Example sentences of "that he [verb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I understand that he wrote to all members of the Cabinet asking them to turn up and support him in the votes after previous debates on this project . |
| 2 | Erm in the letters that he wrote to this bloke . |
| 3 | After a while , Ackroyd thought that he belonged to one of the local farms , and that because of his pale complexion he was recovering from an illness . |
| 4 | But I think that by the end of his career , Mario knew that he belonged to another time and another place . |
| 5 | But what remains important about Barthes 's substantive work is that he points to cultural phenomena in the everyday realm that are ( or were ) regarded as insignificant — they are , he reveals , laden with meaning and social and political significance . |
| 6 | It was while teaching a form called ‘ the sink ’ — the exam failures and the less bright — that he came to that perception which all good teachers share : to inspire pupils you have first to gain their attention and one of the best ways of doing that is through humour and anecdote . |
| 7 | To my fourteen-year-old mind , his cleanliness was connected in some mysterious way to the fact that he went to public school and liked classical music . |
| 8 | ‘ Which is why it 's so super that he agreed to this interview , ’ she quickly covered her slip . |
| 9 | John explained in a programme note that he had tried ‘ to get the robustness of the early eighteenth century as well as the extremely mannered movements of the period ’ and , although I saw it once only , memory suggests that he succeeded to good effect . |
| 10 | The reason we know that God recognises this dimension in the human personality is that he goes to such great lengths to make it very clear that he loves us , and one of his primary commands to us is that we must love one another . |
| 11 | It was partly a gift for adaptability , partly a sense of fun or interest that he brought to any situation . |
| 12 | The admirable Charlie , an FA vice-president , tells us that he bowed to local pressure by wearing a handsome red tie with the appropriate initials SAFC . |
| 13 | Opening his travelling exhibitions gave Carolan plenty of opportunities to speak , and the " Left is Right Group " ensured that he spoke to enthusiastic audiences of his followers . |
| 14 | The nutter is acceptable in that he demonstrates to other fans what they should not do , and provides living proof of their own propriety . |
| 15 | It was important to Trent that he held to that word ; as it had been important to him never to use the term ‘ Loyalist ’ when speaking of or reporting on the Protestant terrorists in Northern Ireland . |
| 16 | What left his stamp on the stewardship of our movement was that he held to these passions so tenaciously and yet drew on inner reserves that illumined them with an unshakeable commitment to excellence and that rarest of all qualities personal integrity . |
| 17 | Will the Leader of the House convey to the Prime Minister the request that he restore to Back Benchers — |
| 18 | It was in character that he referred to detailed oral instructions about all this . |
| 19 | Perhaps Lord Ashley-Cooper was so horrified that he moved to another property , for there is evidence that the Manor reverted to being a tenanted farmhouse and remained thus until it was sold by the Shaftesburys in 1912 to Colonel Canning . |
| 20 | It is possible that he contributed to early issues of the newsbook , but there is no evidence that he was responsible for editing it , and nothing in his future career or conduct to link him directly with the Levellers . |
| 21 | The basic fiduciary duties may be summarised as follows : ( 1 ) The " no conflict " rule : the fiduciary must not place himself in a position where his own interest conflicts with that of his [ customer ] , the beneficiary ; ( 2 ) The " no profit " rule : the fiduciary must not profit from his position at the expense of his [ customer ] ; ( 3 ) The undivided loyalty rule : a fiduciary owes undivided loyalty to his [ customer ] , the beneficiary , and therefore must not place himself in a position where his duty towards one [ customer ] conflicts with a duty that he owes to another [ customer ] . |