Example sentences of "[v-ing] that he [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul wanted to retch , and at the same time felt his member thrusting against his clothes ; there was no denying that he had wanted this , when all was said , for a long time . |
| 2 | After demonstrations outside his home and threats to his life , Tshisekedi refused the position , denying that he had agreed to take it at a secret meeting with the President . |
| 3 | While emphatically denying that he had acted improperly — Richardson claimed that his resignation was motivated by the desire to avoid damaging the ALP 's prospects in the next federal elections , due by mid-1993 — he admitted meeting Symons in his Senate office , writing a reference for him , and telephoning Amata Kabua , President of the Marshall Islands , after Symons was arrested . |
| 4 | Mars-Jones J in Palacath Ltd v Flanagan [ 1985 ] 2 All ER 161 decided that a surveyor was not immune without specifically denying that he had acted as a quasi-arbitrator . |
| 5 | If a person writes a book or magazine article denying that he has committed any crime , are his words to be interpreted as his opinion regarding the crime ? |
| 6 | Mr Redwood gave his warning while announcing that he had instructed the Land Authority for Wales to make more land available for housing . |
| 7 | Henry had tried to tempt him into making a racist statement by announcing that he had seen a black person outside the window two weeks ago , but all the constable had said was ‘ You do n't see many coloureds in this part of Wimbledon . ’ |
| 8 | In announcing that he had signed the legislation , Bush issued a statement in which he expressed strong distaste for several ( unidentified ) provisions , and criticized as " unnecessary " the bill 's central attempt to define covert action . |
| 9 | This Mr Kravchuk did late on Monday night , announcing that he had taken over all forces in Ukraine apart from strategic nuclear missiles , and with a reported order from Ukrainian air force command banning all flights by the fleet 's planes . |
| 10 | Then Richard returned to Poitiers and from there , on 2 February , he sent envoys to his father reporting his success and announcing that he had pacified all parts of Aquitaine . |
| 11 | The television was switched on , Omi started a new piece of crochet-work , Herr Nordern abandoned his statistics , Frau Nordern her reports , and Paul , boldly and half-truthfully announcing that he had finished his homework , joined Erika on the sofa to watch a good thriller on West German television . |
| 12 | He might as well have descended on the Palace , announcing that he had come for a stay . |
| 13 | He kept mumbling that he 'd met ‘ the very Devil himself ’ and was shivering terribly . |
| 14 | No point in taking trouble with him ; no point in explaining that he 'd walked all the way up to the blooming rectory to set his mind at rest . |
| 15 | He came to see me some weeks later explaining that he had failed to get a job . |
| 16 | Today Wilkinson hit back , explaining that he had picked the best team for the job and claiming his selection was vindicated by a 3–0 win . |
| 17 | Before reaching London , Gloucester apparently wrote to the council and to the city 's mayor , explaining that he had taken possession of the prince because the circle around the boy had been inimical to the safety of king and kingdom . |
| 18 | Before reaching London , Gloucester apparently wrote to the council and to the city 's mayor , explaining that he had taken possession of the prince because the circle around the boy had been inimical to the safety of king and kingdom . |
| 19 | I gathered from Doone 's face that it was n't the type of answer he 'd expected , but he pulled out a notebook and wrote down the reply as given , checking that he 'd got it right . |
| 20 | Only when he trawled his memory of leaving the room earlier , and found there a distinct recollection of checking that he had locked the door behind him , did irritation turn to anxiety . |
| 21 | The case , Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. , arose from the attempt of Dan Cohen , a Minnesota political operative , to sue two of the state 's largest newspapers for revealing that he had leaked information to them . |
| 22 | She told Spruce more or less what she 'd told the Archdeacon of her contact with Mrs Marr in London at St Sylvester 's Betterhouse mentioning Racy without revealing that he 'd phoned her on Sunday . |
| 23 | ‘ We would n't dream of going back , ’ he asserts , revealing that he has seen ‘ really substantial increases in sales ’ on books that have been denetted . |
| 24 | Not out of Steve , anyway , who was saying nothing much , only affirming that he had bashed Charley to save his mother ; he had ‘ guessed ’ where she was . |
| 25 | It is then up to the Minister to defeat the defence by proving that he had taken reasonable steps to bring the purport of the instrument to the notice of the public or of persons likely to be affected by it , or of the person charged . |
| 26 | The Democratic incumbent , Richard M. Daley , was re-elected Mayor of Chicago on April 1 , with unofficial returns suggesting that he had received 73 per cent of the vote . |
| 27 | The anthropologist 's appetite for information and his curiosity are boundless , and he is naturally particularly attracted by those avenues of inquiry where the answers come hard , suggesting that he has touched on a sensitive and hence significant vein . |
| 28 | Seeing that he had frightened her , Mungo tried to soften the blow . |
| 29 | Cranston cursed and tossed a coin at one of the creatures then strode back to the house , bellowing that he had seen enough . |
| 30 | Robert Dudley left with haste , realising that he had gone too far this time , and it seemed doubtful his beloved monarch would ever forgive him . |