Example sentences of "[vb infin] that he [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , he did know that he nearly died at the time of his peritonitis operation , and so it was easy to convince him that it would take quite a time before he was really strong again . |
| 2 | If Cnut was primarily responsible for the expulsion it would show that he sometimes dealt in a fairly high-handed manner with ecclesiastics who incurred his displeasure . |
| 3 | These may show that he occasionally worked as a wall-painter , or at least supplied designs for wall-paintings . |
| 4 | ‘ When I went to old Abuelo Freitas , Maria told me that you sometimes worried too much about him — that you did n't understand that he only wanted to be left alone . |
| 5 | It may be that some of our roles conflict ( e.g. parental responsibilities might conflict with commitments at work ) or different groups might impose conflicting expectations in relation to one particular role ( e.g. in a man 's role as shop steward the managers might expect him to calm disputes while his work-mates might demand that he never compromise with the bosses ) . |
| 6 | While ( 9 ) does imply that he actually swam across the lake on several occasions , all that it in fact expresses is the past existence of the ability to swim , so that swimming is thought of as a potential event and not as an actualization . |
| 7 | A defendant may state that he honestly thought at the time that the girl was above 16 and that he never thought to enquire , or that the girl was dressed up and wearing make-up . |