Example sentences of "[to-vb] that he is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He considers himself the victim of a plot , regards the asylum as Hades , and refuses to accept that he is mad . |
| 2 | He is a lovely man and it 's good to know that he is unlikely to end up punch-drunk or fighting in circus booths , as many top boxers have in the past . |
| 3 | Comparison with another related construction — that containing a subordinate clause — brings the meaning of the infinitive into clearer focus however and shows the reason for the use of to : ( 15a ) I am glad to know that he is safe . |
| 4 | In England a death is reported to the coroner if a doctor is unable to certify that he is sure that death was caused by some disease . |
| 5 | Manager 's Signature : the signature of the New OED Project Director to indicate that he is aware of the change and has agreed that it is needed . |
| 6 | It is the attempt to claim that he is strong and others are weak . |
| 7 | It is rich for the hon. Member for Dagenham to claim that he is worried about the complexity of our proposal ; that from the hon. Gentleman who suggests that there should be property valuations on four different bases and annual rolling revaluations on a banded basis — although he keeps rather quiet about it . |
| 8 | But he 's got to realize that he is ill and the more he worries the , the , the worse he 's gon na get . |
| 9 | We do not have to define him , or even believe that he is a ‘ person ’ , in order to believe that he is real . |
| 10 | I would like to believe that he is right though I notice with regret that the academic professions of social and cultural anthropology are in fact full of people who would like to objectify " man " by loading down their publications with tables of statistics . |
| 11 | There is , then , no grounds to believe that he is wilful in his disposition of his children 's affective lives [ see Landry , p. 103 ] ; indeed , his most important act is essentially to defend Terentia 's freedom . |
| 12 | Because He does not at once take wicked people out of the world , they seem to forget that He is angry with the wicked every day , and that He has said , ‘ Though hand join in hand , the wicked shall not be unpunished'' ’ |
| 13 | Now that he knows it 's himself he ca n't help noticing the slightly ridiculous and embarrassing qualities — the way the young man frowns importantly as he talks about his job , and waves his arms about when he gets stuck for words ; and the way he smiles insincerely at Howard from time to time , and looks straight into his eyes in an effort to demonstrate that he is interested in Howard as well as himself . |
| 14 | To learn that he is bisexual is enough to plunge his wife into an abyss of torment , anger , pain and fear . |
| 15 | If he fails dismally to adjust to the norm , or fights hard against it , we tend to think that he is maladjusted . |
| 16 | An experiment run by Dr Ting is not a casual affair ; to say that he is strict is , he agrees , an understatement . |
| 17 | Well they are not being granted more freely , th when a an an exemption is granted , the inspector , the inspector , who grants the exemption has got to say that he is satisfied that the health and safety of the workforce will not be jeopardized . |
| 18 | Will the Prime Minister take time this week to write to the broadcasting authorities to say that he is willing to take part in a live , televised debate between the party leaders during the next general election campaign ? |
| 19 | It is extraordinary for the hon. Gentleman to say that he is worried also about the administrative complexity of our proposal . |
| 20 | ‘ There is medical evidence to show that he is suicidal and clinically depressed , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Where the defendant does realise that he is confronted by a policeman , it is not necessary for the prosecutor to show that he is aware that the latter is acting in the execution of his duty . |
| 22 | ‘ I have come here ready to prove that he is married , and the woman who calls herself his sister is really his wife , ’ said Holmes . |