Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [adv] [that] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Finally , I read yesterday that some managers , most noticably the two Scots that were in Wembley at the weekend , are talking about banning transfers after the season start and only allowing them for a limited period over Christmas .
2 I suggested earlier that both exhibitions claimed to subvert ; that The Subversive Stitch at Cornerhouse sought to do this through content , while Out of the Frame focused on materials and techniques .
3 And , I pointed out that both teams would suffer equally !
4 I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with And , but I was told that English had changed since the time of King James , In that case , I argued , why make us read the Bible ?
5 She said too that all questions about their children to the department would be answered courteously .
6 We learned later that many listeners had been moved by the simple eloquence of Gladstone Murray 's broadcast .
7 In reaction to the many comments to the effect that shanty towns are full of poverty , misery and crime , he pointed out that these settlements were an improvement on the city centre slums .
8 He pointed out that some countries — mainland China , Sri Lanka , Mexico , India , for instance — had failed to achieve as dramatic increases in terms of GNP per head as , say , Korea , but had nevertheless progressed in terms of individual entitlements to food , housing , literacy , health and life expectancy ( Sen , 1984 , p. 485 ) .
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