Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] that [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story goes that Blackburn chairman Jack Walker was unimpressed by Thomas 's contribution in the 3–3 draw at Selhurst Park and refused to sign another of his famous cheques with all those zeros . |
| 2 | He was also a vegetarian , although the story goes that Chapman persuaded him to eat steaks after hearing that he sometimes felt faint when heading a ball . |
| 3 | The story goes that James Gilbey , pulled into a lay-by somewhere in Oxfordshire on New Years Eve 1989 and used his car phone to call the Royal residence at Sandringham in Norfolk . |
| 4 | The story goes that James Gilbey , pulled into a lay-by somewhere in Oxfordshire on New Years Eve 1989 and used his car phone to call the Royal residence at Sandringham in Norfolk . |
| 5 | The story goes that Ghar Hasan was used by a Saracen , over eight hundred years ago , as a hiding place , to avoid expulsion . |
| 6 | The story goes that Wenceslas wished to prove his queen was guilty of adultery and Nepomuk , as the queen 's confessor , denied that she was . |
| 7 | Queen Victoria thinks that Grace Darling is one of the finest young women in this country , and she is writing to thank her . |
| 8 | Magnus requested that Finreir and Teclis teach the full secrets of magic to humans . |
| 9 | Roger revealed that Clarissa had been buying Christmas presents since the summer ; little bundles would be secreted in cupboards . |
| 10 | Carling revealed that Thursday 's secret training session involved the reserve three-quarters ‘ pushing up remarkably quickly so we could work on ways to counter the way the Boks defend ’ . |
| 11 | The accident happened out of sight of the public enclosures and 80,000 spectators rose to their feet in a stunned numbness when the tannoy announced that Clark was dead . |
| 12 | The Department of Trade and Industry paper was reported by the Sunday Times to claim that Britain 's manufacturing base was weak and deteriorating . |
| 13 | Sheila realised that Dick was afraid to stand up . |
| 14 | The same line of attack was used against Massachusetts ; the charter had already been under examination , and in 1684 the courts ruled that Massachusetts had exceeded its authority and the charter was forfeited . |
| 15 | On Nov. 18 the Australian authorities announced that Australia had refused refugee status to Ari Ben-Menashe , a self-described former Israeli agent whose accounts of Israeli government arms dealings had been cited in a recent book by Seymour Hersh [ see p. 38550 ] . |
| 16 | Sandra Horley agreed that Diana had all the makings of a professional counsellor . |
| 17 | The following morning , Sara Freeman , the model the Ashleys had provided , appeared ready for the shots , but Bernard announced that Laura would not be coming down . |
| 18 | Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear insists that Vinnie Jones will bounce back tomorrow at Middlesbrough after his huge £20,000 FA fine this week . |
| 19 | NME understands that Nirvana commissioned an official biography from a London-based journalist last week . |
| 20 | NME understands that Jim and William Reid have already approached '60s singer/songwriter and cult legend Lee Hazelwood , who has agreed to contribute guest vocals to the LP . |
| 21 | NME understands that Daltrey wanted to capitalise on the success of 1989 reunion shows , but Townshend will be busy working on a new solo album . |
| 22 | After the Falklands conflict , the Ministry of Defence admitted that ESM was an extremely important aid in warning of attacks . |
| 23 | In the end , the Board announced that Luxulyan , described as the most promising of the three sites , had been ruled out because it was ‘ on high ground and would visually dominate the area ’ . |
| 24 | She and sister agreed that Mr Brown would need additional help . |
| 25 | Er just for the record Chairman to confirm that Selby District has no argument with the County Council on the Greater York . |
| 26 | Teenager Milla Jovovich revealed that Sir Richard promised her backside would not be shown in a bedroom scene . |
| 27 | Manager Brian Little revealed that Muggleton was in agony after collapsing in his pre-match warm-up . |
| 28 | Under this Mrs Thatcher and Dr FitzGerald agreed that Northern Ireland would remain a part of the United Kingdom according to the wishes of its majority , but that ministers from Britain and the Republic would meet regularly to review political and security aspects . |
| 29 | On May 21 Haqqani announced that Masud and Hekmatyar had agreed upon , but not signed , a five-point peace pact . |
| 30 | In a separate agreement the heads of member states agreed that Russia should take the seat at the United Nations formerly occupied by the USSR , and a framework of interstate and inter-governmental consultation was established . |