Example sentences of "[that] [noun] was [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , it 's easy to see , if we 're talking about the kind of dreams that Reed was telling us about , erm , that there 's a simple wish with these dreams and in the end you wake up and you go and gratify the wish in that case . |
| 2 | He noticed that Hari was watching him with dull eyes . |
| 3 | It was on the tip of Jehan 's tongue to suggest that Alexei was allowing himself to be used only because it suited him ; but it was clear that discussing the subject was making Jehana unhappy , and so he said nothing , sitting quietly beside her until suddenly she got up and went into the house . |
| 4 | Japanese records suggest that Kim was opposing them in May 1929 . |
| 5 | Becoming aware that Michele was studying her as if tuning into her thoughts , she hurriedly indicated the colourful pageant moving against the magnificent backdrop of St Mark 's and the clock tower , and said , ‘ It 's wonderful , is n't it ? ’ |
| 6 | I think Alwin and Pat use an auditor cos as you know he 's in business and I 've got a feeling that Alwin was asking me about the auditors the other day , so whether there 's would be , whoever he is , would be er willing to do it , I do n't know . |
| 7 | Alina had assumed that Belov was taking her to another of the buildings , but it seemed now that he was going to lead her out of the settlement altogether . |
| 8 | This would mean that Christ was declaring himself to be a thief , for in Zanaki land thieves generally make it a practice to knock on the door of a hut which they hope to burglarise , and if they hear any movement inside , they dash off into the dark . |
| 9 | All of them were drawn together on the basis of a conviction similar to our own that God was calling them to something new . |
| 10 | The son who was born in 1511 , lived only six weeks and there followed a succession of miscarriages and still-births , so Henry VIII convinced himself that God was punishing him for marrying his late brother 's widow , so he sought the Popes annulment of the marriage . |
| 11 | Behind Duvall , Jimmy could see that Barbara was pulling herself to her feet . |
| 12 | It would seem clear that Paul was doing something of which Jesus himself would have disapproved . |
| 13 | She groped vaguely for her handbag , then found that Luke was putting it into her hand . |