Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | At their elbows stand the ghosts of the fallen in the first world war , reminding them of that earlier occasion when so many ministers preached uncritical political guidance from their pulpits . |
| 2 | She is mistaken in accusing me of that . |
| 3 | The hallway and various passages off it were full of visitors helping pyjama-ed relatives in and out of chairs , plumping cushions for them or fetching magazines from a well-stocked rack , or encouraging them to that last little drop of cocoa from what seemed to be a standard issue purple mug . |
| 4 | I ca n't , look at you eating them like that . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , of course , and for pity 's sake stop reminding me about that . |
| 6 | But , this one , that 's close to me or whatever mum 's saying there remi , was reminding me of that Der der der |
| 7 | Other people may be frightened by your blunt arrogance , but do n't make the mistake of including me in that category … |
| 8 | Are you condemning me for that ? ’ |
| 9 | These three contrasting ways of approaching the same data can be conveniently illustrated by applying them to that contemporary social phenomenon : student unrest . |
| 10 | I 'm not thanking you for that Phil . |
| 11 | ‘ The Secretary of State , in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 21(1) , ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) of the Oil and Gas ( Enterprise ) Act 1982 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf , hereby makes the following Order : ’ |
| 12 | Or perchance ending it with that old adage , ‘ Keep up the good work ’ ? |
| 13 | Such passages did little damage , however , compared with those in which again and again he would use these occasions to exalt the status of the King by equating it with that of the kings of Israel . |
| 14 | but , because I 've been knocking it off that bit earlier |
| 15 | Sorry if you take catty as the para now , then D P are n't actually , the reason D P sent the paper questionnaire is to just double check that all the columns and everything are laid out in the correct way are n't they and then checking it for that reason , whereas they are actually doing it on something like Kathy themselves so they , there is n't the same approval going on . |
| 16 | ‘ Hey , Israel , you 're bugging me with that crying . ’ |
| 17 | I know she is going to need permanent care very soon — everyone 's urging me in that direction . |
| 18 | CATHERINE Why did you have to go frightening me like that ? |
| 19 | ‘ While I might have had difficulty believing you at that particular moment two years ago , it was two years ago . |
| 20 | Um so erm I did have some I did have some references on this which erm unfortunately I I put to one side and I 've succeeded in losing so erm I did n't get the chance to put them on the handout but erm I 'm just alerting you to that area of debate and that area of enquiry . |
| 21 | It was as if he were touching her , physically caressing her with that dark , gold-flecked gaze . |
| 22 | I stepped inside and got behind her and tried pushing her from that side . |
| 23 | It was really pathetic , meeting him like that in the flower shop . |
| 24 | But it , I do n't need it now , I managed to fix it without bashing it with that . |
| 25 | There 's no mathematical way of defining it at that point . |
| 26 | Right now this time I 'm not telling you that the acceleration for some we wo n't bother writing it like that right we 'll write it this way . |
| 27 | Yeah what was it costing us for that weekend ? |
| 28 | ‘ They must have a hell of a reason for wanting us on that boat . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Listen , Dan , Kate 's sick of seeing you on that settee . |
| 30 | She told me about seeing you at that nightclub . ’ |