Example sentences of "that his name was " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Supposing for instance someone came and said they were Mr Unwin , you would check that his name was on the list and let him in ? ’ |
| 2 | He had told himself that his name was Michael Holly , he had set himself that challenge . |
| 3 | And Clara , who could see no elegant way of enlarging this tantalizing scrap of information , had to make do with it — she dared not ask any further , for she knew nothing about the Labour Party , nor about the elder Ash 's political views , nor about A. J. Warbley himself , beyond the fact that his name was written up in black Gothic letters over his son 's shop door . |
| 4 | They could n't decide what to call the animal , but Danny said at once that his name was ‘ Barker ’ — so that was that . |
| 5 | They said he had been taken to a nearby farmhouse where he was being given shelter for the time being , and that his name was Eric . |
| 6 | He published a number of articles on optics , petrology , and palaeontology , largely in the Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal ; and , although his many innovations did not receive the recognition they deserved , his eponymous prism ensured that his name was not forgotten . |
| 7 | She saw that his name was Pete . |
| 8 | He 'd told her that his name was Russell . |
| 9 | Inside the hall of the house in Maryon Park Gardens , a tearful , frightened little man was explaining that his name was Bill Pitkin , that he was not Terry Place , that he had never seen Terry Place nor ever heard of him . |
| 10 | Of course , they agreed , and if afterwards both of them also agreed that there was more to Sally-Anne 's story than she had cared to tell them , about both Havvie and the mysterious Dr Neil — they had noticed that his name was constantly on her lips — they did not tell her what they had guessed . |
| 11 | It was noted , however , that his name was at the head of the official announcement of the Cabinet list , immediately after that of the Prime Minister , as read on Radiodiffusion-Television du Senegal . |
| 12 | I did n't think it necessary to comment about that in my reply to that , in fact I have , I was speaking with er Mr when I saw this question down and reported it to him that his name was being used in such a way erm . |