Example sentences of "[that] he had [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a symbolic embarrassment to have man in a graveyard outside a church , not getting any sanctuary , especially when you consider not only that background you 've mentioned , Jesus himself actually said that he had nowhere to lay his head . |
| 2 | During the trial seven other women revealed that he had also assaulted them and afterwards a senior detective said that Courtney could have abused 100 women . |
| 3 | When I said that I had read it , the hon. Gentleman said that he had also read it . |
| 4 | When I heard recently on the radio that he had been arrested in Tasmania the wild fancy occurred that someone had forgotten to de-miniaturise him and that he had finally worked his way through to Australia . |
| 5 | The UUUC coalition informed each of the 8 Official Unionist members from the dissolved parliament that he had either to align himself with it or fight for his seat . |
| 6 | He realized that he had just murmured something under his breath . |
| 7 | If you read my brief interview with Yngwie , back in April , you will recall that he had just released his tenth album ‘ Fire and Ice ’ and was touring the world to promote it . |
| 8 | Tommaso said , quickly , that he could not stay , that he had just had something to drink , anyway , in town . |
| 9 | She had spoken so softly that she was surprised that he had even heard her . |
| 10 | Surprised that he had even told anyone , let alone complimented her in her absence , Ellie looked at him in astonishment — which was a waste of time , because he had found something quite riveting to stare at in the fireplace . |
| 11 | It 's best to let it out , ’ he said kindly , aware that he had rarely followed his own advice . |
| 12 | Jimmy apologised profusely , explaining , quite logically we thought , that he had temporarily had his eyes closed and had put the car into automatic pilot . |
| 13 | Looking again at Marcus she was horrified to see that he had again put his hand to his throat and was trembling . |
| 14 | Not only would I have refrained from interfering with Thorpe J. 's decision on the footing that he had properly directed himself and that it was for him to decide , but because , even on the facts as they then were , I consider that his decision was plainly right . |
| 15 | She added that he had later asked her to tell detectives that he had been at home all Saturday night . |
| 16 | He then realised that he had already seen his son some distance from the door and that his conviction that it was him had been totally irrational . |
| 17 | In explaining how he managed to escape active military service during the war by signing on for an officers ' programme , Mr Clinton apparently omitted to mention that he had already received his call-up notice when he sought to join the Reserve Officers ' Training Corps . |
| 18 | This was performed by randomly selecting 15 slides scored by the pathologist ( SD ) at least one year earlier and having him rescore them unaware that he had previously examined them . |
| 19 | He , in his usual stoical manner , did n't tell her that he had studiously learnt everything about twins and their relationships . |
| 20 | Back in Argentina , Don Masson had been called in front of a hurriedly convened SFA meeting , where he changed his story , admitting that he had only said he had taken the drugs as an act of loyalty to his friend and roommate . |
| 21 | The brother carefully laid the groundwork for his request to the politician at the outset , pointing out that he had now received his charter and was qualified as a voter and promising that ‘ you may stedfastly rely I will serve your Lordship on all occasions to the outmost of my power ’ . |
| 22 | Some people were so bold as to suggest that he had now lost his grip and was writing pretty fair garbage . |
| 23 | The boost in his own confidence was tremendous and I recall James feeling , quite rightly , that he had now proved his right to be included among the top drivers . |
| 24 | He was soon released , however , and the news spread that he had abruptly reversed his political stance and was now willing to accept the regime ; whether prison or Jessey 's advice lay behind the change is unclear . |
| 25 | On 12 December 1988 a telephone conversation took place between the defendant and one of the company 's chief executives which the plaintiff 's company interpreted as an attempt to blackmail , whereas the defendant contended that he had merely indicated his intentions to seek compensation for dismissal . |
| 26 | In 1331 he went to Amiens to do liege homage to Philip for Gascony , and it seemed that he had tacitly abandoned his claim . |
| 27 | This was n't how she had planned it — not that she had really planned anything , but she had pictured herself , cold and ferocious , confronting him , shocking him with the knowledge that he had virtually killed her brother . |
| 28 | Appropriately , this castle was the setting for his last exhibition , early this year , of the fabulous ‘ Winter images ’ that he had recently devoted his energies to — tableaus of men and animals created out of ice and snow . |
| 29 | And he seemed to be pretending that he had never touched her with his hot , wet mouth , anyway . |
| 30 | Li Yuan , watching her , found himself spellbound by the song , transfixed by the pain in her face as she sang , and astonished that he had never heard her sing before — that he had never guessed she had these talents . |