Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] that [pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 'll be terrified of hearing you say something about them that they ca n't bear . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You are n't worried that there might be things about me that you wo n't like ? |
| 3 | If you embark on using someone as your detective who is immensely superior to yourself either intellectually or in the social scale ( and by that I do not mean any conventional listing of dukes , earls , barons and honourables ) you will be heading for trouble when you try to have the sort of insights for them that they would naturally have . |
| 4 | They seemed to have a secret between them that I could n't share . ’ |
| 5 | That I could get her to do things for me that she would n't do for them . |
| 6 | Many of us find it difficult to have faith and trust and feel love for someone that we can not see and often feel that we can not hear or get close to . |
| 7 | She was so worried and scared of me that I could n't reward her when she did something right and , obviously , telling her off was out of the question . |
| 8 | The Queen became so fond of me that she could not eat without me . |
| 9 | Realizing the extent of the betrayal , it was clear to both of them that they could not hang around so close to the target area hoping for survivors . |
| 10 | There was a time when it must have seemed to many of them that he would never receive a bad review , or even a cross word . |
| 11 | It was some moments before it occurred to any of them that it might well be Chris or the tardy boy from the bistro , harmlessly appealing for admission to his promised evening of jollity and sustenance . |
| 12 | it to pieces and , see if he can , of course it 's one of them that you ca n't put back together , like |
| 13 | ‘ But did it not occur to that massive conceit of yours that I might not want to make love to you ? ’ |
| 14 | At the end of the afternoon , before we left the wood , and with a solemnity and sincerity , a complete dedication of herself that I can not describe to you because such unconditional promising is another extinct mystery … she said , ‘ Whatever happens I shall never marry anyone but you . ’ ’ |
| 15 | There was nothing he could have asked of her that she would not have done for him . |
| 16 | ‘ Or is it that you think so highly of her that you ca n't bring yourself to cast her pearls before swine ? |
| 17 | It has been said of him that he would rather live in his native country , and not be allowed to publish , than go elsewhere and be free to do so . |
| 18 | I mean I 've actually I tried to persuade a colleague of mine that I could quite easily sexually harass a male student of mine , and the reason I could do that , or the way I could do that , is because I have power over him . |
| 19 | Sometimes an opportunity is so obvious to the person who has thought of it that he can not imagine how it is not equally obvious to everyone else . |
| 20 | So strange , she sometimes thought , to have all this engineering knowledge in three languages and still be so unable to apply a single word of it that she could scarcely change a plug without helpful diagrams . |
| 21 | I 'd told myself for weeks that our wedding night would be such a moving experience for both of us that you 'd suddenly realise you were in love with me , and tell me , and everything would end happily ever after . ’ |
| 22 | His eyes met hers , dark and secret with a light behind them that she could not fail to see . |
| 23 | She was crushed so tight against him that she could barely breathe , and as his own mouth moved to her ear , his tongue flicking erotically to trace the whorls , she moved her hands to his belt . |
| 24 | If you swear that her little one-off has so turned you against her that you could n't possibly bear to live with her any longer , you 'll get your divorce . |
| 25 | No , it 's your so-called devotion I 'm doubting and , if you 're honest , I think you 'll agree with me that it would n't weather a long separation . ’ |
| 26 | Mr Clarke , speaking on ITN 's News At Ten last night , tried to limit the damage from the disclosure , saying : ‘ All ministers , including David Trippier , agree with me that it can not be right that National Health Service pay can be determined by industrial action of this kind taken by militant trade unions . |
| 27 | But everybody overeats , but most people , I mean they 're , if you look at the rubbish that we , that we push into ourselves that we should n't push in and that 's the bit that causes the damages |
| 28 | He seemed so pleased with himself that I could n't help saying that I should mind them very much myself but that I had no objection to his wearing them — a view which I believed surprised him . |
| 29 | Or suppose , again , that your neighbour has agreed with you that he will not open a public house or carry on a school of music next door , and does and threatens to continue doing one or the other ; or that you have a right to light for your windows , and he threatens to erect a building within three feet of them . |
| 30 | She stopped abruptly by the gate to the Albion 's gardens , whirled on him , snapping her parasol shut again : ‘ Because I was annoyed with you that you could even think such a thing . |