Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 That 's just about it except to remind you that this weekend it 's the ITV Telethon .
2 I noticed that Aunt Louise could thread her needle without too much trouble and even write a few letters , but I had heard that sight is often impaired by poor health , and prided myself that this improvement might be due to good food and peace of mind .
3 Up until then I had seldom visited a doctor and prided myself that most things that went wrong I could put right myself .
4 You remember , you rushed out on Christmas Eve and got him that electric blanket
5 When he did appear through the darkness , he was in a foul mood , and told them that several bombs had failed to explode .
6 Spencer told us of the people who had been to the Chapel to see what he was doing — and told us that several generals had been there .
7 I 'm usually quite clear-minded , but it was strange the way my unconscious set to work , pushing back my maternal goalposts and persuading me that another year or two would do my hoped-for child no harm . ’
8 The well-tested welfare organisation swung into gear , as the Welfare Officer once again climbed into her car to go and speak to the wife and assure her that temporary accommodation had been arranged for her and the family , and that the move from one house to another would be made as smooth as possible .
9 a and remind ourselves that this gift of God in th the Holy Spirit , the baptism of the spirit , it is not an optional extra , it 's not something for super saint , it 's not something for special people , or for certain types of people , it is a , not an optional extra , it is God 's purpose for every one of his children !
10 He looked upwards now at the bunting stretched across the girders of the platform , then said , ‘ With a little imagination you know I could dismiss the Coronation and take it that this show of affection was all for my being twenty-one today .
11 At the same time , it often seems well nigh impossible — especially for the tyro or greenhorn — to visit a museum and learn anything that serious educators would agree to describe as significant or ‘ worthwhile ’ .
12 Yes , in Vienna , a lady , I will not say her name but assure you that any conversation I had with poor little Mrs Crump was most decidedly not on this subject and not about this lady — she has clearly clutched at a reference and taken it for a confidence — in Vienna , this lady of , I may admit it , royal connection , formed an attachment for me which was not reciprocated but proved most difficult to disengage .
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