Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You remember , you rushed out on Christmas Eve and got him that electric blanket … |
| 2 | When he did appear through the darkness , he was in a foul mood , and told them that several bombs had failed to explode . |
| 3 | Spencer told us of the people who had been to the Chapel to see what he was doing — and told us that several generals had been there . |
| 4 | I 'm usually quite clear-minded , but it was strange the way my unconscious set to work , pushing back my maternal goalposts and persuading me that another year or two would do my hoped-for child no harm . ’ |
| 5 | The well-tested welfare organisation swung into gear , as the Welfare Officer once again climbed into her car to go and speak to the wife and assure her that temporary accommodation had been arranged for her and the family , and that the move from one house to another would be made as smooth as possible . |
| 6 | He looked upwards now at the bunting stretched across the girders of the platform , then said , ‘ With a little imagination you know I could dismiss the Coronation and take it that this show of affection was all for my being twenty-one today . |