Example sentences of "he that he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had winkled out of him that he got the story from Georgie and she had much trouble persuading him it was a joke . |
| 2 | Epictetus said of him that he offered no handle for another person to grip and hurt him . |
| 3 | How could he explain to the old woman sitting opposite him that he wore a five thousand pound watch ? |
| 4 | he was right at the height of his Anthony Newley hang-up , so one problem was constantly reminding him that he sounded like Anthony Newley and trying to ‘ de-Newleyfy ’ him if you could . |
| 5 | And I did n't tell him that he came banging on the bloody door and all that . |
| 6 | Only the mouth told him that he looked on the face of his friend . |
| 7 | If someone had told him that he 'd been angry a moment before , he would 've denied it . |
| 8 | Even Roquelaure 's omission to tell him that he 'd been involved in setting up the deal with Iran seemed less mysterious as the Métro train cruised beneath the Paris streets . |
| 9 | He climbed to the upper level , and from the top of the stairs he could see a wide slice of moonlight telling him that he 'd not only forgotten to lock the door behind them , in his haste he 'd neglected even to close it ; he crossed the decking and closed it now , switching the key from the outside to the inside and turning it in the lock . |
| 10 | The hire desk made a phonecall on the first credit card that he offered , and then told him that he 'd exceeded his limit and they could n't take the charge . |
| 11 | Something must have told him that he 'd not said quite the right thing , for he looked at Zeinab uneasily afterwards . |
| 12 | Why should she take it out on him that he 'd got the wrong voice ? |
| 13 | Craddock had told him that he 'd seen Rose visiting Marshall at his cottage . |
| 14 | I thought you were gon na go and tell him that he 'd better see me today . |
| 15 | David 's father used to tell him that he believed Oswald was innocent and Paul became hooked five years ago after reading a book . |
| 16 | Now fully recovered from a hairline crack of the shin , Robson spoke to the England manager , Bobby Robson , this morning to tell him that he had suffered no reaction from the Portsmouth game and was fit and well for the Polish trip . |
| 17 | McKenzie had told him that he had not looked at the videos or magazines for some years before the assault and felt they played no part in his behaviour . |
| 18 | It seemed to him that he had intercepted some secret communication between them . |
| 19 | That evening , Bunker phoned Peters at The Inn on the Park to tell him that he had called an emergency meeting of plant conveners to help resolve the Merseyside problem . |
| 20 | It occurred to him that he had not worn his best clothes for many weeks ; not since that confusing afternoon when some of Buddie 's friends had rushed through the house carrying boxes , cases and sacks that must not be discovered when the police came to search the place . |
| 21 | I quickly talked him out of that , telling him that he must find out the truth before passing judgment , and reminding him that he had had a good marriage . |
| 22 | ( 11–12 February 1778 ) as if to add insult to injury , Leopold received Mozart 's letter telling him that he had not yet finished his commissions for the Dutchman : |
| 23 | Then Pasternak 's office called him and told him that he had flunked the test . |
| 24 | Well , the immunologist from the clinic went in and evaluated Ron and basically told him that he had … that he was not going to live more than the most a few weeks , and he could have control over the time of his death if he wished , and that was his decision to make , and he should think about it and talk it over with me . |
| 25 | It was always important to him that he had a voice and it was difficult to work with him , ’ says Gregory . |
| 26 | However , on his freedom he returned to Saltash to call on Keast , thank him for his friendship and hospitality and assure him that he had been cured . |
| 27 | The Treasury approved Manners ' proposal on 24th November , and five days later the Office of Works wrote to Scott , informing him that he had been appointed architect to the new Foreign Office . |
| 28 | Her first reaction to her baby 's birth had been to cable to him that he had a son . |
| 29 | The victim had been told , while in trance , that the word would remind him that he had come out without his trousers ! |
| 30 | It seemed to him that he had come so far in discovering so much about his problem but was unable to bring about any substantial change . |