Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irritated by her presence , Henry had mocked and teased her nevertheless , for he could be quite beastly when the mood took him that way . |
| 2 | ‘ The sun taught me that history is not everything . ’ |
| 3 | The Romans tended to be suspicious of novelty , and the word ‘ novus ’ had for them a sinister ring , although their memory of the past reminded them that change had often come about , although at first resisted . |
| 4 | The Sergeant informed me that No. 46 Royal Marine Commando had come ashore in Normandy on D-Day + 1 and had gone into action almost straight away at a spot further along the coast from here , against a crack German S.S. Unit ( Hitler Youth ) . |
| 5 | The Minister told us that clause 12 provided for the Secretary of State to take into account representations made by those who administer the pension scheme in question . |
| 6 | One look at the gatehouse told us that way would be suicide , so we launched a full-scale attack to distract them from you and get Guy over the wall . |
| 7 | The operator told us that rubbish is smouldering at a considerable depth and it would take a lot of work to put it out . |