Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I little thought that fresh intrusions would interrupt and spoil my solitudes . |
| 2 | Although I never pointed it out to Ira Dilworth , I rather felt that certain Ogden Nash lines entitled ‘ The Purist ’ might also apply , on occasion , to him . |
| 3 | I suddenly remembered that elegant pair of legs wrapped round the royal torso . |
| 4 | The words of Johnson 's wife , Ladybird , have a cruel irony : " I just hope that foreign problems do not keep mounting they do not represent Lyndon 's kind of presidency . " |
| 5 | I soon found that different dye lots knitted to different sizes , so that stripes in the dark colours needed four rows less than the lighter ones to make my four inches . |
| 6 | I always thought that academic litigation was a peculiarity of modern America , but no : one Paul Nicholas sued the University of Paris for withholding his degree . |
| 7 | I always feel that Danish salami lack the finesse of many other varieties and their inferior quality is reflected in the price , which is generally considerably lower . |
| 8 | Erm , when we look at the environmental strategy , I always think that environmental strategies are common sense to people , and that sometimes the involvement of large organizations is sometimes counter-productive . |
| 9 | In this study I have not attempted such quantitative analyses , but I still believe that good use can be made of a combination of the two approaches . |
| 10 | ‘ I still want that fucking money , ’ Richard on says . |
| 11 | And I also know that certain shops in Northern Ireland refused to display it because of the tricolour so that accusation is quite legitimate . |
| 12 | I also understand that certain groups , such as the Caravan Club are ‘ exempt organisations ’ and can hold caravan rallies etc without needing planning consent . |
| 13 | I also considered that big bream were far too shy to tolerate the presence of a punt , with all the inevitable disturbance that punts cause , so relatively close to the swim . |
| 14 | On looking back , I now realise that corporal punishment , if administered justly and wisely , does more good than harm . |
| 15 | I even hoped that damned cat would find his way back so that I 'd have an excuse to ring you . " |
| 16 | I quite agree that certain difficulties might be imposed on the Inland Revenue if they were to pursue every deposit account and find whether or not there had been an addition to the account during the course of the year . |
| 17 | ‘ I almost forgot that insatiable appetite of yours , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Standing together in the back yard of the ‘ Windy Ridge ’ , all four of them momentarily experienced that eerie silence that always prevailed on the banks of the River Severn at high water during the hours of darkness . |
| 19 | Apparently they 're up to here in woolies , but nobody ever remembers that homeless men need underpants too . |
| 20 | Nobody now supposes that political processes begin and end with elections , or that elected governments have a monopoly of political power . |
| 21 | This has been shown in several scientific experiments which invariably indicate that overweight people eat more quickly than slim people . |
| 22 | What the neo-Darwinists have in their favour is almost irrefutable evidence arising from recent advances in the techniques of molecular biology and genetic engineering which virtually prove that modern species did evolve from common ancestors . |
| 23 | There was some authority for this but the matter is now governed by section 11(1) of the Torts ( Interference with Goods ) Act 1977 which firmly states that contributory negligence is no defence in proceedings founded on conversion , or on intentional trespass to goods . |
| 24 | ONE OF THE anomalies of National Hunt racing this season is the comparative paucity of winners for the artistic Richard Dunwoody , the jockey who most resembles that supreme stylist John Francome among the current crop of riders . |
| 25 | But she effortlessly avoided that exasperating coyness with which some seek to engage their audience , and the group also included the angelic Wir haben beide lange Zeit with whose chiming repetitions she wove an enchanting spell . |
| 26 | Standing on a wet street corner in Moscow with a fistful of roubles , watching the cabs go by , you soon realize that Soviet taxi drivers have lost all interest in the local currency . |
| 27 | The initiative received a warmer welcome from the visiting SOC Foreign Minister , Hor Nam Hong , who nevertheless commented that national restoration would be impossible without a ceasefire agreement . |
| 28 | You already possess that invisible asset of ‘ inner speech ’ which is a priceless advantage . |
| 29 | One of Isaac Bashevis Singer 's characters in a short story tells the narrator-author : ‘ You once wrote that human nature is such that one can not do anything in a straight line . |
| 30 | Indeed , the hard-liners who always argue that monetary stability has to be a higher priority than growth and jobs have claimed that the Chancellor would be irresponsible in not raising taxes as soon as there is scope for him to do so . |