Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] he was the " in BNC.

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31 Of course they would for a start , I have n't done anything , all that sort of business , but he was extremely good and I think the reason that he 'd got admissions quicker than we did , was partly by virtue of the fact that he was the boss of the department .
32 It is easy to get the impression that he was the only one to suffer in this area , constantly put upon by Mrs Moore or bored by her daughter .
33 Bell is happy to cultivate the impression that he was the Svengali who transformed Thatcher 's harsh , strident public persona into something softer and more voter-friendly .
34 Then a confederate of X called on the defendants , who delivered the coats to him under the impression that he was the plaintiffs ' agent .
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