Example sentences of "that he [adv] [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But also added that he easily became impatient with any intellect inferior to his own . |
| 2 | His ‘ ardour … for his books of chivalry ’ ( OMF iii 5 ) is described in Cervantes ' first chapter : ‘ so great was his curiosity and infatuation in this regard that he even sold many acres of tillable land in order to be able to buy and read the books that he loved , and he would carry home with him as many of them as he could obtain . ’ |
| 3 | It almost goes without saying that he also had fine , Beatle-cropped brown hair and affected a close-clipped beard with the dense consistency of fur . |
| 4 | The fact that he also became unwell after meeting strangers emphasizes the partly nervous origin of his condition : it suggests a peculiar mixture of shyness and aversion , the misanthropy of a nervous man . |
| 5 | In a statement on Feb. 14 Honecker admitted his " political responsibility " for the " falsification of the election return of May 7 , 1989 " and on Feb. 20 Krenz conceded that he also shared political responsibility in his position as chair of the central electoral commission . |
| 6 | His whole life was bound up in this relationship , despite the fact that the fief he received was not large , and that he also possessed allodial lands . |
| 7 | The mortifying thought occurred to her that he was playing games , that he somehow had telepathic powers and could read every angry , frightened , confused , cowardly thought scurrying through her brain … |
| 8 | One friend told me that he regularly got 35 m.p.g. from a petrol-engined Land Rover . ) |
| 9 | Although his brother later made the excuse that it was too hot that day , late November , it seems far more likely that he simply got drunk . |
| 10 | After the trial police revealed that he probably abused 100 other women . |
| 11 | To have asked him to be a godfather had crossed my mind ; but I knew that he already held this office in plurality . |
| 12 | On the other hand , it was obvious from the shadows like sooty thumbprints beneath his eyes and the tension around his mouth that he desperately needed some sleep . |
| 13 | He was so ample that he completely filled one side of the table , and a heavenly smile suffused his round pink face as he said : ‘ My favourite of all the wines is — rose petal . ’ |
| 14 | Although the main thing was that he now had clear proof that she was alive , he could see a lot more work ahead before he found her , if he ever found her . |
| 15 | Franco , previously associated with nationalist ideas at odds with the free-market neo-liberal views of Collor , stated that he now accepted economic liberalization in principle . |
| 16 | He describes this period of work as one of , of terrible strain , it was also a period in which he was personally very unhappy , and I get the impression that he really did use the best of his mind on this problem , and that for the rest of his life he found it difficult to press his thinking home with the kind of ruthlessness that many of the problems that he then assumed required . |
| 17 | He used to try and learn other players ' licks from the radio and this process was hampered by the fact that he only had one pass in which to do so . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm not sure whether I should be flattered or otherwise , ’ her host drawled , and she decided on the spot that she hated men with sophisticated wit — was he saying that he took it as a compliment , or not , that he only got one mention at lunchtime ? |
| 19 | P C as he then was , P M as he now is gave evidence that he only shouted armed police once . |
| 20 | Concerning videotapes , the Head of Department said that he only held two which were shared with another department ( i.e. were constantly reused ) and that he could not afford to build up a library of them . |
| 21 | It is evident from this and other comments , several describing treachery , that he often thought little of the English resistance , and on at least one occasion he did it injustice , saying under 1001 that an immense levy from Somerset and Devon met the raiders at Pinhoe , but fled immediately battle was joined , whereas an independent entry in the A text reports that the English fought with such forces as they could gather , which gives a rather different impression . |
| 22 | He could not be bothered to read anything longer than a single sheet of paper , and even that with great difficulty , and got so bored when any detail was explained to him that he often fell asleep . |
| 23 | Now you may argue that he always had equal right provided he did not indulge in anal intercourse and I would agree with you . |
| 24 | Leonard 's mind was such that he always had several ironies in his fire at any one time , even when he was seeking to demythologise some of them ! |
| 25 | His mother had encouraged it , over-indulged him and assured him that he always came first . |
| 26 | He tossed the book aside and swung his legs off the bed , reaching underneath for the flashlight that he always kept handy . |
| 27 | Still , he could not be quite sure that he always did that with his bread . |
| 28 | He was also a vegetarian , although the story goes that Chapman persuaded him to eat steaks after hearing that he sometimes felt faint when heading a ball . |
| 29 | I know that he recently considered this matter at a meeting with the northern TECs , but will he further consider the plight of some regions where costs are slightly higher than in , say , the south-east ? |
| 30 | He said that he had known all the local eunuchs since his childhood , and that he still made all their jewellery . |