Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [adv] [verb] that [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The interview ended shortly and our Elt said something about how perhaps he ought n't say that sort of thing on the Northwestern TV station …
2 He silenced her with more kisses as he tried to remind himself that this young girl was not only innocent but trusted herself to his care ; that her father trusted him , and however uninhibited she might now appear to be , he must not abuse that faith .
3 So , for example , if the Director General of Fair Trading was considering whether or not a lender 's use of a persuasive clause such as that suggested on page 39 constituted fair trading practice , we think that he might well recommend that use of such a clause should be conditional on use of the industry-wide non-profit insurance scheme .
4 Either way , he could n't make that dame out .
5 But he could n't see that happening to Henry .
6 She had hesitated but he could n't take that hesitation as a refusal .
7 He could n't get that earthquake out of his blood .
8 He could not face that prospect and took his own life by covering himself in petrol and setting himself alight .
9 He could not shed that responsibility just because he had sold the place .
10 He could not sleep that night .
11 He turned the newspaper over so that he could not see that headline and those paragraphs .
12 I suggest to my hon. Friend the Minister that he could simply delete that line of clause 60 .
13 He spoke slowly , his gaze never leaving Fairham , who found he could only hold that gaze for a couple of seconds at a time .
14 He could still hear that dog barking .
15 Particularly as normally he 'd rather run that mile than chat up a nurse !
16 I think if you asked that question to any poet he 'd probably give that answer .
17 Ivor Stokle said he 'd never forget that night as long as he lived .
18 Even if he had committed a murder the previous week , he would not betray that fact under hypnosis if he did not wish to !
19 He would not make that mistake .
20 I could see that he would not enter that field by long hours of practice , as he had an impulsive nature .
21 If only Mr Brooke were to stick his head above the parapet he would soon realise that fact .
22 He would n't wear that collar though would he ?
23 He can move in several directions , and he would n't have that manoeuverability if he was a known quantity .
24 Well he 's sure he would n't spend that money !
25 He decided then that he would n't let that situation occur again .
26 He would never forget that time when a corporal had been machine-gunned in an ambush on a country road near Palermo .
27 I wonder if he would now agree that bingo is the opium of the people .
28 If he ca n't give that assurance in his summing up , then we will be opposing .
29 ‘ He 's nob but come to say he ca n't fetch that china away today , Ruth , love — his car 's off the road .
30 Well , she said , right , she said , er , he ca n't cash that cheque because his account 's in Ireland , so can you get him out the cash instead .
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