Example sentences of "he [verb] that [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was against this background that a man of impeccable character , a man of peace , felt such a degree of frustration and threat to the respectable little community in which he lived that he snapped . ’ |
| 2 | He disclosed that he had delivered a letter from Saddam Hussein to Rafsanjani in Tehran on Feb. 8 containing the Iraqi President 's formal reply to the latest Iranian proposals . |
| 3 | He had never questioned their presence , but now he realised that it had oppressed him . |
| 4 | He realised that it had been a while now since he had put himself on the lookout for Medjays shadowing him . |
| 5 | Then he realised that she had n't recognised the slap of the rifle . |
| 6 | He realised that he 'd opened up a can of worms . |
| 7 | He realised that he knew even less about the father than the son . |
| 8 | Shortly before he was due to deliver that speech on Wednesday — a Burkeian lecture on economic growth and greenery — he realised that he had put some of his best lines in the draft for the Prime Minister 's speech . |
| 9 | Herr Nordern 's temper was n't improved when , having caught the S-Bahn , he realised that he had left his book of tickets in his other Jacket . |
| 10 | As he left the café he realised that he had forgotten to look at Elsie 's feet . |
| 11 | Before he expected , his feet met blocks of stone , and he realised that he had come to the edge of the great sprawling tip of the infill . |
| 12 | He realised that he had not thought of it before as detention . |
| 13 | He realised that he had been foolish to risk the search alone , but there was no turning back . |
| 14 | ‘ Mama — ’ Gratitude rushed up in him ; he realised that he had not always considered her , had taken her for granted , had consulted her in nothing ; and now she had probably saved his reason . |
| 15 | Instantly , fear welled up in him again , and he realised that he had walked into a trap . |
| 16 | It was late in the afternoon when he realised that he had eaten nothing since breakfast , and he was about to go out into the town in search of a restaurant when the telephone rang . |
| 17 | When nothing happened , and he realised that he had come to a place without facilities , he retired for another consultation . |
| 18 | His fingernails were broken and bloody from when he had thrown himself at the door and torn at it , in the moment when he realised that he had been shut into the stall , and what was going to happen next . |
| 19 | If he actually put his foot down and said , ‘ No , I think that 's ridiculous ’ , everyone shut up and listened , and I feel that this was the first time that he realised that he did have the powers of leadership , not only on stage but also off stage . ’ |
| 20 | He also sent his brother a sketch of the little church at Turnham Green — together with a sketch of another church at Petersham — and he records that he returned to Turnham Green on a number of occasions subsequently . |
| 21 | Before long , he agreed that it suited his single-minded purpose to make peace with his co-star . |
| 22 | He agreed that I had gone about as far as I could go in Moose Jaw , and together we composed a night-letter telegram to Gladstone Murray in Ottawa requesting a reply to my job application . |
| 23 | This may be out of order but , er , personal experience is that the , er , non-executive directors who were involved in the compensation made a recommendation that , er Michael 's salary be higher erm , than he in fact a agreed with , he requested that we lower it and in fact that was what was done . |
| 24 | Had he realised that she wanted nothing more to do with him ? |
| 25 | He insists that they have to go so real equality can be achieved and the class structure ended . |
| 26 | With an increase of bland courtesy he insists that she stay in the car while he talks to the girl behind the Reception desk . |
| 27 | He insists that she has always had plenty . |
| 28 | Dr Mike Mosson , director personnel at the Royal Bank , says the bank has a policy of ‘ positive assistance ’ and ‘ positive encouragement ’ towards women , although he insists that it falls short of positive discrimination . |
| 29 | But he insists that it follows from it and others of the same kind that knowledge is impossible . |
| 30 | His present celebrity is a fairly recent phenomenon , and he insists that it has not really affected him , although he acknowledges that his appearances on television shows and in magazine profiles have somewhat robbed him of the anonymity which still clings to his ‘ invisible ’ friend , Cartier-Bresson . |