Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] he [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose that he refused his consent for corrupt motives , or in bad faith … for party-political reasons , and not in the interests of the public at large … or because he considered that the information was laid by a pressure group , of which he disapproved … |
| 2 | I do not know whether he does not understand the measure or whether he thinks that he can discredit the idea by associating it with the poll tax . |
| 3 | He does n't seem to be embarrassed by anything , except when you try to provoke him by telling him that surely he must thump his desk once in a while , or that although he says that a record company exists ‘ to guide your artists ’ most of them must hate him at some point . |
| 4 | It had also occurred to him that if he wrote that report it would be the last thing he ever did in the Army . |
| 5 | Now it was also interesting that after he forgot that two weeks ago we had his own Minister , David Hunt , crying on the steps of Brussels about the fact that the forty eight hour week had been passed by a majority vote , with only him opting out . |
| 6 | ‘ I knew very well that when he said that he meant ‘ in spite of whatever help I shall give you ’ . |
| 7 | The trouble with the right hon. Member for Guildford ( Mr. Howell ) — I say this without malice — is that when he says that he is being cheerful , he still sounds gloomy . |
| 8 | It was more of a wish than a plan , so that when he observed that all the best places for landing were growing spears instead of whinbushes these days , with Norman helmets , would you believe it , on some of the hillsides , he made a smooth withdrawal without ever getting the axes out . |
| 9 | Proust , the most admired of all novelists among academics , appears to be saying just that when he writes that ‘ only true paradises are those one has lost ’ . |
| 10 | Palmerston replied that he was glad to have the assurance of ‘ trained men of science and judgement ’ , and although he felt that Gothic might be suitable in the country , he was determined to have Italian for the present purpose . |
| 11 | His ‘ arch-opponent ’ , as he called Palmerston , was ‘ once more the autocrat of England ’ , and although he thought that Fitzroy was on his side , he was ‘ sworn to uphold Lord P 's views ’ . |
| 12 | Well , she felt in a fighting mood , and if he thought that he could make a fool of her in front of his girlfriend then he was in for a big surprise . |
| 13 | And if he handles that daunting task , Bassett is ready to offer him a Premier League future . |
| 14 | If Ewen does come back , he 'll see the tent , and if he thinks that ‘ Parsons ’ is safely out of the way , then whatever his interest is in the house , he 'll no doubt show it . |
| 15 | I have to warn Professor that there 's more than one party can play that game and if he thinks that it is sensible to run the affairs of this council on deliberate obstructionism on the basis that if you go on long enough you can wear people down then I think it 's unfortunate , it 's bad for this council bad for the people we serve , it does frankly nothing for local government and I ca n't blame central government if it loses patience So I recognise at the end of the day that erm Mr has had troubles with some of his erm er newcomers he obviously needs to re-establish some control over his group . |
| 16 | And if he feels that the French have an unfair advantage in that to them the words " whisky " and " scotch " are good selling points whereas to us they are just rather blunt or evocative in the wrong way then he can invent some totally new name . |
| 17 | Occasionally , he would tell my mother something about events at school , and if he realised that one of us had overheard it , he would say , ‘ You 're deaf ! ’ |
| 18 | And if he decided that he did n't want a divorce ? she asked herself with a small shiver . |
| 19 | you , I bet you if your John if if if he said that it 's mostly blacks ! |
| 20 | Since Poulantzas insists on an objective analysis of classes , and since he assumes that a satisfactory definition ought to characterise all classes without exception , he rejects historicism on the grounds that it has failed to escape from the problematic of individualism . |
| 21 | And while he says that he is prepared to go on doing musicals until he has one that really works , he would probably not agree with that picture of himself as fighting against the tide . |
| 22 | The need was to reconcile the ‘ ecclesiastical ’ and the ‘ congregational ’ elements , and while he insisted that ‘ Nonconformist churches must , beyond all question , be built to see and hear in ’ he had nothing good to say about the vast preaching halls , such as the Metropolitan Tabernacle , with a bit of tracery and the proportions of a barn . |
| 23 | In his early writings , published between 1850 and 1861 , Spencer echoed the opinion of the pro-feminist , J. S. Mill , in his belief that convention had stifled women 's academic achievement , and while he believed that there would be ‘ natural ’ limits on women 's achievements he saw no harm in educating them . |
| 24 | And while he accepts that a lack of funds could be a serious obstacle to change , he does not want to be ‘ mesmerised by difficulties ’ . |
| 25 | He began by explaining his mission for AEA and whether he saw that it had been accomplished . |
| 26 | It would be interesting to know whether Petrey really does hold the views I am attributing to him , and whether he thinks that speech act theories of semantics are therefore based on a fundamental error . |
| 27 | At this time the Cid was gathering strength ; and when he heard that the Moors were in the country , laying waste before them , he gathered together what force he could , and went after them ; and the Moors , when they heard this , dared not abide his coming , but began to fly . |
| 28 | He was educated in Paris , and when he heard that some Americans had been present at today 's ceremonies he expressed a wish to meet you . " |
| 29 | Her father had turned against Bunyan , and when he heard that she had ridden behind him to a meeting , he locked her out of the house for two days . |
| 30 | The mullah was very hungry and when he heard that the Emperor was providing a free iftar to anyone who came to the Red Fort he immediately tied up his donkey and went along . |