Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] that he was " in BNC.
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| 1 | His breathing became more and more laboured , but I was assured that he was feeling no discomfort . |
| 2 | And I was told that he was going to die shortly , and that if I wished , the measures that they were using with the respirator could be removed at my request , because he was in a terminal stage ; it was just a matter of time , and I really felt that I could n't make that decision myself . |
| 3 | As it was close by I decided to pay Frank Dick a visit at the Board 's offices , so I ran to Francis House , but I was told that he was n't there . |
| 4 | But again I was told that he was away from the office , and a girl who said she was his secretary could give no clear indication of when he was expected back . |
| 5 | and from what I understood he was already married anyway , never , never was mentioned here , but I did hear it , whether it was true or not I 'm not say it , but I was told that he was already married and divorced to marry her , that was what I was told , no I mean I do n't know , but but I 'm damn sure that I know |
| 6 | My word but you were n't frightened of him because you were told that he was an old man and one of the road men of the road . |
| 7 | that 's another story with a an unusual ending cos I 'd have thought when you were saying that he was n't that he did n't give them the |
| 8 | With every atom of her being she was praying that he was . |
| 9 | On the one hand Mrs Singh was told that his drawing and writing were immature , that he was still drawing and writing like a very young child ; yet later she was told that he was very good with a pencil and talented at art ! |
| 10 | Whenever Shiona phoned — at the office or at his home — she was told that he was unavailable . |
| 11 | It was when she told him where she was working that he was taken aback . |
| 12 | Yeah I know but if they were saying that he was , I do n't think he was . |
| 13 | When they were told that he was still at lunch , Morton thought that Bragg would explode , but he controlled himself and settled for a middle-aged assistant . |
| 14 | ‘ He was stopped by security staff and while they were speaking to him they were informed that he was earlier spotted with a gun in the hospital 's social club , ’ said a Scotland Yard spokesman . |
| 15 | Alfred Rosmer gave an amusing but enlightening insight into Bukharin 's character and role in 1920 , and let it be recalled that he was only 32 years old in that year . |
| 16 | It is not merely that there are portraits of him at every turn , for there are almost as many of Inglis , nor could it be claimed that he was the greatest lawyer , for he had many rivals for that title even in his own generation , yet it is beyond argument that he was the most influential advocate ever to walk the floor of Parliament House . |
| 17 | Once Tim Renton let it be known that he was not seeking reappointment , David Mellor became a strong candidate , not only for his passionate interest in classical music and football . |
| 18 | It was a subject Earl Mountbatten discussed endlessly with the Queen during afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace while Prince Philip let it be known that he was growing impatient with his son 's irresponsible approach to marriage . |
| 19 | Except that it would embarrass him if it were known that he was involved with someone like her , whereas she was ashamed of herself . |
| 20 | It 's claimed that he was secretly paid commission for awarding work to three firms in Italy , Germany and Norway . |
| 21 | It is said that he was found out by one of the groups of civilian vigilantes who sprang up spontaneously on 22 December : apparently he had disguised himself in ordinary working clothes and was driving a Dacia 1300 when stopped , but suspicion was aroused when a search of his car revealed citrus fruits , like oranges and pineapples , in the boot — no ordinary Romanian had access to them . |
| 22 | It is said that he was an adventurer , one of those restless souls who led a small band of followers from the eternal peace of Avelorn to seek his fate in distant lands . |
| 23 | It is said that he was interfering with the choir girls , some of whom were betrothed . |
| 24 | It is said that he was of a delicate constitution in early life , and was accordingly placed in the care of his uncle , Mr Greener of Hallgarth , near Winlaton . |
| 25 | Mervyn Wilson gives a good service to his cricket clients and it is hoped that he was able to put his money where his mouth is and lay this price to all that wanted it to reasonable limits . |
| 26 | It is understood that he was beaten with a wooden post before he was stabbed . |
| 27 | ‘ It is astounding that he was up there for all that time in such a busy area without anyone noticing , ’ said Det Insp Martyn Evans . |
| 28 | It is assumed that he was arrested on suspicion of being an American spy . |
| 29 | No record exists of his education and it is assumed that he was privately tutored . |
| 30 | The full measure of that remark may be gauged when it is recalled that he was a senior member of the University Senate and a Fellow of Peterhouse , Cambridge . |