Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did he need a bit of help with his I mean a lot of them did made them that sort of I just found a lot of was so so behind and so |
| 2 | The outcome of the local government election showed little change for the main parties , and SDLP MP Eddie McGrady said the Secretary of State would see the results revealed nothing that he did not already know . |
| 3 | He may well have imagined when he met me that he was acquiring the means of escape from the kingdom of the past . |
| 4 | You made it plain from the moment you met me that you were available , but you miscalculated if you imagined I 'd fallen for your little scheme . ’ |
| 5 | All of that I could understand , but it concerned me that she was so nervous and desperately unhappy . |
| 6 | He asked me that same question at the conference but , like Pontius Pilate , has not stayed to report my answer . |
| 7 | And you should n't ask me — it 's a leading question and if you asked me that in court the judge would intervene and tell the recorder to strike it out ! |
| 8 | Oh I 'm glad you asked me that duck , I could tell you plenty about it . |
| 9 | ‘ The Medjay captain asked me that too , and I give you the same answer : how would an escaped convict find his way into the compound ? |
| 10 | ‘ Y-you asked me that the first time we met . ’ |
| 11 | Well if you asked me that ten or fifteen years ago I think I could have given a rather easy answer erm namely that development studies was concerned with the problems of countries in Africa , Asia and Latin America , and how they could erm accelerate their economic , social and political development to provide better living standards for all their population . |
| 12 | And he sold them that was his cost was three pounds . |
| 13 | It was only after they had peered into and groped about in what they felt certain was the right cave but found nothing that they decided to withdraw into the trees and wait for the dawn . |
| 14 | He also carried out fibre and hair tests , but found nothing that connected Nichol with the crime . |
| 15 | ‘ She promised me that she would come . ’ |
| 16 | A shop assistant promised me that a head torch would ‘ bring me down off the mountain after dark ’ . |
| 17 | Monty promised me that I had nothing to worry about . |
| 18 | Semenov promised me that he would have a word at the highest level , with Yury Vladimirovich Andropov . |
| 19 | Violet Sangston promised me that I knew most of the other guests . |
| 20 | Equally , the management of British Coal once again have not honoured their undertakings , they promised me that once they had considered the Consultants ' Report into the reorganization , they would consult with us . |
| 21 | I stood there and promised them that I would stay alive until I had killed the monster . |
| 22 | Henri Amiss , the branch manager [ in one of his moments of madness ] , promised them that if they won the debtor day part of the competition he would pay for their tickets . |
| 23 | Erm we made a little mistake with that one because it was a , a very big area , a lot of houses , and er the Crime Prevention Department as it was then , promised everyone that we 'd visit everyone 's house and , and advise them on their security . |
| 24 | You will gather I mean it caught me unawares , and in fact it disturbed me that having a bit of a wobbly on something as simple as this did not bode well for the Devil 's Ridge , which The Munros book described as a section where ‘ some may welcome the security of a rope ’ . |
| 25 | He promised himself that he would come back later no matter how tired he was . |
| 26 | With great effort he averted his gaze from the sight of Sarah Morey with her family , but he promised himself that one day soon he would look upon her intimately , now that she was free once more . |
| 27 | He promised himself that this would be the last time he strayed beyond the legally permitted limits in life-he could n't risk the loss of Celia . |
| 28 | He promised himself that he would devote at least as much attention to the father as to the son . |
| 29 | Already they 'd dusted for fingerprints but found none that should n't have been there . |
| 30 | After I left the council , I worked for the council for ten years and then I stopped the council in nineteen forty six for I I telled you that afore have I . |