Example sentences of "[vb infin] that he [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last few months he had consciously ingratiated himself with Joe , flattered him , let Joe think that he was grateful to him for giving him the breaker 's job . |
| 2 | We may think that he was over-confident about his degree of insight into the divine nature , but it was a capital discovery all the same . ) |
| 3 | How could he let her think that he was one of them ? |
| 4 | From his diaries it would appear that he was interested in trying his hand at oil-painting . |
| 5 | This kind of timidity always made me feel that he was incapable of any violence . |
| 6 | We , if you comes and gives evidence against us , then we can either show that he 's incorrect in a substantive way , or we can attack his credibility . |
| 7 | I did not believe that he was likely to be one of my examiners in Finals , and this turned out to be true . |
| 8 | I could see that he was pleased with himself , and yet I could n't dislike him any more than I liked him . |
| 9 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 10 | She could see that he was frightened of her . |
| 11 | I could see that he was sceptical of our diplomatic capacity to do so ; and when , later , Chamberlain despatched a female relation to ‘ negotiate ’ with Mussolini , it became clear that his misgivings were justified . |
| 12 | His connection with Boso may suggest that he was one of the magnates of Childebert who was involved in bringing Gundovald to Gaul . |
| 13 | If she did discover that he was involved in some shady dealing , then could she honestly trust herself to stick to her principles ? |
| 14 | This morning , Richardson decided I still did not appreciate that he was serious about the money . |
| 15 | A horse may indicate that he is annoyed with his owner simply by turning his back on him ( like people who dislike each other ) ; or a horse may lick its lips if it is nervous , like an anxious contestant on a television quiz show ! |
| 16 | At the beginning of his tale , Mr Hingston points out that negligence over personal finance does not mean that he is unfitted to be Institute Treasurer . |
| 17 | He did n't add that he was responsible for much of the terrorist acts , and that he would ensure they continued . |
| 18 | I should say that he was good for at least another five years of hard work and although there are various rumours about his suffering from some obscure disease which makes his hand extremely shaky , I have had it on the quiet from his medical adviser that he is sound as a bell . |
| 19 | In this way he can re-experience the feeling of succeeding and may accept that he is capable of that feeling and of having achieved something by his own efforts . |
| 20 | A private motorist who ‘ clocks ’ his car before selling it to a car dealer , may well find that he is guilty under section 23 , since it may well be his act which causes the car dealer to commit an offence under section 1 , Olgiersson v. Kitching ( 1986 D.C. ) . |