Example sentences of "[adj] that he [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister opened the debate , he made it clear that he had sensed right the mood of the House and of the British people . |
| 2 | ‘ In any case , it is clear that he had made his mind up . |
| 3 | Neither of them had heard the door open , but suddenly Tom was there , and it was clear that he had heard Faye 's last words . |
| 4 | Jonadab had made it clear that he had done his son-in-law a favour in allowing him to jump the queue and buy four of his grey shirehorses and now Stephen had to screw up his courage and confess that one was dead . |
| 5 | Quickly it became clear that he had mistaken quiet and comfort for contentment . |
| 6 | The National Party leader , Charles Blunt , also resigned in the aftermath of the election defeat , announcing his decision on April 6 when it became clear that he had lost his seat in the federal parliament . |
| 7 | It was immediately clear that he had put his foot in it . |
| 8 | He had to make it clear that he had learnt his lesson on tariff reform , and to do this in a way as compatible as possible with the dignity of an ex-Prime Minister . |
| 9 | Although the sentencer did not expressly mention section 53(2) , it was clear that he had allowed a substantial discount for the pleas of guilty . |
| 10 | It soon became clear that he had enjoyed having a free hand with Frank . |
| 11 | Even if Steen had ever had such intentions , the events of the last week made it clear that he had changed his mind . |
| 12 | But after a while , the roads on his map began to criss-cross each other in a crazy fashion and it became clear that he had forgotten the geography of his land . |
| 13 | The Home Secretary has made it absolutely clear that he remains committed to meeting our obligation to genuine refugees . |
| 14 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman will make it clear that he has accepted that point . |
| 15 | It is quite clear that he has failed to read not only the Bill and the report of the Committee 's proceedings but his own party 's policy document ’ Raising the Standard ’ . |
| 16 | After the laughter had died away , he told a story about one particular commercial that he 'd worked on . |
| 17 | Rather embarrassed that he had waited … as if he had been hanging on … shy , although it could not be the surroundings , he very gratefully accepted the offer of claret , knew it to be a good one and said so … did not know quite what to say … he had found a peculiar empathy grow between himself and this handsome , strong , elegant , privileged man of the world when they had been in the little hill church of St Kentigern 's . |
| 18 | For a long time I was afraid that he had survived the raids of the Khabiris on our last outposts in the north ; but an infantry captain who had known him managed to make his way back to the Southern Capital and contacted my steward . |
| 19 | Interesting that he had married precisely the sort of girl he would have married had he stayed at home . |
| 20 | Any scars , tattoos , birth marks … anything odd that he 'd done , anything weird that he 'd wanted or said . |
| 21 | But if he came prepared to kill it was odd that he had relied on seizing the first convenient weapon ; unless , of course , he knew that the mallet would be ready to hand . |
| 22 | It was just possible that he 'd discovered something about Puddephat . |
| 23 | Surely it was n't possible that he had tracked them down ? |
| 24 | It was patently obvious that she was n't going to get an opportunity to speak to Luke ; it seemed possible that he had manipulated that . |
| 25 | It was possible that he had forgotten to switch it off last night or that he was at work early , but it was also possible that there had been an intruder . |
| 26 | It seems possible that he had worked as a journeyman for Rastell on some part of the massive volumes of Sir Anthony Fitzherbert 's Graunde abbregement , 1516 , and its Table , 1517 ( Short-Title Catalogue 10954–5 ) . |
| 27 | No alarm as yet ; it 's quite possible that he 's gone for one of his walks or he may be shopping or just visiting someone , but I 'm concerned . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It 's possible that he has taught the gardener 's cat , ’ replied Mr Appin thoughtfully , ‘ but I do n't believe he has had time to teach any other cats . ’ |
| 29 | She thought she had given him a very tricky word , one that he would n't yet have learned , and she was peeved that he had succeeded . |
| 30 | ‘ You may ask about his daily routine when abroad ; he attends matins at church and priestly services either alone or with a small following , and worships so devoutly that he has set an example to all Italians of the honour and reverence that should be paid to bishops and clergy . |