Example sentences of "that the [noun pl] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He insisted that the stars autographed his wall , exasperating his mum . |
| 2 | He was a skilled architect who would grow used to praise , but he must have been pleased to hear that the Goldsmiths regarded his school as " not excelled by any other building of a similar construction in solidity , taste , and execution . |
| 3 | In the wake of Roe 's fourth place in last week 's Rome Masters , Chandler put such a sizeable bet on his charge that the bookmakers reduced his odds for this week from 40–1 to 20–1 . |
| 4 | I presume that the teachers hated his guts . ’ |
| 5 | At a post-summit press conference , Kohl noted ironically that the leaders rejected his proposals on global warming because ‘ the situation is different in the United States ’ . |
| 6 | It was too large and too brightly lit , and Rostov decided that the colours hurt his eyes . |
| 7 | 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 . |