Example sentences of "[adv] that he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much that he says about divisions in the human psyche is reflected in pale form in the Hindu sacred books of the Upanishads ( which is hardly surprising , since White Face claims that all the world 's knowledge of itself emanated from the ‘ Other Side ’ during the ice age before last , when Other Siders went out like missionaries over the globe , reaching as far as Hindustan ) . |
| 2 | Anton was shocked enough that he spoke to him but almost jumped when the hand fell on his knee . |
| 3 | It was rather indifferently that he described to her his walk , his find , his leading of the police to the spot . |
| 4 | We took his four- poster bed down that he wanted taking down that he cherished for some peculiar reason , and then we moved all the other bits of furniture , and as we w were sort of getting most of the furniture out of the first bedroom he said Do n't forget the loft will you ? |
| 5 | This should be sufficient to put a purchaser on notice so that he insists on paying the purchase monies to two trustees or a trust corporation so as to obtain a good receipt ( Law of Property Act 1925 , s27 ) . |
| 6 | His French accent had been through the grinder in the New World , so that he sounded like a gangster in a B movie . |
| 7 | Clearly Eliot was fascinated by the relationships posited between art and ritual , so that he stressed in 1923 that ‘ all art emulates the condition of ritual . |
| 8 | Nicolo shifted his weight so that he lay above her . |
| 9 | If you have not , will you use your good offices to nudge the Home Secretary in that direction so that he apologises to Winston Silcott and his family ? |
| 10 | She took a quick break for lunch , gulping down a couple of sandwiches and a cup of coffee , then spent the afternoon painting the dragon , using dozens of different shades so that he shimmered with colour . |
| 11 | Though arrested in Denmark , Britain , France and Spain for narcotics and arms offences , al-Kassar had made himself too valuable an asset to European and American intelligence agencies for them to allow him to go to waste in prison , so that he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance matched only among international criminals by his partner , Rifat Assad , younger brother of the Syrian president , who also owned a villa outside Marbella , and whose daughter , Raja , was al-Kassar 's mistress . |
| 12 | King Henry IV proved not to be popular , mainly because he had to ward off constant attempts to usurp him , and all his energy was directed in that pursuit , so that he died at an age of less than forty-seven , in March 1413 . |
| 13 | Not all the crew was impressed with the wild beauty however , although Dave Scadding , my number one really fell in love with Scotland , so much so that he applied for a transfer to Kirkwall on our return to Southampton . |
| 14 | Only centimetres from his eyes and mouth , the hydra blurred and soaked up his voice so that he seemed to be shouting underwater . |
| 15 | It felt as if he could see right inside her head so that he knew beyond doubt the minutest detail of her response . |
| 16 | Contact was made with his son , Ian , who still runs the same garage and he was very interested in the ideas put forward , so much so that he agreed to be the main sponsor for the project . |
| 17 | He is ‘ a large , hard-breathing , middle-aged slow man , with a mouth like a fish , dull staring eyes , and sandy hair standing upright on his head , so that he looked as if he had just been all but choked , and had that moment come to ’ . |
| 18 | Her brother Jonna bore a startling likeness to their father ; so much so that he looked like a younger version . |
| 19 | But he could n't control it , for all his knowledge , and it would lift his hair into bristles so that he looked like Desperate Dan and she could n't help but laugh until his fragile ego wobbled and then he shouted and then she loved him more , more than when he was intact . |
| 20 | His shoulders sloped at an alarming angle so that he looked like a pyramid wearing a hat . |
| 21 | It was as if two palms had been placed against the frail skin and forced it upwards so that he saw with a shock of premonitory recognition the shine of the skull beneath the skin . |
| 22 | With Thomas Sackville , Baron Buckhurst [ q.v. ] , as a cousin and constant support , perhaps even financially , Alford was ostensibly well placed for advancement , and he was able to secure election to borough seats in Lancashire , Cornwall , Berkshire , and Sussex so that he sat in nine of the thirteen parliamentary sessions of Elizabeth 's reign . |
| 23 | Stuart changed this so that he travelled with his team and stayed in the same cheap hotels . |
| 24 | A leader of one group is also a subordinate member of a group higher in the hierarchical structure , so that he acts as a link between his subordinates and a higher authority . |
| 25 | Bragg stepped forward , so that he towered over the office manager . |
| 26 | A thud of chopping — movement between the tree trunks — a labourer was coming towards him , one of the consignment of convicts he had ordered through a merchant in Bideford , he had his machete in his hand , he was not menacing , he held out his spare hand in a strange appeal , lifting his face , which was crossed by deep scars , wounds across his eyes had puckered them right in so that he moved like a blind sleeper , closer and closer — Sir John woke up sweating , surprised to find himself alone , and then remembered : he had been drinking with his cousin Alexander Menzies of Bolfracks , the last bottle must have sent him under . |
| 27 | Before she got a word out Guy seized her gently by the shoulders and turned her around , so that he stood between her and Ralf . |
| 28 | So that er his former chauffeur joined the force , P C , he was in , he drove of course our first police car , well which he shared with P C , then when our cars got to number two , three and so on , he eventually came up , so that he retired as inspector , traffic inspector . |
| 29 | Elected vice-provost in 1929 , he was a unanimous choice as provost in 1933 ; and such was the hold he established over the college that the fellows prolonged his tenure as provost for two years so that he retired in 1954 . |
| 30 | And her breath , as she smiled , began to catch in weak , involuntary sobs ; so that he bent over her , his cheek against hers , his arms embracing hers in spectral and impotent comfort . |