Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb past] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was aware that I had disliked him the day before and seemed anxious to make me change my opinion . |
| 2 | On the album I make the comment that somebody had asked me the same question and I said , ‘ Yep , my left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 3 | But I was not sure that she had told me the whole truth . |
| 4 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 5 | He took her hand , linking his long , hard fingers between hers , joining them in a physical as well as a mental bond , and suddenly Fran knew that she wanted to tell him the one thing that had fashioned her into the woman she was . |
| 6 | With the usual lack of euphemism , the overseers enter the rubric ‘ Dead ’ against her name at the beginning of 1786 ; their accounts for 10 January indicate that it had cost them the grand sum of 3s. 9d. to bury three paupers : ‘ West Wife ; Titford and Robbans ’ . |
| 7 | It was not only collectors who flocked to the tiny village of Giverny , students and more mature painters sis in ever increasing number , swamping the homes of those villagers who provided lodgings , and so increasing the revenue of the local inn that it started calling itself the ‘ Hôtel ’ Baudy . |
| 8 | Dad and I went in and Mr Vulcan explained that he wished to give me the harmonium and that there was a clean bed upstairs if we wanted it . |
| 9 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 10 | Regretfully , the young gentleman told him that he had quoted me the price to the trade , and for a retail sale it would be slightly more expensive , i.e. £36 plus VAT . |
| 11 | It was obvious that he had forgotten who the man was . |