Example sentences of "[noun] that [pers pn] [vb base] he " in BNC.
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1 | An Amex gold card that I suspect he ca n't use . |
2 | As I entered the committee room from the standard uncarpeted passage , I was given a friendly and businesslike handshake by the chairman , Lord Franks , who had courteously got out of his chair to greet his witness — an unfailing politeness that I gather he extended to every other witness . |
3 | I can only take it that he was n't that concerned , that perhaps the Chief Constable does n't share Mr 's concerns , and is perhaps happy that he has received the generous funding that we state he has . |
4 | about the little boy that they think he 's dead |
5 | If at the end of the day once we have gone through the goo the good housekeena keeping exercise and he has been put into an M S three post that you think he is not capable of , then you 've got two options . |
6 | ‘ I will inform Inspector Rose that you fear he and his department are as corrupt as that of Chief Inspectors Clarke , Druscovich and Palmer . ’ |
7 | Choose a particular chore that you know he hates doing , such as mowing the lawn , weeding the garden or putting the dustbin out , and offer to do it yourself . |
8 | Bill Saltman is a fantastic character — the kind of quirky , tiresome man who actually gets extraordinary things done ; the kind of man who is so implausible as the director of the New Jerusalem that you feel he really might just possibly bring it off . |
9 | If your father has a favourite hobby , gather together a few well-chosen gifts that you know he will like and wrap them in a presentation basket . |
10 | ‘ Except for one or two episodes that I suppose he could n't miss , just to try , there was never a chance . |
11 | The Playboys , written by Shane Connaughton who scripted My Left Foot , is a slow-burner but worth the wait as Finney 's emotions are fanned to such a fervour that we suspect he is going to do something regrettable . |
12 | I look forward to hearing from the hon. Gentleman how he will deal with the complaints that I expect he will receive from his constituents , when he has to explain to those employed at Guy 's hospital why the Labour party 's policies would deny that hospital the opportunity to increase staff pay by £6 a week . |