Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] [conj] he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stirling felt this inferred that he had loosely prattled at a cocktail party , whereas the gatherings referred to were private dinner parties . |
| 2 | The most obvious manifestation of this came when he remained almost immobile in the centre of the ring while Biggs picked him off with jabs from long range . |
| 3 | It used to be thought that , when Offa was styled on occasion in the charters of the period rex Anglorum , this signified that he aspired to lordship over all the Anglo-Saxons or at least to make himself the only king south of the Humber . |
| 4 | This showed that he had not only been in the Catalina that had sighted the Bismarck but was actually piloting it and had taken avoiding action when the Bismarck opened fire . |
| 5 | Joseph Robinson was aware of what was good for business but he was also a man who prided himself on his love of sport : this meant that he had a responsibility to knowledge and experience . |
| 6 | However , in its assessment of the speech , the Far Eastern Economic Review of April 2 contended that he had " studiously avoided over-commitment to either side of the communist party 's factional split between hardliners and reformists " . |
| 7 | Prime Minister Guy Razanamasy on July 30 said that he had been made aware of the imminent attempt the day before it took place and that a " foreign power " was responsible . |
| 8 | When Margaret finally foundered , some hoped that he had gone down with the ship , but here he was as buoyant as the Vicar of Bray . |
| 9 | The accused maintained that he had gone to her home to ask if she had received a letter of apology from him for his earlier crime . |
| 10 | Edward III believed that he had broken Scotland 's will to resist English domination . |
| 11 | ‘ did , without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority ’ Means that this offence is not committed if the accused believed that he had lawful authority to do it or that he would have had the owner 's consent if the owner knew of his doing it and the circumstances of it . |
| 12 | In Harvey ( 1981 ) 72 Cr App R 139 , the Court of Appeal held that whether a threat to kill , rape or maim was a proper means of reinforcing the demand was a question for the jury , as was the question whether the accused believed that he had reasonable grounds . |
| 13 | The accused claimed that he had been granted permission by a supervisor to take scrap tyres from a certain firm . |
| 14 | The accused claimed that he had produced the gun to try to hold Robert at bay and then shot him when he advanced on him with a hunting knife . |
| 15 | If it was not until later that the accused discovered that he had been overpaid it is suggested that the money no longer belongs to another because ownership of it passes on payment . |
| 16 | Sabine laughed as he started the car . |
| 17 | UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd on a visit to Turkey on April 21-22 said that he believed that Turkey should be included in the Matutes plan ( the EC 's development programme for the Mediterranean basin ) . |
| 18 | Each replied that he did not wish to see him without consulting his solicitor as the depositions had been taken and it was understood that nothing further was required other than a date to be set for the trial . |
| 19 | Col. Idriss Déby , head of state since the overthrow in December 1990 of Hissène Habré , on March 4 announced that he had appointed Jean Alingue Bawoyeu as Prime Minister . |
| 20 | The Barley Mow tends to be an instant poll of opinion on matters motor racing , and before the Spanish Grand Prix when a Mansell comeback was mooted , one regular announced that he hoped it was true because Nigel was the most exciting British driver anyone could remember . |
| 21 | They all asked whether he played for the Beatles or the Stones , and were much amused to hear he had formed his own pop group with some of his fellow junior students . |
| 22 | Surgery carried out on Sept. 11 revealed that he had prostate cancer , but when he left hospital on Sept. 16 he declared that he saw no reason to retire early . |
| 23 | When Rohan left as he did , we thought — we all assumed that he had gone to prepare your home together at Arrancay . ’ |
| 24 | World War II began before he took his degree . |
| 25 | It all started when he decided there must be more to life than selling plants and motor spares , and set off to seek his fortune in Australia with £100 in his pocket . |
| 26 | Thus , it may be desirable to draw a patient 's attention to any inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour ( e.g. a therapist pointed out to a patient that the latter insisted that he wished to tackle some problem in his home yet arranged to go out every evening with his friends ) . |
| 27 | Much sympathy went Jackman 's way as many felt that he had been humiliated ; and went also to the cricket fans of Guyana , deprived of a Test match and also , because of the weather , of any game against the tourists apart from a one-day international . |
| 28 | As Macmillan at the time was political adviser to General Alexander whose army occupied that area , many felt that he bore some responsibility . |
| 29 | Nobody had seen the prisoner for a fortnight , and we all thought that he had probably left the moor . |
| 30 | The fascination of page 11 grew as he walked home . |