Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] that he [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lindsay , who said that he had no idea he would be offered the job , pledged his support to Reilly , saying that he was ‘ firmly behind the decision to ask Malcolm to continue as he is obviously the best man for the job ’ . |
| 2 | Lindsay , who said that he had no idea he would be offered the job , pledged his support to Reilly , saying that he was ‘ firmly behind the decision to ask Malcolm to continue as he is obviously the best man for the job ’ . |
| 3 | I have formally to decline such offers and shame on the correspondent who said that he had a pair of longjohns that flashed as he took them off and I was welcome to observe the spectacle at any time . |
| 4 | An example of this was given by one of the sample group who said that he had a recurring dream , or nightmare , which climaxed ‘ the moment the pink of the Diconal mixed with the red of the blood in the syringe ’ . |
| 5 | About to emigrate to Australia , he happened to meet at King 's Cross Station , London , Thomas Constable [ q.v. ] , the queen 's printer in Edinburgh , a fellow Edinburgh Academical , and an elder of Pilrig Free kirk , who suggested that he try a spell in the printing trade . |