Example sentences of "that he [verb] at " in BNC.

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1 Since the quadrupling of the defence budget in 1950–55 , the president 's main source of power has come from the fact that he sits at the head of a great ‘ national security state ’ — to adopt the phrase of Daniel Patrick Moynihan , a Democratic senator .
2 But poetry and music were not the only things that he wrote at this time .
3 That is the implication of a very suggestive comment that he made at the time to Edgar Faure : " At certain periods there are some problems that have no solution . "
4 If they confirm that he left at one-thirty , then that does n't give him much time to have entered Randall Lodge and killed Wetherby ; he was practically at Ollerton by two a.m. , driving slowly despite being in his Daimler .
5 Dad told them he went for a drink to the pub at Goldsithney , that he left at about nine and came straight home . ’
6 His cramped room in the Decrucq house , that he shared at night with two small children , was no good for his art work .
7 The real reason was that he felt at ease ; he was no longer a figure of fun or an eyesore , he had a place — just as he did at first with Sien .
8 The manuscript of Taskopruzade omits the as , in effect , does Sa'deddin , who generally follows Taskopruzade very closely , the result of which omission is to say simply that he became at the Darulhadis. el-Kefevi 's text of Taskopruzade clearly included the however , since he states unequivocally that Molla Arab became Hizir Bey 's muid at the Darulhadis ; and there is thus a good case that , despite the doubts introduced by the manuscript of Taskopruzade and Sa'deddin , Taskopruzade intended the lahu .
9 Perhaps it is no accident that he began at last to find his true identity as a painter , although his dream of sculpting still haunted him .
10 The eastern Saxons are almost certain to have remained at this time within the orbit of Oswiu and it may also be the case that Aethelwald , the brother of Aethelhere ( HE 111 , 22 ) ( see Appendix , Fig. 5 ) , received Oswiu 's support as the new king of the eastern Angles ; it is certainly not at all impossible that he ruled at first in a dependent relationship .
11 The flashes of ridicule or condescension that he directed at the " old men " in Vichy undermined confidence in his opponents .
12 For him it must be said that he went at once to report the death to authority , and then came back to us and again told the same story .
13 I am not suggesting that he arrives at the meaning of Truth as the result of philosophical or metaphysical speculation in a vacuum .
14 The judge gave Vernage five life sentences and recommended that he serve at least 25 years .
15 I can tell you that he lived at number forty-one I think , yes forty- one if , if you know if you want any confirmation , that is correct .
16 er I knew that he lived at .
17 He gossips about the weather and American football , recalls that he played at school and in the Army , and was a big follower of the game .
18 Steve has got one that he played at the last S L Os meeting , it lasts about four minutes it 's as long as the song he ai n't heavy he 's my brother .
19 The Gesta clearly states ( though very briefly ) that he studied at the great law university of Bologna .
20 The theological answer is that He feels at home anywhere because He is at home everywhere .
21 As the Empress Eugénie remarked : ‘ It was for him a cannon ball that he dragged at his feet all his life . ’
22 She spoke with such soft intensity that he stared at her for a long , thoughtful moment .
23 Four turns to the left on each lap of the compound , and he fancied that he knew at which moment he must drop his shoulder , cut his stride and turn .
24 And I heard Monks say that he 'd seen Oliver in the street , and that he knew at once Oliver was the child he was looking for , although I could n't hear why .
25 A casual rapping that he knew at once was Marie .
26 And the bill he , that he gets at the same as the time as the delivery , and what 's normal credit conditions ?
27 His right hand was half hidden by the cover flap of the holster that he wore at his belt .
28 The trustee may at any time give notice to a secured creditor that he proposes at the end of twenty-eight days to redeem the security at the value placed upon it by the creditor in his proof .
29 Story has it that when Minton hung this portrait at Allen Street it so offended an art critic that he spat at it .
30 Will he convey to the Prime Minister what I know to be the view of the three party leaders who represent Northern Ireland in the House — that we are endeavouring diligently to meet the wishes that he expressed at the Downing street meeting on 11 February ?
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