Example sentences of "[that] in [adj] [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is also proud that in 37 years he has never lost a single victim whose life he has been called on to save . |
| 2 | It has been estimated that in 16 years he acquired a fortune of £40,000 , despite apparently losing a lot of money in a project for the commercial manufacture of seated cast-iron horseshoes . |
| 3 | As a price for his reduction of the rebels , Louis forced from the very reluctant abbot the recognition that in temporal matters he was subject to the decision of the royal court . |
| 4 | He recalls in On Some of the Mental Affections of Childhood and Youth ( 1887 ) that in early life he had seen that ‘ children who were afflicted by mental alienation or mental incapacity of any kind ’ were categorized as idiots and considered incapable of responding to help . |
| 5 | At all events , it was through this channel that in early November he engineered a meeting with Wagner . |
| 6 | He said that in 10 years he hoped to have boosted the Mongolian economy to South Korea 's present level , with the help of the developed countries and of international economic organizations . |
| 7 | But Mr Heath was savagely criticised by the press and the public , and friends of Mr Major believe that in similar circumstances he would be unlikely to hang on . |
| 8 | ‘ Duart is forbidden visitors today , my lady , so that in two days he may be fit for the ceremony . |
| 9 | He stood for a moment longer , looking at her , unable to speak , seeing that she was so beautiful it was hurtful to him , thinking that in other circumstances he would be unmanned by such beauty , except that he was not unmanned , that was the very last thing … |
| 10 | And we know that in all respects he co-operates with those who love God . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I ask you to believe that in normal circumstances he would not behave like that , but he is still not quite himself … the death of his friend , you know … ’ |
| 12 | From the king 's standpoint , the vital consequence was that in each county he had a loyal cadre of men whose services and renders he could call on directly when he chose . |
| 13 | Hence it was that in many subjects he was behind the knowledge of the day . |
| 14 | He remembered the brackish stream where he had fished for pinkeens with — who was it , Tommy Murtagh and Seanin Carty ? — and the mercifully short walk to the National School that in good weather he made in bare feet over stony roads , with in winter a sod of turf for the schoolroom fire crushing the jam sandwich in his satchel . |
| 15 | On 23 February / 7 March , five days after his accession , Alexander told the ambassadors of Austria and Prussia that in foreign affairs he would adhere to the late tsar 's principles . |
| 16 | But the fact that in this year he attended a party dressed as Dr Crippen suggests that there was a large element of conscious display and theatrical bravura in his creation of a character such as Harry . |
| 17 | Under gentle pressure he conceded that Riddle had mentioned the possibility of marriage and said that in this circumstance he would want to make a fresh will . ’ |
| 18 | But it is an astonishing fact , a revelation both of his independent power of creating an ordered system and of his limitations of vision , that in this work he never once referred to the work of his predecessor . |
| 19 | However , the facts of this case do illustrate the injustice which could arise if Miss Marshall is correct in the admirable submissions which she has advanced on behalf of the landlord , to the effect that in this case he was entitled to resort to self-help . |
| 20 | ‘ Are you saying that in this case he 's playing a game of his own ? ’ |
| 21 | The receiver is not , however , obliged to fulfil existing contracts and because of this it is claimed that in this regard he is better placed than the company which of course must stand by its contracts . |
| 22 | There can be little doubt that in this regard he is correct . |
| 23 | And so , judged from my standpoint , erm which is that of other ancient and distinguished editions , I would say that in this respect he did ultimately fail , but failed in the most lovable , eloquent and memorable manner . |
| 24 | He had reasoned that , even if they could n't talk there , the morning concert might do her some good , that she had never willingly set foot out of the flat since it happened , that in any case he had a father 's responsibility towards his younger sister , and he had promised to go and hear her . |
| 25 | He also believed , first , that France was unlikely to be able to secure an alliance with Britain ( because of the two countries ' disagreement about the Near East in 1840 ) ; second , that Britain might support Russia in the event of a Russian attack on the Ottoman Empire ( because of the Anglo-Russian discussions which had taken place in London in 1844 ) ; and third , that in any event he could count on the support of Austria ( because of the assistance he had rendered Vienna in putting down the Hungarians in 1849 ) . |
| 26 | However , in addition to pleading that a provision is in unreasoanble restraint of trade a defendant can also plead repudiation , vagueness and that in any event he has not acted in breach of the clause . |
| 27 | Again , on the face of the statute , I can not see any reason why in this case the constable should do more than tell the driver the reason under section 7(3) why breath specimens can not be taken or used ; tell him that in these circumstances he is required to give a specimen of blood or urine but that it is for the constable to decide which ; warn him that a failure to provide the specimen required may render him liable to prosecution ; and then , if the constable decides to require blood , ask the driver if there are any reasons why a specimen can not or should not be taken from him by a doctor . |
| 28 | In Surere 's province , there had been many transgressions , despite the loss of privilege which was the only punishment he had dared impose , though there were rumours that in some cases he would have preferred to apply the death penalty . |
| 29 | There were rumours that in some cases he had . |
| 30 | Like the three kings in the story , O went home another way , feeling that in some way he had just been warned about something . |