Example sentences of "[adj] [that] he [verb] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most notable absentee , of course , was former captain Vivian Richards , who had made it clear that he wished to end his career in the World Cup where , in the previous four tournaments , he was the only batsman to exceed a career total of 1000 runs . |
| 2 | ‘ In any case , it is clear that he had made his mind up . |
| 3 | Jonadab had made it clear that he had done his son-in-law a favour in allowing him to jump the queue and buy four of his grey shirehorses and now Stephen had to screw up his courage and confess that one was dead . |
| 4 | The National Party leader , Charles Blunt , also resigned in the aftermath of the election defeat , announcing his decision on April 6 when it became clear that he had lost his seat in the federal parliament . |
| 5 | It was immediately clear that he had put his foot in it . |
| 6 | He had to make it clear that he had learnt his lesson on tariff reform , and to do this in a way as compatible as possible with the dignity of an ex-Prime Minister . |
| 7 | Even if Steen had ever had such intentions , the events of the last week made it clear that he had changed his mind . |
| 8 | To risk his job — and Sir Daniel had made it very clear that he did risk it — was a courageous thing to do when you considered how few editors ' chairs there were on the Street . |
| 9 | A Free French administration was installed in Beirut and General de Gaulle quickly made it clear that he intended to keep his forces in Lebanon however much independence the country thought it had been given . |
| 10 | It was just possible that he 'd discovered something about Puddephat . |
| 11 | Surely it was n't possible that he had tracked them down ? |
| 12 | He was sorry that he had criticized her to himself , for hiding in the kitchen , for not being attractive . |
| 13 | It seemed improper somehow that someone like Tulagai , his motives suspect , should mock Siban , who had served the Khanate so well , and Alexei thought that he was sorry that he had goaded him into leaving . |
| 14 | Just for a moment she let her hand linger on his sleeve , then slowly withdrew it , wondering if she was glad or sorry that he had given her such an insight into what made him the man he was today . |
| 15 | He brushed at the cover , sorry that he had treated it so roughly . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sorry that he has seen you , ’ I said . |
| 17 | He took it to the shop counter , then told the sales assistant that he had changed his mind and wanted lager . |
| 18 | Later she told him that she was surprised he 'd found the place , grateful that he 'd taken her . |
| 19 | Madam Deputy Speaker : As the hon. Gentleman knows , the hon. Member for Linlithgow ( Mr. Dalyell ) raised a point of order on that matter a few moments ago — but as the hon. Member for Falkirk , East represents the constituency concerned , it is understandable that he wants to raise it again , and in a most helpful manner . |
| 20 | All she could see of him from this angle was that he was a very large man , broad as well as tall — so tall that he had to bend his head over his task . |
| 21 | A regular in wellington boots plastered with cow dung ordered a pint , took off his overcoat and hung it up , unaware that he 'd lost his trousers somewhere en route . |
| 22 | She hesitated , sadly , desperately anxious to accept , absurdly delighted that he had asked her , that he had so coolly bothered to cross the room to ask her , and yet at the same time horrified by the thought of displaying herself , by the thought of dragging her hideous dress from its hole-in-the-corner obscurity , by the thought of dancing at all , for she did not know how to dance . |
| 23 | He was glad that he had held her hand . |
| 24 | I am glad that he did answer it , as I wanted to ask him this : has he learnt any lessons from the report , particularly those related to ability streaming ? |
| 25 | They said that , in the narrow passageway , a corridor whose opposite walls I can touch comfortably with two hands , I had picked up an aluminium chair , ripped it in half , swung it around and hit a policeman with it so hard that he had to shield his head . |
| 26 | ‘ He is a very great artist , ’ he told Lunia Czechowska , ‘ it is disgraceful that he has to sell his work on the café terraces . ’ |
| 27 | Robert Maxwell reassured shareholders and the world at large that he had turned his giant mind to the greenhouse effect . |
| 28 | It was obvious that he had forgotten who the man was . |
| 29 | Tzann was sure that he had made his point . |
| 30 | For a moment he thought that a sprinkling of light fell wherever Fael-Inis walked , but as it touched the floor it vanished , and he could not be sure that he had seen it at all . |