Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] he [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 6 ) The person to whom an occasional permission is granted shall ensure that the provisions of this Act or any byelaws or regulations made thereunder relating to the conduct of licensed premises are observed in the premises or place in respect of which the permission was granted as if he were the holder of a public house licence , and if he contravenes this subsection he shall be guilty of an offence : Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged with an offence under this subsection if he proves that he used due diligence to prevent the occurrence of the offence . |
| 2 | He also emphasizes that the chief executive should take into account the power structure of the organization , be careful to choose the right time to promote initiatives , and , in particular , avoid committing himself publicly to a specific objective or action until he knows that it is definitely what he wants and that he can get the support . |
| 3 | It sounded more like a satanist ritual until he revealed that he had caught several people naked the previous evening . |
| 4 | In the excitement of his new job and other things that were happening he pushed the thought of Chris to the back of his mind until he realised that Maureen looked red-eyed and unhappy . |
| 5 | Before he received any answer , the arresting policeman shut the door , warned him that he would be arrested for obstruction if he persisted and went back to the driver 's seat . |
| 6 | In parliament he was wont to abandon an argument half-completed if he sensed that his point had been made ; the speeches that appear in Hansard were touched up by his staff , and his speeches in the country were given to the press in advance . |
| 7 | In the other case the husband of a client asked to have the support worker withdrawn after four months because he felt that his wife suspected him of having an affair with the support worker . |
| 8 | A Director will cast this type of actress because he knows that is the kind of personality he wants brought out in this character , and he can rely on that actress to give just such a performance . |
| 9 | As for Mr Gorbachev himself , he is desperate for the party to stay in one piece because he knows that , once on their own , neither hardliners nor reformers would be likely to want him as their leader . |
| 10 | He disliked the arriviste Jews because he felt that they were provincial and superstitious and liable to arouse hostility ; nor did he believe that they would be loyal to France . |
| 11 | It is a stately cliff of a semi in Holland Park now lashed together against a neighbouring stately semi because he found that this was the best way to double his garden space . |
| 12 | I first knew it unmistakably when Herr Sussmeyer replied to my first letter , saying he had this quest for pubic hairs because he loved and respected women so much . |
| 13 | Rincewind knew himself to be almost certainly the worst wizard on the discworld since he knew but one spell ; yet for all that he was still a wizard , and thus by the inexorable laws of magic this meant that upon his demise it would be Death himself who appeared to claim him ( instead of sending one of his numerous servants , as is usually the case ) . |
| 14 | However , asked by a defence lawyer whether he accepted that he could have fired the round , the soldier replied : ‘ My Lord , definitely not . ’ |
| 15 | He reached across and unfastened her seatbelt , then pulled her to him , smiling tauntingly into her startled eyes before he bent and took her mouth in a kiss that sent a shaft of white-hot flame licking along her veins . |
| 16 | William claimed that Richard cheated by plunging his sword into William 's horse when he found that he could not win by fair means . |
| 17 | It was Dr John Burton , however , who left the classic example of outside prejudice when he observed that the local roads bred two memorable creatures , ungainly spindle-shaped oxen and beautiful long-legged women . |
| 18 | Thus in Hartog v Colin and Shields [ 1939 ] 3 All ER 566 , it was held that the plaintiff could not sue on a contract for the sale of hare skins at so much per pound when he knew that the offeror really meant to sell at that price per piece . |
| 19 | FA chief executive Graham Kelly last night ended a day of speculation about Taylor 's future when he insisted that his position is not up for discussion . |
| 20 | His marital troubles seemed far from his mind as he laughed and joked with the celebrity audience including actresses Patricia Routledge , Alison Steadman , and Frances Barber at the National Theatre . |
| 21 | If she had come into his mind he had operated his cancelling switch as he did when any of the denizens of Ecalpemos strayed into his thoughts . |
| 22 | Given the singularly uncertain nature of the ‘ military control ’ which British forces in fact exercised at the time , one can sympathize with Mr Dennis when he remarks that ‘ this display of self-assurance can only be described as breathtaking ’ . |
| 23 | Vortai would scream bloody murder when he heard that his herds were being culled . |
| 24 | The plaintiffs sought to enforce the clause but Scott J dismissed the action for he found that on its true construction the employment agreement was a contract of employment of the defendant by the two partners , that the dissolution of that partnership within the term of the employment constituted a breach of the contract of employment and brought it to an end and that accordingly the restraint of trade clause ceased thereafter to be binding upon the defendant . |
| 25 | She saw his eyes go to the coat fixture , and guessed that he knew the jacket hanging there belonged to Travis when he went and took it from its hanger . |
| 26 | I have no doubt wha did I not tell you about the fact that I hit the roof when he said that she has said that when he was twenty one , she was going to buy him a Vauxhall Chevette . |
| 27 | Lord Ackner noted that problems arose when the misrepresentation was that the accused was authorised to use his cheque guarantee card or credit card when he knew that he was not . |
| 28 | The man stumbled forward onto the bridge , then got up and trudged on again , wiping his dirtied hands against his thighs as he went and glancing up briefly , fearfully , as the big house loomed over him . |
| 29 | Certainly Polydore Vergil seems to have fallen victim to his own condensed chronology when he argues that it was the events at Stony Stratford which caused Hastings to mistrust Gloucester and so led to Hastings ' opposition and execution . |
| 30 | Certainly Polydore Vergil seems to have fallen victim to his own condensed chronology when he argues that it was the events at Stony Stratford which caused Hastings to mistrust Gloucester and so led to Hastings ' opposition and execution . |