Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She let him know also that she was a virgin and wanted to save it for someone special . |
| 2 | Even as he won the New York primary last week , yet another damaging twist to the army draft-dodging story forced him to mutter implausibly that he had ‘ forgotten ’ about induction papers sent to him , but conveniently overlooked , when he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford . |
| 3 | He was burrowing into responsibilities , looking for them almost , for they gave substance to that which bound Emily to him — and still the shock of jealousy pulsed occasionally making him shudder so that he blushed to seem to be shivering . |
| 4 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 5 | They visited the people who had given him presents so that he could thank them personally . |
| 6 | As she walked away from him he suffered a stroke , and Alizon was later arrested and tried on the charge that she ‘ practised , exercised and used her devilish and wicked arts ’ and that by these she ‘ had him lamed so that his body wasted and consumed away ’ . |
| 7 | She begged him to stay so that they could start life afresh as a family . |
| 8 | ‘ Even though he is still on our books , there is nothing we can do , especially if the French take action and stop him playing now that he has been recognised . |
| 9 | Well I think that she was trying to keep him dangling so that she 'd have somebody to fall back on if she did n't land another man . |
| 10 | Well I think that she was trying to keep him dangling so that she had somebody to fall back on if she did n't land another man . |
| 11 | He realised suddenly that he had to go to the bathroom . |
| 12 | It was on the tip of his tongue to observe that Burun was no more or less trustworthy than he had ever been , but he realised suddenly that he would be stating the obvious . |
| 13 | He realised too that he needed to know about both . |
| 14 | He realised then that he would have to do the job himself . |
| 15 | He checked again that his wet socks were pulled up and stood very still . |
| 16 | When I reminded him that I had given expert advice and spent time and petrol on his call , he agreed reluctantly that I had a case . |
| 17 | Not quite able to turn this down , he insists instead that I telephone him on Saturday morning to confirm . |
| 18 | My father 's feelings towards the General were , naturally , those of utmost loathing ; but he realized too that his employer 's present business aspirations hung on the smooth running of the house party — which with some eighteen or so people expected would be no trifling affair . |
| 19 | He realized now that they were almost on level ground . |
| 20 | He realized now that his belief in people was no longer alive … he no longer loved the poor as a revolutionary must love them . |
| 21 | He realized abruptly that there was no room for doubt : Lorton had condemned himself when he rang Dougal just after six to say that Newley was back in London . |
| 22 | He realized afterwards that he had known for years , that there were a hundred fine details that he had chosen to ignore about her behaviour , her phone conversations , the times of her comings and goings . |
| 23 | ‘ He asked especially that I should meet you . ’ |
| 24 | It was only once he got outside that he became aware of what the good people were chanting . |
| 25 | He swallowed his pride and kept quiet , but was so furious when he got home that he hurled his hated casts into the coalbin . |
| 26 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 27 | But , he admitted yesterday that there were only two ways to save the pits — government subsidies or higher electricity prices . |
| 28 | He revealed too that he was examining the records of 16 countries , no less , and of the European Community , to see whether they granted adequate protection to the American holders of intellectual property rights . |
| 29 | He revealed afterwards that he , like John McEnroe , who had described the prize money on offer as ‘ obscene ’ , was considering giving some of it to charity . |
| 30 | He revealed earlier that he had no illusions about his chances of persuading US President Bush to lift economic sanctions against South Africa , but he expressed confidence that South Africa could now demonstrate clear evidence that a process of political change had begun , including moves towards negotiations and a new constitution . |