Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [vb past] [that] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the army began getting tough with the Peking students last year , Zeng was there to act as the country 's conscience , but a week after the outbreak of violence he realised that his life was in danger and that he must leave China while he could . |
| 2 | In his sermon he said that their ‘ bestial and barbaric acts are only mirror images of IRA bombers and murderers ’ . |
| 3 | In the next issue he asserted that his criticism had " met with almost unanimous approval " . |
| 4 | When Jack had spent the night in friends ' houses after a match he realised that their mothers were not like this . |
| 5 | For his convulsing limbs , gripped within the slender yet firm framework , were not being consumed — even in his agony he understood that his substance remained unblemished . |
| 6 | Last week he said that his government had moved from its ’ extremist policies ’ and was ’ never going to construct socialism or communism in this land ’ . |
| 7 | In an address to the nation he promised that his government would seek to lower the cost of living and to stimulate employment , and would " promote a stable atmosphere for production and protect investors ' interests " . |
| 8 | With a little wave of his hand he indicated that his officials and guests should take a pace or two backward into the aisle between the adjoining rows of pillars to clear the way between the throne and the open doors , and the next moment the ranks of singers and musicians drawn up around the walls of the courtyard outside burst into a plaintive musical chant . |
| 9 | On the bus he reflected that his interview with Mrs Wilson had gone well . |
| 10 | I was silent , for I could not understand in what way he meant that my hands were ugly : I had never considered whether they were beautiful or not . |
| 11 | Rosenberg had hoped to earn a living from his portraits , but that year he learned that his lungs were weak and was advised to seek a warmer climate . |
| 12 | In fact , before the end of our patrol he heard that his application had been successful . |
| 13 | His cousin , Francis Drake , who had also been among the survivors of San Juan de Ulloa , took a more aggressive attitude to the Spanish empire ; as an uncompromising Protestant he felt that his country ought to be at war with Spain and , if it would not do this , he would fight on his own account , looking round for people prepared to invest in a private attack on the wealth of Spain . |
| 14 | In his acceptance speech he said that his goal would be to " renew , reassemble and reform " the party . |
| 15 | In the long view he thought that his father 's unbending moral conviction was important in his own life . |
| 16 | He — um — he appointed you as his special envoy , you see — gave you carte blanche as far as time was concerned ; in fact he insisted that your entire stay here from day one should be regarded as being on company business . ’ |