Example sentences of "[coord] he be [adv] [adj] [that] " in BNC.

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1 He knows that he must improve his footwork for the grass courts , and he is also concerned that the head of his racket , which is smaller than most manufactured nowadays , may put his volleying at a disadvantage .
2 He is 33 , he appears unstoppable , and he is perfectly aware that he came back from the grave .
3 To Duane 's unease she becomes immediate confidant to his sharp-tongued wife — and he 's soon convinced that his inadequacies and foibles are chief topics of discussion .
4 It has often been said that Tony played a guitar with the crucifixes upside down , for a more sinister and satanic embellishment , but John Diggins is adamant that he never built one like that and he 's pretty certain that no such thing exists .
5 I think he 's fit to go and he 's so unhappy that it seems unkind to keep him caged up .
6 He wanted to touch June more than she wanted to be touched and he was bitterly upset that June was rejecting him sexually .
7 I mean , he did n't know about genes and he was rather lucky that he chose to study the aspects of things he did .
8 He had of course his grasp of military and diplomatic practice to help him ; and he was firmly convinced that the Roman constitution was open to analysis in Greek terms .
9 Not unnaturally , as a Conservative supporter , this gave him no pleasure and he was reasonably apprehensive that it would arouse criticism from other persons of the same political persuasion .
10 This was a one-off film for Chaplin and he was well aware that to have sustained that role and that theme would have been to sacrifice much of his great following and to have become an artist with a more sectional support .
11 ‘ He was quite temperamental because of his perfectionism , and he was always concerned that there was something he was not doing with the material ; in other words , he blamed it on his delivery . ’
12 he could feel the heat from her body and he was quite sure that , beneath the long cotton nightdress , she was naked .
13 A er and er it was kept secret for many a year , but er the just when they were , there the excise men came upon them , and this old ancestor of mine he was a big lad , over six foot , and he was quite sure that the man was n't going to take his whisky .
14 The work that had been put in in the past year was now showing results and he was absolutely confident that the spirit that had animated the society , the progressive feeling and the strong loyalty would continue throughout London .
15 He knew exactly what she was offering him then ; and he was fairly certain that she knew , too .
16 He had met Rose , recognised what she was , and guessed why she was going up West , and what for , and he was suddenly certain that while McAllister might be a member of a sophisticated society she knew little of the world that Rose Bailey lived in .
17 The Duke insisted that ‘ its fitt it be understood … for it might give umbrage to Achinbowie and Balfunning ’ , and he was very clear that the gentleman in question , the son of Glengyle , should not , under any circumstances , join Lord George 's ship .
18 ‘ Not right at this moment , ’ he drawled , and he was so close that their bodies were only inches apart , and as he looked down at her mouth with narrowed eyes she felt her heart begin to race madly .
19 This knight was named Oleg Ban , and he was so poor that he had only a horse and two hounds , nine men to fight for him , nine maids , and a wooden fortress ; but he was the bravest knight in the whole land .
20 His impulse to clutch at her and lift her skirt and dabble with finger and thumb in her recesses led to a quick shame , and he was so appalled that he could not push her from him either but let her , still attached to his hand , mutter her compliments , in disjointed phrases falling pell mell .
21 And he was so happy that he said to his mother one day , mother I want to live for ever .
22 Erm , had , he was very happy with it , and he was so happy that he tossed up , obviously it turned to be inexpendible small child , erm , who was promptly decapitated by this fan , which is , I mean , it 's a terrible story .
23 It came to him , just like a flash of lightning and he was so excited that he picked up the telephone and rang Dennis Hopper in Los Angeles .
24 They threw him out of college because of cocaine , and he was damn lucky that they did n't call the police , but all he 'd say to me was to stay cool !
25 But he is also aware that they may be conceptions of the good life for people generally and for society as a whole .
26 Of course , he does not care a rap whether it is true or not — but he is dreadfully afraid that by prematurely espousing it he might lose some subscribers , though he acknowledged to me the other day he thought it would be generally accepted before long . ’
27 But he 's pretty certain that , without all this hassle , without the music , he 'd have been stuck in prison by now , so he 's thankful for everything which comes his way .
28 But he 's so ordinary that he 's extraordinary .
29 But he 's still optimistic that whoever answers the ad , will bring romance as well as adventure into his life .
30 But he was keenly aware that his own missionary life had begun inauspiciously , not to say unheroically .
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