Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I happened to have with me the journal of Dorothy Wordsworth on my trip to the Dales as I had forgotten to return it to the public library , and you have my word that I dropped it the instant I was made aware that they were harbouring a drug addict .
2 He was the goalkeeper for Manchester United and I joked later that I threw him the bag of money and he dropped it !
3 Yes Chairman , of the hundred and sixty thousand plus cost , erm , part of the contribution by the major servicing committee , and I understand that they advised me the balance has been made from local contributions , and charitable sources .
4 Is he aware that they posed me the question , ’ Is anybody in the Government prepared to stand up and fight to defend the coal industry ? ’
5 But anyway we , they must have been so impressed by the , the order that they got , that they gave us the agency for Galashiels and Selkirk for the Austin .
6 Their reaction was so encouraging that it gave me the strength to carry on .
7 Another experience was when he was praying before the crucifix in San Damiano and it seemed to him that it gave him the message , " Build my church " , which he immediately interpreted quite literally as , " Save this church from crumbling into ruins " .
8 So it 's a very great honour and privilege for me to address you today because at the end it may be difficult for you to understand but when I return to South Africa , and forgive me for speaking personally I also realize the full meaning of the support of British trade unions and the labour movement and the churches because it was because of your political material and particularly in the case of the G M B , financial and material support that it gave us the means to do what some of us wanted to do about our country and our situation , and bring about change if we could peacefully .
9 He said , ‘ Now that you know that it 's Luke , that he sent you the letter , what are you going to do ? ’
10 I was n't sure if this was a reproach that he deserted her the rest of the year .
11 Ricky was so furious with Perdita for deliberately sabotaging her scholarship that he gave her the sack .
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