Example sentences of "[v-ing] [that] he [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BCAR Chairman Steve Challis welcomed delegates from museums and groups all over the UK to the meeting , explaining that he thought BCAR to be ‘ probably one of the smallest groups in the BAPC ’ . |
| 2 | On the other hand , there may obviously be cases where the plaintiff establishes a prima facie case by proving that he suffered damage from acts done in combination by the defendants the natural and probable outcome of which was damage to him . |
| 3 | ‘ Are you seriously suggesting that he worked things out so carefully ? ’ |
| 4 | Why , for example , would a politician with the wide-ranging interests of Lord Fife lay such pointed emphasis upon the placing of such a minor official as a tide waiter , writing that he wished William King to be appointed at Macduff Down Creek , as opposed to any other location in that district ? |
| 5 | ‘ A local housing authority may perform any duty under section 65 or 68 ( duties to persons found to be homeless ) to secure that accommodation becomes available for the occupation of a person — ( a ) by making available accommodation held by them under Part II ( provision of housing ) or under any other enactment , ( b ) by securing that he obtains accommodation from some other person , or ( c ) by giving him such advice and assistance as will secure that he obtains accommodation from some other person . |
| 6 | On the facts of Modupe the accused was guilty of inducing his creditors to wait for payment when he had obtained credit by stating that he owned property when he did not and by exaggerating his employment status . |
| 7 | I recall one man in the dale saying that he passed Sleetburn going up the fell to shepherd at 10 a.m. one day and heard Sam and Mother playing . |
| 8 | Now he is saying that he killed Caesar for his greater love of Rome than for Caesar ie he killed Caesar for the ‘ general good ’ . |
| 9 | Styczynski had x-rays after saying that he had pains in his chest and pins and needles in his arms . |
| 10 | Forty years ago , one of De Gaulle 's greatest admirers , the writer , Franois Mauriac , summed up typical French distrust after nearly a century of conflict by saying that he loved Germany so much that he was glad there were two of them . |
| 11 | This is very clever of Brutus , saying that he loved Caesar more than anybody , and it was for this love that he killed him , to prevent him from the trouble brewing ahead for him . |
| 12 | His last sentence is tantamount to saying that he includes Abdulkerim , perhaps rather against his own better judgement , only because the mentions the fact that he became Mufti . |
| 13 | It has been pointed out that the insignia assigned to the vicarius of the British diocese , alone of such officers , consists of castellated enclosures instead of maidens , indicating that he commanded troops . |
| 14 | I was an utter martinette about his pronunciation ( he did n't know when I did n't know ) and would make him happily furious insisting that he repeat words over and over again until I was content . |
| 15 | So , assuming that he gives evidence any a evidential points ? |
| 16 | ‘ He would direct the victim to park and go into the warehouse , showing that he had access . |
| 17 | Woosnam was so dissatisfied with his putting that he missed lunch and spent an hour on the practice green . |
| 18 | Mrs Thatcher was critical of Mr Kinnock for thinking that he had victory in the bag before the result was declared . |
| 19 | In 1955 he wrote to Philip Mairet , to whom he had dedicated Notes towards the Definition of Culture , stressing that he saw ritual as an essential element in life . |
| 20 | Bill Clinton has capitalised on this situation by stressing that he offers America change . |
| 21 | The owner of the copyright in the computer program , suddenly realizing that he has rights with respect to the output generated from using the program , might attempt to interfere with the subsequent use of that output in the hope that he will be able to negotiate a fee for his permission . |