |
| 4 | At the time when the Prime Minister said that if his policies ’ were not hurting , they were not working , ’ did he realise that those policies would cause the longest recession since the 1930s ? |
| 5 | Why did he conclude that fifty millesimals were better ? |
| 6 | To exonerate him the court invented the second stage : did he believe that reasonable people would regard his behaviour as not dishonest ? |
| 7 | Although he was involved with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre , he never settled with any organisation for long , nor did he believe that permanent companies were likely to produce better work than ad hoc assemblies . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Were they just words he was reading , or did he realize that three aircraft meant twenty-one crew , and countless women waiting anxiously for the phone call that would tell them their man was safe — or the letter that would tell them he was not ? |
| 10 | But at no stage did he deny that these conditions are part of the explanation . |
| 11 | Does he feel that that is a proper approach of socialism to outstanding debt ? |
| 12 | Does he hope that Labour Members of Parliament who are sponsored by COHSE and NUPE will prevail on those unions to put the patients first ? |
| 13 | Does he realise that many of our citizens would like to know whether and how much Mr. Vijau Mallya , an Indian millionaire , and Mr. Adam Polemos , a Greek shipping magnate , contributed to the funds of the Conservative party ? — |
| 14 | Does he realise that some of these homes er are perhaps have only half their beds full which means that there are vulnerable people there , uncertain as to whether their home , their only home is going to remain er in existence . |
| 15 | If the right hon. Gentleman is genuinely concerned about recovery , what does he think that higher taxes would do to it ? |
| 16 | Does he think that such an argument will help him , given that the objections come from the doctors , nurses and auxiliaries , who are themselves the health of the hospital , and who will be responsible for its continuing health ? |
| 17 | Does he think that that is the way that one should plan the freight movement from the north-west through the channel tunnel ? |
| 18 | What does he think that that does for the Government 's competition policy ? |
| 19 | and er the workhouse , the gentleman in the white waistcoat , why does he think that this |
| 20 | Does he recognise that many people want to be proud owners , but can not afford to buy their council homes outright ? |
| 21 | Does he believe that that is possible in Northern Ireland , when some sections of the security services are colluding with terrorists , when they are using terrorists as agents while they are involved in terrorist activity and when some members of the security services are handing out confidential security documents as though they were pen-pal photographs ? |
| 22 | Does he believe that bad employers should be subsidised by the state in that way ? |
| 23 | Does he accept that that single-minded attitude about which he is boasting is the curse of British manufacturing industry ? |
| 24 | Does he accept that one of the reasons for the United Kingdom 's continued possession of a strategic deterrent was the fact that it would provide another centre of power , and thus create disequilibrium in the mind of a potential foe ? |
| 25 | Does he accept that many Conservative Members are anxious that any future measures should be directed specifically towards those receiving small pensions or basic pensions but no works or professional pensions ? |
| 26 | Does he accept that many of the constituents of his hon. Friend the Member for Ipswich ( Mr. Irvine ) face losing their houses if they do not receive the full pension ? |
| 27 | Does he accept that many employers , if not the overwhelming majority , support the Government 's robust stance against the social clause ? |
| 28 | Does he accept that another element of the patients charter in this day and age should be that hospitals are constructed in a way that shows that we have learnt the lessons of the past ? |
| 29 | Does he accept that some people prefer to prepare for international emergencies and not necessarily be involved in the local scene ? |
| 30 | Does he accept that those brutal killings , which are still taking place , do not help the peace process ? |