Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reviewer told us that case reports prove nothing . |
| 2 | The confrontation convinced them that , on the contrary , they were so dogmatic and sure of themselves that it was obvious that they had no intention of being deterred . |
| 3 | He three-putted the 14th , and then the television buggy came past on its way to the 15th , and the guys on board told me that Crenshaw — — who was nearest challenger then — had double-bogeyed 17 . |
| 4 | Yeah mum told me that erm |
| 5 | Cos you ca n't get , an old bloke told me that . |
| 6 | Pastor told him that business was more important and he threw a tantrum . |
| 7 | His attitude showed her that quite clearly . |
| 8 | ‘ The sun taught me that history is not everything . ’ |
| 9 | Irritated by her presence , Henry had mocked and teased her nevertheless , for he could be quite beastly when the mood took him that way . |
| 10 | BEAUTIFUL , flexible sounds , delicately turned phrases , and the sort of energy which skips rather than strides — the King 's Consort at the Queen 's Hall reminded us that civilisation is not entirely destroyed . |
| 11 | The growth of the industrial proletariat convinced him that state education for all was essential , though in 1809 he asked : ‘ What can you expect of national education conducted by a government which for twenty years resisted the abolition of the Slave Trade ? ’ |
| 12 | A deputation from the right-wing 92 Group visited her that evening , as did three ministerial members of the No Turning Back Group . |
| 13 | My guvnor told me that . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , my husband called him that . |
| 15 | do n't pick it off then , you 'll spoil it , grandma bought him that booty bag |
| 16 | The experience taught me that , difficult though crofters sometimes are , they are generally more realistic , and often more far-seeing , than those who seek to regulate their affairs . |
| 17 | Indeed the Next Steps Report found that : ‘ People who had recently resigned from the Civil Service told us that frustration at the lack of genuine responsibility for achieving results was a significant factor in encouraging them to move to jobs outside . ’ |
| 18 | The sight of Peng Yu-wei in the water told her that . |
| 19 | I , I , a hairdresser told me that years ago Elaine . |
| 20 | Gran told her that mum had to go into hospital because she was hysterical ! ! |
| 21 | Inside , the elderly English upper-class proprietor told me that true Communism only survives in Albania . |
| 22 | A call from a trusted contact informed me that senior police officers from the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection squad had been summoned to Buckingham Palace and ordered to find who leaked the story . |
| 23 | I like him in that jumper and my friend gave him that . |
| 24 | What a wonderful Christmas gesture by Nigel Havers to donate £300 to a woman whose plumber charged her that amount for unblocking a toilet . |
| 25 | Her ladyship told me that what kept her going throughout the service was a beautiful letter from Prince Charles that she carried in her handbag . |
| 26 | His father told him that story : his father looked at him through a glass : he had a hairy face . |
| 27 | She found that she was bringing more and more discipline to her writing for the Clarion , and thinking of this she noticed that it was the Clarion which Dr Neil was reading , or pretending to read , for her new awareness told her that , too . |
| 28 | ‘ He nevaire told you that . |
| 29 | ‘ Yeah , your secretary told me that . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Luis , ’ I said , ‘ even in England , if a man called me that , I 'd take it as great rudeness . |