Example sentences of "his [noun] [be] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | His excuse was that he had been praying . |
| 32 | His excuse was that he 'd been ‘ exploring his sexuality ’ . |
| 33 | The difference between the RAF 's dubious agility display at Crufts and this motley rogue 's lumbering up and down the rungs with a portable phone in his mouth is that Henry is a natural — he loves it . |
| 34 | One of Wilkinson 's conclusions from his study was that there is enormous variation in the forms of work organisation possible with new technology . |
| 35 | However , the upshot of his research is that differences in motor skills do exist between black and white kids . |
| 36 | His recommendation was that a commanding officer be appointed with an administrative staff . |
| 37 | His recommendation was that L Detachment , the SBS and 1 Special Service Regiment should all come under one commander . |
| 38 | The more important reason for his elevation is that Mr Major thinks he must reassure the right that he has not gone soft . |
| 39 | The theme of his unhappiness was that ‘ I ca n't have continuity , and I need continuity for my work ’ . |
| 40 | His fear is that he will be tortured to extract information about his brother . |
| 41 | He no longer fears ridicule or criticism ; instead , his fear is that people will not act swiftly enough , that human nature has locked itself into a process of acquisitiveness and materialism , and that three hundred years of our industrial society have alienated people from the aesthetic values mankind once possessed . |
| 42 | His submission was that where the words of a statute were ambiguous or obscure or were capable of giving rise to an absurd conclusion it should be legitimate to look at the Parliamentary history , including the debates in Parliament , for the purpose of identifying the intention of Parliament in using the words it did use . |
| 43 | His pleasure was that England went on to their first home victory against the West Indies since 1969 . |
| 44 | His pleasure was that England went on to their first home victory against the West Indies since 1969 . |
| 45 | But her value in his eyes was that she was his son 's future bride , through whom he would control Scotland ; he did not envisage her doing so herself as an individual monarch , and the secret agreements she made just before her marriage show how far she agreed with him . |
| 46 | I think he was n't much of a horseman , perhaps had n't been in the regiment very long ; and the great achievement in his eyes was that he had managed to do that long and difficult gallop without falling off . |
| 47 | Perhaps the most telling aspect of his rule is that within a generation of his death , he was as much the subject of legend as of factual history . |
| 48 | His reply is that we have no idea of material substance because matter is an impossibility and could not exist ; whereas , though we can have no sensory idea of spiritual substance , minds are not an impossibility and could exist . |
| 49 | Julian is asked whether this is a condition ; his reply is that the freedom is unconditional . |
| 50 | When it is suggested to him that it may be necessary and unavoidable to kill those who oppress mankind in the same way as it is necessary and unavoidable to hill a homicidal lunatic who threatens society , his reply is that no man is so evil as to be beyond redemption , and no man so perfect as to be justified in killing these whom he considers to be evil . |
| 51 | Briefly , his reply is that the key to the individuative power of spatial positions lies in the fact there there is only one all-embracing space , of which particular spaces , or places , are constituent parts ( so that every place is almost by definition unique ) . |
| 52 | The architects asked Hall about judges , and his reply was that he intended to hold a public exhibition of the designs before deciding whom to appoint . |
| 53 | His reply was that he often did but not usually soon enough . ) |
| 54 | ‘ When I told him , his reply was that he thought I had liked going there , and he burst out with , ‘ Thank goodness you told me . |
| 55 | The first news of his condition was that he was winded , bruised and in shock , but likely to be passed fit to race today . |
| 56 | The popular explanation of his condition was that his mother , in late pregnancy , had been knocked over by a runaway circus elephant , and the shock had imprinted itself on the unborn child . |
| 57 | Helios was thought to see and know everything , and he was often invoked in blessings ; his fault was that he could not keep a secret . |
| 58 | His reasoning was that GHQ could not deal with such a large number of small units . |
| 59 | His reasoning was that the first field was inadequate for operating with the additional load . |
| 60 | His reasoning was that Seoul , the venue , would be too cold in November , even though this is the regular season of the South Koreans . |