Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] that he had " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dorian began to understand things about himself that he had never understood before . |
| 2 | He wrote of himself that he had a ‘ heart full of blood & quick of impression ’ , was ‘ hasty of determination ’ , and ‘ leaky of secrets ’ . |
| 3 | He could organize the final output of everything that he had thought , right from the beginning through to end . |
| 4 | He could organise the final output of everything that he had thought right from beginning through to end . |
| 5 | ‘ Now , Taggy , you know well it is because of her that he had nothing . |
| 6 | She said of him that he had real taste with the produce and was a willing lad all round . |
| 7 | Oliver wondered how long that would take , and remained silent all the way back to the shop , thinking about everything that he had seen and heard . |
| 8 | Fraser McLuskey kindly confirmed my belief that Leslie had indeed been in ‘ A ’ Squadron — it was with them that the Padre had dropped into France , and with them that he had carried out his ministry deep behind enemy lines . |
| 9 | Wyn smiled , perhaps remembering those tales himself , or some connection with them that he had witnessed in the wood . |
| 10 | What had been lacking in her that he had found in Henrietta ? |
| 11 | He could feel the tension like a coil in him ; could feel responses waking in him that he had n't felt since … well , since they 'd tried to reconstruct him . |
| 12 | Or : ‘ The swift blinking of his eyes and the trembling of his sensitive hands … aroused feelings in him that he had not ever owned up to even to himself ’ ? |
| 13 | The appalling realisation burst upon him that he had failed . |
| 14 | Was it because everything that had been precious to him had been torn from him that he had to find someone to blame for his losses , someone to take advantage of , someone from whom he could derive consolation ? |
| 15 | The doctor , when he had first seen her , had awakened a creature deep within him that he had thought would sleep for ever — until the day he died . |
| 16 | It suddenly occurred to them that he had not moved a muscle since they came in . |
| 17 | One 911 owner once remarked to me that he had n't been terribly impressed by his car until he took it on a racetrack . |
| 18 | Later he confessed to me that he had been feeling a certain unease in the region of the colon ; when I asked him why on earth he had n't told me , he answered , ‘ I 'd never discuss my plumbing with ladies ! ’ |
| 19 | ‘ His wife , ’ Theodora said hesitantly , ‘ Mrs Gray , did suggest to me that he had a problem . ’ |
| 20 | Some months later it dawned on me that he had put his hands on my head and what this implied ! |
| 21 | It was as if he said to himself that he had enough to worry about without that . |
| 22 | Maybe he had proved to himself that he had recovered his nerve but he had had to hold on very tight at that moment when she had broken . |
| 23 | On their way to Estoril in the private jet Kate was forced to admit to herself that he had won the first round . |
| 24 | It seemed to him that he had intercepted some secret communication between them . |
| 25 | It occurred to him that he had not worn his best clothes for many weeks ; not since that confusing afternoon when some of Buddie 's friends had rushed through the house carrying boxes , cases and sacks that must not be discovered when the police came to search the place . |
| 26 | It was always important to him that he had a voice and it was difficult to work with him , ’ says Gregory . |
| 27 | Her first reaction to her baby 's birth had been to cable to him that he had a son . |
| 28 | It seemed to him that he had come so far in discovering so much about his problem but was unable to bring about any substantial change . |
| 29 | It occurred to him that he had reached the age when a man looks forward to his pleasures less keenly than in youth but is disproportionately aggrieved when his plans are upset . |
| 30 | She was so near to him that he had to close his eyes . |