Example sentences of "that [pers pn] had [adv] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did he know that she 'd revealed his habit of farting as he came , or that I had once worn his pyjamas while she blew me ? |
| 2 | For a moment she was afraid that David was going to ask her what on earth she was talking about and tell her that she had completely misunderstood his elliptical declaration , but he did not . |
| 3 | And it was no wonder that she had n't touched his lips with hers . |
| 4 | Having driven herself to meet Travis to obviate Naylor Massingham knowing that she had n't heeded his ‘ … in your interests not to see him again' warning , Leith discovered that she need not have bothered . |
| 5 | She had n't really believed him , but so much of her new life had still to make sense to her that she had not challenged his statement . |
| 6 | She felt smugly satisfied that she had not fed his ego by asking what he did in London , or any of the other dozen or so questions it looked as if he had been bracing himself for . |
| 7 | He knew that she had not enjoyed his homecoming or the renewal of a sexual life ; throughout their married life he had been at home for only a few weeks at a time , and she had been free to make her life as she chose . |
| 8 | She had seen him only once during the past three years — two bleak weeks ago at the funeral , when her grief had been so great that she had barely registered his presence . |
| 9 | She went hot all over at the thought , too upset to understand that she had only escaped his hold because he had let her . |
| 10 | ‘ James , ’ she cried , forgetting that she had never used his name before . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | This thought reminded her that he had n't volunteered his own name , but somehow it did n't seem to matter . |
| 13 | And he himself had been a faithful husband , not that he had n't had his chances — of course he 'd had his chances — other supplications and wooing had come his way , more spirited too than that woman from the stationery shop . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It 's best to let it out , ’ he said kindly , aware that he had rarely followed his own advice . |
| 17 | Jimmy apologised profusely , explaining , quite logically we thought , that he had temporarily had his eyes closed and had put the car into automatic pilot . |
| 18 | Looking again at Marcus she was horrified to see that he had again put his hand to his throat and was trembling . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It occurred to him that he had not worn his best clothes for many weeks ; not since that confusing afternoon when some of Buddie 's friends had rushed through the house carrying boxes , cases and sacks that must not be discovered when the police came to search the place . |
| 22 | The result was that after two years out of racing , Niki asked Ron Dennis to give him a private test — mainly to assure himself that he had not lost his skill and that he could face the new world of FI wing cars , quicker and much more road-adhering than the old generation . |
| 23 | But he was to find no lasting romance again and , as the years went by , it became clear that he had not lost his love for Gabrielle . |
| 24 | Whenever he spoke to the woman he regretted that he had not stamped his authority and demanded that Gwen should be released from Leconfield and transferred with him , but they had said in Century 's personnel that he must have a secretary who knew the ropes of the Service , and he had acquiesced . |
| 25 | This delay suggests that he had not intended his angry words to be taken literally , but at least one of his sons was clearly capable of making trouble , while claiming to be doing no more than carrying out his father 's wishes . |
| 26 | He felt guilty but relieved that he had not put his name to it . |
| 27 | With John Cocks cursing the fact that he had not brought his tripod and frustrated by the lack of lighting equipment we had to content ourselves with lunch sans photography . |
| 28 | Mr Scherer , who said that he had not found his tenure as president unduly onerous , commented on the excellent relationship between the Publishers Association and Booksellers Association , though he hinted at areas of possible conflict . |
| 29 | It was typical of a man , thought his guest with some impatience , that he had not utilised his time by putting out the cups and saucers , milk , sugar and so on , which would be needed . |
| 30 | Annoyed at the fellow leaping up and down like a jack-in-the-box , wishing that he could escape as easily , and regretful that he had not demanded his urgent message for somewhat earlier , the Prince of Wales shifted uneasily in his plush upright seat in the ballroom to which they had adjourned . |