Example sentences of "[adj] that he [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was clear that he judged marriage — at least partly — as an additional burden in an already busy life : ‘ It is the most difficult thing , I think , trying to work out how you can have a family life as well as all the public demands that there are .
2 But despite these comforts and the fact that he was fully accepted by the Russians as a patriot , it seems doubtful that he found life very rewarding .
3 2 That he hated democracy .
4 Very odd that he sold Kerslake eh ?
5 Surely he presented no physical threat to anyone , but it was possible that he had knowledge that was threatening .
6 But Mr Bellford works very hard , and it is possible that he has amnesia .
7 It is very striking that he changed style immediately he changed wife .
8 7 That he shot wild-life in the desert .
9 Hearing these words and seeing the speaker ride boldly toward him , the tiger was so alarmed that he turned tail and bolted into the forest .
10 Sometimes I found the odd social worker somewhat racist or maybe so ignorant that he appeared racist .
11 counsel accepting an unseen brief at short notice is guilty of improper conduct as it was improbable that he had time to grasp properly the issues involved .
12 Any contestant who , in the referee 's opinion , becomes so over-excited that he loses self control may be disqualified from the entire tournament .
13 He had learned some very important new facts , and it was now even more imperative that he make contact with Vologsky while the chance presented itself .
14 He was described by one of his students as being ‘ a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely ’ .
15 He was fully aware of this limitation and it is likely that he got assistance from Lishman and Richardson with this aspect of his work .
16 The teacher who finds , for instance , that a child has difficulty in including himself in a ‘ family count up ’ , may make sure that he has opportunity for counting the members of many different groups of which he is a part , on other occasions .
17 The Profitboss makes sure that he finds time for them all , never espousing twelve-hour working days as a routine .
18 His misery was so great that he wanted revenge therefore Victor 's family were his victims .
19 In most cases , the buyer thus prefers to include such a right expressly , which he can then invoke at his discretion in situations where the defects in the initial delivery of goods are so severe that he loses confidence in the ability of the seller to perform properly under the contract at all .
20 For instance when in c.438 ( p. 89 ) Phormio made an alliance with the Akarnanians in north-west Greece ( Thuc. ii.68 ) it is inconceivable that he awaited approval from Athens .
21 1 That he hated humanity .
22 I think it also probable that he had power to enjoy by virtue of paras ( a ) , ( b ) and ( c ) ( now s742(2) ( a ) , ( b ) and ( c ) ) .
23 The Turkish leader General Gursel told journalists in 1961 that he favoured neutrality but because of Turkey 's geographical position it could not remain neutral .
24 The English socialist William Morris was so appalled that he published News from Nowhere as a riposte to Bellamy .
25 I think an MP is there to respond to correspondence , and I 'm very surprised that he takes issue with one of our officers because she does n't happen to be the Chief Officer , and I 'm very sad about that .
26 Others may be surprised that he found time to work on a feature while promoting a top ten hit in ‘ Groovy Train ’ .
27 It is significant that he studied Italian at Cambridge under Agostino Isola .
28 He had been amazed when Sutton rang to say he had become editor , especially as the British Telecom line had been so bad that he had misheard and thought Sutton had taken over at Today .
29 Kimberley and Killion made mock-attacks while Lambert dived through the intense machine-gun fire and a screen of flak so dense that he lost sight of his target .
30 First , it is sufficient that he obtains possession with the seller 's consent and it is immaterial whether that consent is later withdrawn .
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