Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [that] he was [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I suspected that he was cheating , that the questions were based on false premisses . |
| 32 | And because Jed could n't picture the wife who was supposed to have left him , because he had no idea what she looked like , he found himself believing that he was doing a pretty good job . |
| 33 | Joyce himself claimed that he was approached by Edward Barron whose father was proprietor of the Carreras Tobacco Company . |
| 34 | The evidence for Richard Middleton 's membership of Gloucester 's household comes from his marriage licence , which shows that he was marrying within the Percy connection . |
| 35 | The evidence for Richard Middleton 's membership of Gloucester 's household comes from his marriage licence , which shows that he was marrying within the Percy connection . |
| 36 | They were all offices which indicated that he was held in good regard , but not considered a serious candidate for major political advancement . |
| 37 | Her eyes innocently wide , she gave a slow smile , because she had known it was a viewing platform , of course ; and he knew that she knew , which meant that he was teasing her , and that he was one of those people who always managed to keep a straight face . |
| 38 | Rodríguez had refused to attend the final session on June 18 of the National Constituent Assembly , which over the previous six months had drafted the Constitution , because of the Assembly 's approval of a " transitory clause " on June 15 which ensured that he was included in a general constitutional ban on presidents standing for re-election . |
| 39 | To be preferred is the Scottish king-list , which claims that he was captured and blinded by King Edgar , dying in Rescobie ( Angus , Tayside ) ; the annals of Tigernach confirm this by noting that he was blinded in 1099 , probably the date of his death . |
| 40 | He refused , whereupon she argued that he was impeding and delaying justice by cavillaciones et diffugia ( ‘ quibbling objections and subterfuges ’ ) , and aimed to dispossess her not only of Bigorre , but of her vicomté of Marsan as well . |
| 41 | Soon she realised that he was singing her praises to his friends , because other similar garden owners rang her up and asked her if she could do a few hours for them too . |
| 42 | It was then she realised that he was lambasting her with the tennis racquet . |
| 43 | After a moment she realised that he was extolling her virtues as a personal assistant . |
| 44 | Fran blushed crimson as she realised that he was staring at her , one corner of his mouth lifted mockingly as though he could read her thoughts . |
| 45 | He asked you to pretend that he was staying here and going to the symposium on a daily basis . |
| 46 | Opening heavy lids , she found that he was staring at her with burning eyes , yet she was aware that he 'd imposed on himself an icy control . |
| 47 | He seems later to have returned ; possibly an attempt on the throne was being planned when he died , for the C text 's statement that Cnut afterwards had him killed is followed by Florence , who adds that he was betrayed by those he held dearest . |
| 48 | She says that he was hanging by his dressing gown cord from a banister . |
| 49 | At times she believed that he was seeking Camilla 's advice about his marriage or making arrangements to see her . |
| 50 | Vitor pulled back , and she noticed that he was trembling as much as she . |
| 51 | She noticed that he was staring across the graveyard . |
| 52 | You , you , you assumed that he was flying as a , as a fare paying passenger erm and when he started , when you s then started saying how many miles do you do Steve went straight back to talk about car travel . |
| 53 | But she confirmed that he was expected to be at the match . |
| 54 | And she had asked him what would have happened to her if she had not had these good friends who had come to her aid and given her shelter , and when , in the form of an excuse , his answer had been , did n't she realize that he was distracted ? she had come back with , did n't he realize he had almost killed a man , that he was lucky he was n't in gaol now answering a charge of murder ? |
| 55 | She shrieked that he was to take his hands off her . |
| 56 | ‘ We ca n't find out where he was going on Friday evening ; you know that he was seen in Albert Terrace , apparently on his way to Moorgate ? ’ |
| 57 | She sensed that he was holding back with a massive effort , suppressing his own hunger with iron discipline . |
| 58 | He paused , and she sensed that he was finding it difficult to express his thoughts . |
| 59 | She sensed that he was smiling , and was a little disconcerted . |
| 60 | She sensed that he was smiling again . |