Example sentences of "[verb] that [pers pn] [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I proposed that I teach one woman what I knew so that she could teach the others after we got more machines . |
| 2 | Did you know that they do 64 hours on the Filtonbased simulator ? |
| 3 | ‘ Did you know that I married six months after you did ? |
| 4 | Yeah , but you say that I paid thirty pounds for the Astra , now let's get it in the balance here , you see what I mean , and that sen and then |
| 5 | John Gadsby who travelled across France in 1855 found that he needed two greatcoats and a large travelling wrapper to keep himself warm even though the carriage was supplied with hot footwarmers which were renewed at certain stops along the route . |
| 6 | She took out her wallet and found that she had six pounds and ten shillings which she placed on the chair by his bed ; ‘ Will that be enough to be going on with ? ’ she asked . |
| 7 | The provision of specialised consultants for accident units also came under criticism and the committee reported that it took seven years , until 1992 , for the number of A&E consultants in Scotland to increase from 11 to 23 , even though the most recent review concluded that 34 were needed . |
| 8 | Gregory records that he wrote ten books of histories , seven of miracles and one of the Life of the Fathers , together with a commentary on the Psalter , and a work on the offices of the Church , each in one book . |
| 9 | ( I admit I am suggesting that we replace one kind of dualism with another ! ) |
| 10 | I recall very vividly how , after he had sung a short song in one of the episodes and commanded everybody 's attention , he announced that he hoped one day to be able to play the lead in a big West End musical . |
| 11 | So bear in mind that when food writers say that an adult man needs around 2000 calories per day , they really mean that he needs 2000 kcals , or Calories : that is , two million calories ! |
| 12 | Miss Chadwick added that they sing two services a week and in addition perform larger choral works in the concerts they stage once or twice a term . |
| 13 | The British government says that it finances nine projects , including a recently opened satellite station in Nepal , and that it sees no necessity for a separate fund . |
| 14 | Ralph Stanley , a former head of the Urban Mass Transportation agency in Washington , DC , who now works for Bechtel , says that he approached 44 firms on Wall Street in 1989–90 before finding the right combination of people to put together a private toll-road project . |
| 15 | Then it was decided that we needed two terminals . |
| 16 | ‘ It was after that weekend gig in Zimbabwe — but I seem to remember that you took two weeks ’ leave immediately after that , so perhaps you never knew . |
| 17 | You 've just said that you took one look at Lotta and wanted her without knowing a thing about her , and now you 're telling me exactly the same thing . |
| 18 | Indeed , it is said that he composed one aria while waiting for the rice to cook . |
| 19 | If the new work is given to you in a lecture , you can assume that you require two hours of study for each hour of lecture — for reading of the subject before the lecture , and as a first review ( " within the first 24 hours ) . |
| 20 | He noticed that she had one button of her blouse more than usual undone . |
| 21 | She also noticed that he drank five martinis , although they had no noticeable effect upon him . |
| 22 | We can see that he had two views of what constitutes a ‘ law ’ , or perhaps we should say that he had two views as to how ‘ laws ’ manifest themselves . |
| 23 | ‘ Anyway , I really ca n't see that it matters one way or the other what I think , ’ Alison said . |
| 24 | The mention of suspension is of interest : that the cause of it — truancy — is not only a 20th century phenomenon is shown by the next paragraph of the Report : " The parent of George Highton who had been suspended on account of frequent absence attended by order of the Deputation and stated that he had 3 boys in the School and that the one complained of was so refractory as to be beyond his management and would not attend as he should , frequently persuading his Brothers to follow his example and having gone into service he wished him to be dismissed , which was done , and the parent was informed that if the other two were not more regular in their attendance they would also be discharged . " |
| 25 | Before leaving the village I consulted a chart outside the coastguard station , which confirmed that I had five hours before high tide ; this would give me time to get to the end of Worm 's Head and safely back onto the cliffs without danger of being stranded . |
| 26 | The company called it the most significant announcement in its personal computer history , adding that it had two aims : firstly , to become the number one in personal systems in Europe ; second , to be the number one supplier and implementor of choice for client-server technology . |
| 27 | Looking at his reflection a child sees that he has two eyes and one nose , that his mouth is lower than his nose , his ears are at each side of his head . |
| 28 | I was told that they receive three meals a day and a very small amount of payment , although this did not appear to be directly related to the amount of work they did . |
| 29 | At last I had five pounds — but when my father and I went to buy them we were told that they cost fifteen pounds , a considerable sum of money to an eight-year-old , and way beyond my means . |
| 30 | Each of the 12 speakers who accepted our invitation to be here has been told that they have seven minutes to address the conference . |