Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] [verb] that he " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it 's equally unsurprising that he receives a steady stream of unsolicited portfolios from eager aspirants searching for their break . |
| 2 | It 's already heard that he and Greg Price had been friends . |
| 3 | He 'd walk me home from school and it 's often said that he carried my ballet shoes , which sounds kind of romantic , but he actually did sometimes , if I was carrying a whole load of things . |
| 4 | It is generally agreed that he has mishandled the students , who have been threatened , bullied , fired on with tear-gas grenades ; and now the university is closed which means that these cynical and angry students are all over the country spreading disillusion . |
| 5 | An applicant in another state may be unaware of the nature and significance of the divisions within the country of destination , so it is expressly provided that he always has the right to address a request directly to the Central Authority itself . |
| 6 | When a manager is given the authority to do something , it is automatically presupposed that he has the ability to do it , the facilities that he needs and that the desired results will be achieved . |
| 7 | It is clear that Wagner became genuinely fond of Nietzsche , but for all the young professor 's admiration of him as a person , Wagner — it is a notorious fact — was a supremely egocentric man ; it is easily inferred that he glimpsed in Nietzsche a means of gaining respectability in hitherto hostile academic circles , and that it was this glimpse , as much as anything , that encouraged his fond feelings to grow . |
| 8 | It is well known that he organized the transportation of Dürer 's Rosenkranzfest ( a painting full of Habsburg symbolism , including the portraits of Maximilian I and Pope Julius II ) across the Alps from Venice , with four bearers to hold it upright . |
| 9 | It is also said that he leaves the defence undermanned , but neither charge was proved on Saturday as Barcelona rode adversity in an absorbing match that emphasised , as one knew it would , how hurried and imprecise so much of the British game has become and how necessary it is that we cherish such exceptions as Liverpool , Norwich and Nottingham Forest if the art is not essentially to be driven out . |
| 10 | It is further alleged that he ‘ counselled or procured ’ two BLW salesmen to deal in the shares , saving clients more than £1,300,000 in the process . |
| 11 | But as regards his goods and chattels , which include his leaseholds , it is early admitted that he has at least a limited power to dispose by will — limited because his wife and children may have rights which he can not override . |
| 12 | Although he is free to use this vote in any way that he chooses , it is commonly accepted that he should vote to maintain the status quo . |
| 13 | It is truly said that he can go to bed at night with a clear sky as far as Home Affairs are concerned and wake up the next morning with a major crisis on his hands . |
| 14 | It is perhaps fitting that he was carried to his pauper 's grave by the stonemasons then engaged in restoring Camborne Church . |
| 15 | It was soon discovered that he was in fact spying for the French . |
| 16 | But it was soon settled that he would stay at home only till Ruari was better . |
| 17 | It was also arranged that he would be given accurate intelligence by radio on a regular basis . |
| 18 | It was also stated that he would have to remain in hospital for around a month , and would thus be unable to attend the special session of the Diet which was scheduled to end on Dec. 8 . |
| 19 | It was also observed that he was fairly cool with the little Hoflin girl , who seemed to be mooning miserably about the theatre with a pale face , even when she was n't needed . |
| 20 | It was also noticed that he ceased to whistle unconsciously as he walked up the aisle from the vestry . |
| 21 | It was also suggested that he was using Interior Ministry files to discredit political opponents , and thereby promote the Czechoslovakian People 's Party to which he belonged , in the lead-up to the June elections . |
| 22 | It was also objected that he wielded excessive personal power over the nation 's financial assets , for he continually asserted the Bank 's independence from the Treasury in a manner both arbitrary and overbearing , ignoring the protests of Reginald McKenna [ q.v. ] , chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 23 | It was also alleged that he amassed wealth by exploiting his high credit with the Palmyra court , accepting douceurs from citizens wanting favours . |
| 24 | It was also reported that he had the audacity to join the Special Constables , but all pretence was blown asunder when he was noticed pawning stolen articles by a fellow officer . |
| 25 | It was also known that he was a hobo in his final years , and that he had always had a keen eye for women . |
| 26 | However , the runner-up may have been an unlucky loser as it was later discovered that he had raced with a injured heel . |
| 27 | It was later written that he was ‘ … right glad to be translated from Bristol to Exeter for , while the former See was poor , the latter was better endowed and he was not withheld by any scruples from begging for promotion ’ . |
| 28 | Lieutenant Smith failed to return from one recce , and it was later learnt that he and his companion , Lance-Corporal C. Woodhouse , had capsized in heavy surf , losing their paddles . |
| 29 | It was again noted that he did not deny the wider allegation that other members of the Reagan election campaign had been involved in such a deal . |
| 30 | It was widely said that he had long resented the Shah 's great oil wealth and the independence that it gave him . |