Example sentences of "[conj] he [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although he indicated that there would be help for those on low incomes , doubt was sown by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury , Michael Portillo , in the Commons on Wednesday and the indication was that compensation would be confined to benefits being upgraded in line with inflation . |
| 32 | Harvey said later that he thought the decision had been harsh and added that there had been no warning given about time-wasting before the game , although he accepted that Tyson could have mentioned it to the players during the match , a fact confirmed by the referee as he left the ground . |
| 33 | Two years later the Union President , J. G. Greenhough , called up the old world to attack the new : he expounded traditional Calvinism with its high doctrine of church order although he accepted that it had ‘ little favour ’ in 1895 . |
| 34 | Mr. Mahmoud thought they were worth something like £60,000 , although he admitted that to realise that sum would require careful and skilled marketing . |
| 35 | Sir John condemned large advances for authors as ‘ sheer folly ’ ( although he admitted that while they were still common practice he was more than happy to receive one ) , and wondered whether as more publishers ‘ linked into bookshops ’ EPOS systems via EDI there would still be a long-term need for wholesalers ’ . |
| 36 | But Christian soon made it clear that his plans had nothing to do with the fire at the manor , although he admitted that Tom being placed in charge of the manor farm did affect what he had in mind . |
| 37 | Sick also suggested that several people claimed to have seen Bush at the Paris meeting , although he admitted that he was not yet convinced of the veracity of this aspect of the affair . |
| 38 | Although he admitted that the issue is ‘ far from the most pressing matter facing the nation ’ , its inclusion in the campaign speech appeared to be designed to draw public attention away from Australia 's economic problems . |
| 39 | Although he feels that the view from the dining-room of the new house will be relatively unimportant , he takes great pains to render it interesting , if not allegoric ( Fig. 24 ) . |
| 40 | Although he concedes that this kind of research is sometimes necessary , he deplores the tendency to regard it as the norm . |
| 41 | Stewart 's view of the plate tectonic upheaval ( ) has a Kuhnian perspective , although he concedes that the pre-revolutionary period was characterised by multiple , discipline-based paradigms . |
| 42 | He did say that he disagreed with the choice of John Hill 's ‘ Karen ’ for first prize in the PORTRAIT section , he reckoned that it was quite ordinary and not up to John Hill 's normally high standard , although he said that John Hill 's first and second prizes in the ARCHITECTURAL/BUILDINGS/RECORD were very well deserved and entirely right . |
| 43 | We had none of those commitments from the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East , although he said that education and training would be key priorities . |
| 44 | He does n't think that women should be allowed so much freedom of movement , although he understands that this is regrettably the custom , to this day , among white women . ’ |
| 45 | Although he knew that they could not reach beyond the full extension of their chains , Frankie was never fully convinced that he was safe from them . |
| 46 | He slammed a fist up at her as if the force of his gesture could throw her the last five feet , and screamed at her although he knew that she could n't hear . |
| 47 | She did n't pick up the name Berowne although he knew that it was safely stowed in her mind . |
| 48 | Perhaps to keep herself in countenance she opened her notebook although he knew that she would not refer to it . |
| 49 | Yeltsin said that he had promised to go with them , although he knew that the Russian Supreme Soviet would not allow him to do so . |
| 50 | His ‘ arch-opponent ’ , as he called Palmerston , was ‘ once more the autocrat of England ’ , and although he thought that Fitzroy was on his side , he was ‘ sworn to uphold Lord P 's views ’ . |
| 51 | ‘ He also said the factory included many novel and revolutionary schemes not operational in any other part of the world , although he stressed that all equipment had been tried out elsewhere ’ . |
| 52 | Although he stressed that Sotheby 's had ceased their practice of guaranteeing items in January 1989 Mr Ainslie conceded that the company still owned works of art as a result of this policy . |
| 53 | The following day , before the final results were declared , Madani demanded the dissolution of the National Assembly after his party 's surprise victory , although he stressed that he was not calling for the replacement of President Chadli Bendjedid , whose third five-year term would not expire until 1993 . |
| 54 | Acknowledging that the new government faced enormous problems in reconstructing the debt-ridden economy , Chiluba warned that subsidies on cornmeal would be removed , although he stressed that measures would be taken to ensure that people could afford this staple food . |
| 55 | A new Cabinet of " national unity " had been named in advance of Gaviria 's inauguration , although he emphasised that he was not seeking to form a coalition government . |
| 56 | In Claude Berri 's latest film , ‘ Uranus ’ , he knocks back a whole bottle of wine without pausing for breath ; although he insists that it was merely coloured water , his fans believe otherwise . |
| 57 | Dr Mike Mosson , director personnel at the Royal Bank , says the bank has a policy of ‘ positive assistance ’ and ‘ positive encouragement ’ towards women , although he insists that it falls short of positive discrimination . |
| 58 | Although he announced that there would be ‘ no election results while we 're here ’ , it did not stop much speculation over both the opera and the election . |
| 59 | Although he protests that it is not his job to pass moral judgements on anyone , he does draw the line at advertising some occult products such as polished pebbles , or some cults such as the Moonies . |
| 60 | Although he maintains that every monad is distinguished from every other in virtue of the attributes it has , he nevertheless refuses to regard monads as mere agglomerations ' of attributes — or what might be more appropriately described as groups or " bundles " of qualities , without a " substratum " . |