Example sentences of "[vb past] [that] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to explain this Marslen-Wilson proposed that his subjects were first identifying each word they heard and then searching their phonological representations of that word for the presence of a /t/ . |
| 2 | A fresh , if unpromising , avenue of negotiation was opened on April 7 when the Prime Minister of Thailand , Chatichai Choonhaven , proposed that his Japanese counterpart , Toshiki Kaifu , host a meeting in Tokyo between Sihanouk and Hun Sen . |
| 3 | ‘ He was screaming at me , ‘ Get outta here , my son 's in Vietnam ’ and then the local sheriff came in and he shouted that his son was in Vietnam and why was n't I in Vietnam ? |
| 4 | Despite this , he promised that his government would neither challenge press freedom nor take over the privately owned Times of Zambia . |
| 5 | There was a momentary crisis when the telex failed , and he was cut off from London , but two Tongan soldiers arrived on his doorstep in the middle of the storm , saluted smartly , acknowledged they realized his predicament and promised that his links with the outside world would be restored ‘ as a matter of the utmost priority ’ . |
| 6 | I promised that his further education would be no burden to them , and that after the war , I would see to it that he received a free college education , which should not be denied him , but all I got was ‘ You take ‘ im , Mr Burton , you take ‘ im . ’ |
| 7 | Bill Clinton 's aides promised that his next 100 days would be characterised by discipline , a sharper focus and more trips outside Washington . |
| 8 | 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 " . |
| 9 | He promised that his new government would issue an economic statement early in 1992 . |
| 10 | Liberal leader and Premier-elect Ray Groom promised that his new government 's first priority would be to combat unemployment within the state . |
| 11 | FOOTBALL : David Platt has pushed transfer talk to the back of his mind and promised that his only concern is helping Bari to avoid the disaster of relegation . |
| 12 | To frequent applause , Mr Clinton promised that his wife , Hillary , would help him tackle a ‘ health care crisis ’ in the US . |
| 13 | At yesterday 's opening of the first multi-party parliament in 26 years , the president said that the management of the country was the responsibility of Kenyans and no-one else , and promised that his government would present its own economic strategy . |
| 14 | He may remember that at about this time last year we published a series of figures which demonstrated that his predictions were wrong . |
| 15 | It has probably never entered his entered that his Test career could be over . |
| 16 | A training manager of London & Norwich Investment Services Ltd quipped that his firm might advertise in these terms : " Apply to Mr RazorReady , Grab , Fuck It and Run Ltd , Box no … " |
| 17 | In negotiations with the Iranians , however , North maintained that his enthusiasm for war had no place . |
| 18 | But Miss Hemse maintained that his psycho-kinetic powers had bent her contraceptive device while she and her fiancé were making love as they watched him on television . |
| 19 | Throughout 1815 Miloš maintained that his quarrel was with the oppressive regime of Süleiman Pasha and not with the sultan . |
| 20 | He had survived for only three days at Craigtoun Maternity Hospital , St Andrews , and the parents maintained that his death resulted from damage done by forceps before the birth . |
| 21 | When the records came in his father joked that his son was trying to put him out of business . |
| 22 | A fellow staffer of the time joked that his methods were ‘ street corner based ’ . |
| 23 | But the Ambassador of the DRA to the Soviet Union , Habib Mangal , in reply to questions on the EEC initiative on 1 July underlined that his government did not accept ‘ any policy , any manœuvres , any political subterfuges aimed at making the problem of Afghanistan international ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ Indeed I have , mon ami , ’ said Auguste crossly , still mortified that his entrée should be selected , ‘ and I tell you this : it does not make sense . |
| 25 | Always out for a laugh , I mentioned that his volumes of ‘ free verse ’ were costing me up to $2. per copy , and he promised to send me his next book . |
| 26 | Nigel mentioned that his father had been a teacher in Zambia , and then adopting a humorous intonation , as if to cover himself , he added that some ‘ of these chappies were none too bright ’ . |
| 27 | On his way back to the West Indies , Mr Mason stopped in Madeira and stayed with Mr Eyre , who mentioned that his niece was going to marry a Mr Rochester . ’ |
| 28 | Rangers manager Gerry Francis , disappointed that his side failed to capitalise on their outstanding first half display conceded : ‘ Barnes was the difference , not just by the way he played , but more by his sheer presence . ’ |
| 29 | It had been Campion Price , her father , who , disappointed that his firstborn had not been the male he 'd intended naming after his own father , had insisted she bore the feminine version of that name — Georgina . |
| 30 | His tale was verified by another member of the party Hawick 's B international hooker Jim Hay , who recounted that his fellow Teri , Jim Renwick , had been so intent on chasing and tackling the electrifyingly quick Eric Rush that he had failed to notice a helicopter land on the pitch and it was only when they felt the down-draft from the rotor blades that they put on the anchors . |