Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] that he [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Bourne 's view ( shared by many of Wycliffe 's high-ranking colleagues ) it was from there that he should conduct the investigation , receiving reports , issuing instructions , discussing the case with his officers and , very occasionally , interrogating a witness himself . |
| 2 | I used to like that he 'd go here get off , get off . |
| 3 | And so when Fael-Inis looked at him and said , ‘ It is something that is easily within your capabilities , good Calatin , ’ Calatin was very pleased , and said at once that he 'd do his best . |
| 4 | Ms Starnes , who had once worked for him in the news department of WSGN Radio in Birmingham , Alabama , agreed at once that he should cover pending events in Libya for Mutual Radio and promised to get the necessary credentials to him within 48 hours . |
| 5 | At Waterloo , the L&SWR headquarters , there was much to do ; many platforms had to be replanned and the rebuilding of the terminus speeded up , but Walker saw at once that he must entice more commuters , and his electrification of the London suburban lines , which was to be pursued long after he was running the future Southern Railway , was of lasting significance . |
| 6 | And so it was as the " candidate " that he spoke to them , his accent so neutral by now that he could have come from anywhere and everywhere , his green broadcloth jacket still shabby but worn as jauntily as if it had been lined with ermine , his lean , dark face handsome enough to please the women and hard enough to reassure the men . |
| 7 | He knew by then that he would kill her , because when his telephone rang Edouard said she would be at the museum . |