Example sentences of "that in [adj] [noun sg] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Are you saying that in this case he 's playing a game of his own ? ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | There can be little doubt that in this regard he is correct . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Like the three kings in the story , O went home another way , feeling that in some way he had just been warned about something . |
| 16 | He went out of the room , into the corridor and into his room and there he stood with his back to the door , his mouth wide , gasping at the air , still in fright , yet knowing that in some way he had emerged as if out of a deep canyon . |
| 17 | When Picasso painted the Demoiselles d'Avignon , those of his friends who were allowed to see it seem to have felt that in some way he had let them down . |
| 18 | He knew that in some way he had hurt her . |
| 19 | She could not guess why or how , but she knew that in some way he was out to drive a wedge between herself and John . |
| 20 | She knew he was being evasive and sensed that in some way he was trying to protect her . |