Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [conj] [pron] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scales fell from his eyes and he saw that over many long years of prehistory , all trackways were in straight lines marked out by experts on a sighting system . |
| 2 | He closed his eyes and she saw that the movement of his chest had stopped . |
| 3 | I recently heard Alan Bennett talking about the humour in his plays and he said that he began to develop his ear for the ridiculous simply by listening to members of his family . |
| 4 | H's purpose , however , was to punish the tenant for having given evidence ( under subpoena ) in an action brought against him by another of his tenants and it followed that the landlord was guilty of a criminal contempt of court . |
| 5 | Inevitably a feeling of despair enveloped him and he began to feel quite helpless ; his heart was in his studies and he knew that if he could manage financially he could achieve his academic rewards , but the insufficient amounts of money his father allowed him did n't permit any freedom to relax after his studies had ended . |
| 6 | We just got away , ’ he was repeating loudly to his neighbours when he realised that the noise of conversation had ceased and people were all sitting down . |
| 7 | Yet he must somehow tear the pain out with his hands or he knew that it would kill him . |
| 8 | He took good care of his men and he believed that soldiers should stay out of politics . |