Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt such a strong love for them that I planned to spend the rest of my life among them , and to try to become more like them . |
| 2 | I said that I hope to breed the fish in this tank , but at the moment there does not appear to be any indication of willingness to breed on the part of any of the fish . |
| 3 | ‘ But it probably will surprise you to hear that I managed to resist the temptation to indulge my talent for marriage-wrecking and confined myself to one already divorced man and one bachelor . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ However , the good news is that I managed to find the switch for the air-conditioning . |
| 5 | Once again it was during some exchanges with colleagues from other establishments that I began to realise the significance of ‘ who is on your side ’ . |
| 6 | It was around that time that I began to foster the notion that information was being withheld , that somebody was not telling me everything . |
| 7 | It was then that I began to discover the fate that awaited me as a female . |
| 8 | It was then that I resolved to enjoy the rest of the year , accept that I simply did not have the talent to make the professional grade , and find a job . |
| 9 | ‘ It was a direct result of seeing the need for something different that could allow people to go out to sea no matter what the weather was like outside , that I went to see the lifeboat just over a year ago . ’ |
| 10 | I was doing some swift mental arithmetic , and the result was so crazy that I paused to rework the sums in my head . |
| 11 | And another comment was that I tend to wear the teacher 's patience talking . |
| 12 | I love cooking at home , although Susan is such a good cook that I tend to fulfil the role of kitchen assistant . |
| 13 | My problem is that I like to make the things but ca n't possibly eat them all myself . |
| 14 | The illustration that I use to explain the LM concept is that of a millpond representing the human condition . |
| 15 | Two points that I wish to update the Council on . |
| 16 | The other thing that I wish to update the Council on is my deliberations in respect of establishing a section here at . |
| 17 | I was shaking so much that I had to lift the kettle with two hands when I staggered down the yard . |
| 18 | ‘ I decided that I had to put the headmaster in a position to answer and it was this problem that worried me most — more than the outrageous charges against myself and the effect on my family . |
| 19 | Had interview with housing official who stated that I had to transfer the tenancy from my wife 's name to mine and then something would be done within a week . |
| 20 | It was not for some years after we had separated that I had to face the fact that the deepest part of one 's being is always inaccessible to another , and that only when we are lost in passion , eager above all else for our own gratification — yet unconscious that this is the case — that we ignore the gulf , forget that we are strangers . |
| 21 | I told an uninterested reception clerk that I had to catch the boat train ( let them look for me in Calais , I thought . |
| 22 | That morning Doreen 's absence meant that I had to make the coffee and take in the biscuits to Mr Hutton . |
| 23 | Back down here I told him that I had to get the sex business cleared up . |
| 24 | The knocking annoyed me so much that I tried to open the window . |
| 25 | It was here , however , that I learned to appreciate the beauty of wild , unspoiled places . |
| 26 | It was only later that I dared to approach the nurse who did the dispensing and whisper in her ear that I knew nothing of Bach Remedies and would she please enlighten me . |
| 27 | It was then that I decided to invoke the help of the Commissioner . " |
| 28 | The long grass was so wet that I decided to admire the castle from afar . |
| 29 | You are hurt , I know , and unable to believe in any man 's decency , but try to believe that whatever happened to you I still love you ; you have not changed for me , it makes no difference , no difference whatsoever — except that I want to kill the man who hurt you . ’ |
| 30 | You may think that I want to destroy the milk boards , but if you believe that you will believe anything . ’ |