Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [that] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I was surprised because it 's an unusual course for a judge to take , but I was very encouraged that he chose to do so by the terms of his remarks . |
| 2 | And you were then told that he was the great propagandist of those who went around a dozen years or so later breaking down these storeyed windows , richly dykes , because it was of course profane and idolatrous to have that dim religious light in your churches . |
| 3 | She was fervently wishing that he would go away , and yet part of her wanted him to stay . |
| 4 | We were soon to discover that he specialises , not only in deft , on-the-spot sketches , but also in brief pungent descriptions with much use of cunning metaphor . |
| 5 | He came to spend the night , by agreement , twice a week and she saw him every day but there was no denying that he seemed a visitor and never a member of her household . |
| 6 | Paul wanted to retch , and at the same time felt his member thrusting against his clothes ; there was no denying that he had wanted this , when all was said , for a long time . |
| 7 | It was as if he were truculently stating that he had gone as far towards her as he was prepared to go . |
| 8 | It was soon discovered that he was in fact spying for the French . |
| 9 | But it was soon settled that he would stay at home only till Ruari was better . |
| 10 | It was also arranged that he would be given accurate intelligence by radio on a regular basis . |
| 11 | It was also stated that he would have to remain in hospital for around a month , and would thus be unable to attend the special session of the Diet which was scheduled to end on Dec. 8 . |
| 12 | It was also observed that he was fairly cool with the little Hoflin girl , who seemed to be mooning miserably about the theatre with a pale face , even when she was n't needed . |
| 13 | It was also noticed that he ceased to whistle unconsciously as he walked up the aisle from the vestry . |
| 14 | It was also suggested that he was using Interior Ministry files to discredit political opponents , and thereby promote the Czechoslovakian People 's Party to which he belonged , in the lead-up to the June elections . |
| 15 | It was also objected that he wielded excessive personal power over the nation 's financial assets , for he continually asserted the Bank 's independence from the Treasury in a manner both arbitrary and overbearing , ignoring the protests of Reginald McKenna [ q.v. ] , chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 16 | It was also alleged that he amassed wealth by exploiting his high credit with the Palmyra court , accepting douceurs from citizens wanting favours . |
| 17 | It was also reported that he had the audacity to join the Special Constables , but all pretence was blown asunder when he was noticed pawning stolen articles by a fellow officer . |
| 18 | It was also known that he was a hobo in his final years , and that he had always had a keen eye for women . |
| 19 | However , the runner-up may have been an unlucky loser as it was later discovered that he had raced with a injured heel . |
| 20 | It was later written that he was ‘ … right glad to be translated from Bristol to Exeter for , while the former See was poor , the latter was better endowed and he was not withheld by any scruples from begging for promotion ’ . |
| 21 | Lieutenant Smith failed to return from one recce , and it was later learnt that he and his companion , Lance-Corporal C. Woodhouse , had capsized in heavy surf , losing their paddles . |
| 22 | It was again noted that he did not deny the wider allegation that other members of the Reagan election campaign had been involved in such a deal . |
| 23 | It was widely said that he had long resented the Shah 's great oil wealth and the independence that it gave him . |
| 24 | Whether they had taken such action with the explicit authorisation of President Gorbachev remained unclear , although it was widely agreed that he had failed to respond adequately to the loss of life that had occurred . |
| 25 | It was widely rumoured that he was adopted by the Ceauşescus in 1946 . |
| 26 | A year ago when he resigned as chairman , it was widely held that he had been pushed and that Peter Moores was about to mount another bid for the post himself . |
| 27 | Interior Minister Carlos Hurtado , had resigned on April 2 citing personal health problems , although it was widely known that he was hostile to Chamorro 's and Lacayo 's policy of co-operating with the Sandinistas . |
| 28 | At the time it was genuinely believed that he was a significant factor in the unsatisfactory World Cup performance . |
| 29 | Henry was an exacting master , possessed of so much energy that it was popularly rumoured that he could fly , so swiftly did he travel from place to place . |
| 30 | This time the wily Belgian was not on board and it was never proved that he was behind this particular incident . |