Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am unaware of any biography in print , and it was for this reason that I wrote this brief account of the life of a truly great man of God . |
| 2 | As a teacher it was very important that I recognised this was the new experience he needed . |
| 3 | The document was in the name of Mustafa Ibn Assaad Shihada Zamzam , Mrs Zamzam 's husband , and when she saw that I recognised this type of British mandate deed Mrs Zamzam 's face lit up as if a great discovery had been made . |
| 4 | It was not until I visited the SHAPE nursery in Belgium in 1969 , with my then grown-up daughter that I saw this again . |
| 5 | Is the Minister aware that I returned this morning from a short visit to four countries in the middle east ? |
| 6 | It 's just that I mean this is the only thing about Halloween that I do n't like is the import from America of this trick or treat nonsense . |
| 7 | I did n't mean that I mean this |
| 8 | ‘ And it was only when we were tucked up in her freezing room in Charlotte Street that I got this strange feeling and I said , ‘ But you 're not Janet , are you ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It was when I was working on Wildlife Safari to Argentina , filming in a subtropical province in the north , that I got this lump on my back . |
| 10 | Well mum , what it wants is that I got this tooth |
| 11 | It is with great sadness that I write this letter having been informed of the possible demise of what can only be the most important publication since the Dead Sea Scrolls . |
| 12 | It is with shame that I write this to you who so well prophesied what has come to pass " . |
| 13 | The reason that I chose this title is , firstly , we as a Society have to persevere to build our Society up and , secondly , we hope to make progress over the years . |
| 14 | that I thought this top would look nice to wear |
| 15 | I mentioned the reduction in unemployment that has taken place in Holyhead , and , while the decrease has not been as good there as in some other areas , the announcements that I made this morning gave a priority to Holyhead . |
| 16 | Do n't think that I swallow this , it said . |
| 17 | Aside from the fact that I use this place for a specific purpose — a purpose that requires privacy , peace and quiet — it might lead to considerable misunderstandings . |
| 18 | I could n't summon up a double bass in the short time that I had this rig , which was a shame since , like Hughes & Kettner 's BassBase , the unit is flexible enough to accommodate the idiosyncrasies of the instrument , the primary reason for the onboard notch filter . |
| 19 | I met the promoter at a party and he was looking for an opening act and I said that I had this dance band which would be a perfect opener for Gary Glitter and he took us on . |
| 20 | Now that I had this label — ‘ partially sighted ’ — and it was clear that my disability would become more acute , the teachers and girls at school found some semblance of the tolerance and understanding that they had previously lacked , and I slowly began to edge my way up the academic ladder . |
| 21 | The teachers soon started to realise that I had this huge fascination for birds . |
| 22 | ‘ When I got to my door I found that I had this cement cock in my pocket . |
| 23 | I have n't taken into account the suggestion forms that I had this morning and some quiffs that I have n't had . |
| 24 | it is for this reason firstly to identify the gree er the Greater York area as considered by the Secretary of State , and also to with regard to criterion three , er the question of consistency with agreed agreed approved greenbelt policy that I make this further comment . |
| 25 | Suffice it to say that I reached this estimate on the basis of the preservation of a vestige of the uterus and as a result of obtaining a chemical reaction for blood from periosteum . |
| 26 | There must be quite a number of readers who have had Uxbridge Cottage Pie at some time — and I obviously can not tell how the 1991 version compared with earlier versions — but I can say that I enjoyed this particular dish and that the taste and texture were very good . |
| 27 | ‘ The problem is that I learnt this trick whilst tied up and submerged in a barrel of water . |
| 28 | Meester Northcliffe , ’ he trilled — and it was a measure of my disorientation that I took this further name-change in my faltering stride . |
| 29 | Not one of you noticed that I dipped this finger into the samples but licked another one . |
| 30 | Er , on the first day that I joined this Council which was the first day that you joined er Councillor . |