Example sentences of "that [pers pn] was [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fact that I was calling him a murderer had nothing to do with it . |
| 2 | Probably nothing , he was thinking , she 's only winding me up , and the thought that she was gave him a pleasurable kick . |
| 3 | Hoping against hope that she was giving him the come-on at last , he readily accepted . |
| 4 | Throwing him a look of haughty disdain , she bent down to push her boots into the ski-bindings , furiously aware that he was watching her every move . |
| 5 | Horribly aware that he was watching her every move , she tentatively slid the skis forward , uttering up a silent word of thanks when they obeyed . |
| 6 | She flicked him a quick glance , then concentrated on lifting two green-patterned mugs from the cupboard and placing them neatly on the marble counter , all too aware that he was watching her every move . |
| 7 | Hitler no longer seemed to be speaking to convince ; rather , he seemed to feel that he was expressing what the audience , by now transformed into a single mass , expected of him . |
| 8 | I recently asked Lord King of British Airways about his decision to buy Boeing aircraft and United States General Electric aero engines — not only that , but the fact that he was giving them a foothold in Britain at the expense of Rolls-Royce . |
| 9 | He went out , and Merrill sensed that he was giving her a breathing space . |