Example sentences of "[adv] that he [vb past] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only centimetres from his eyes and mouth , the hydra blurred and soaked up his voice so that he seemed to be shouting underwater . |
| 2 | Contact was made with his son , Ian , who still runs the same garage and he was very interested in the ideas put forward , so much so that he agreed to be the main sponsor for the project . |
| 3 | ‘ Only that he seemed to be in a decent position , and that he died . ’ |
| 4 | Delaney scrambled to his feet , lurching from the effects of shock and concussion , knowing only that he had to be sure ; had to see it dead . |
| 5 | But Gabriel trudged on up the ladder , knowing only that he preferred to be with Izzie and her father than alone in the chapel with these stony figures against its walls , all staring with stony eyes , and all too lonely to touch one another . |
| 6 | Only that he objected to being scrutinized in the shower . |
| 7 | My husband said once that he wanted to be dead but still to be . |
| 8 | If there is no certain indication that Offa was able to establish his authority in Kent in the aftermath of Otford , however , there is no substantial indication either that he continued to be a political presence in Kent after 765 . |
| 9 | Indeed , he took his responsibility so seriously that he had to be dissuaded from resignation . |