Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [pers pn] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The glass cone at Lemington , although incomplete , is one of few such survivals in Britain , and particularly in the region where the Venerable Bede tells us that French glassmakers were brought over to teach the ‘ English nation their handicraft ’ , which had been lost here after the departure of the Romans . |
| 2 | ‘ David gives us that little bit extra , though we wanted to play the same tight 4–4-2 formation . |
| 3 | Odd-Knut tells us that to ask a Lapp that question is like asking an Englishman how much money he has in the bank . |
| 4 | For Zen teaches us that love breeds fear , and fear breeds hatred , and hatred breeds violence , in a neve-rending , vicious circle . |
| 5 | In an Author 's Note to the first book , Master and Commander , Patrick O'Brian assures us that ‘ … very often the improbable reality outruns fiction ’ and offers enough information about his sources ( in log-books , diaries and other contemporary records ) to confirm the authenticity of the events through which he displays his characters . |
| 6 | She articulates a theory of compromise between fate and free will once more at least a millennium old : in the Solomon and Saturn poem Saturn asks which will be the stronger , wyrd óe warnung , ‘ fated events or foresight ’ , and Solomon tells him that ‘ Fate is hard to alter … |
| 7 | British Rail was ruling out King 's Cross at that stage , yet two or three years later BR tells us that King 's Cross is essential . |
| 8 | George Hunter reminds us that ‘ Effective communication of the gospel begins with a demonstration of its relevance … the point of contact between people and the gospel is people 's needs , hopes , yearning , fears , longings , and deepest motives ’ ( Hunter 1979:39 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ Knox goes looking for a fight , but Steve likes it that way . |
| 10 | While he was in the lavatory , Michael tells me that , observing the large hat reposing by the overcoat , I reverently picked it up and placed it on my head . |
| 11 | I am informed that Calderdale tells us that about 11 per cent . |
| 12 | Indeed , Halstead reminds us that herbivorous dinosaurs would have to eat for more than 24 hours a day . |