Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [vb past] that [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her enemies implied that Eugénie read nothing but novels or lightweight ‘ feminine ’ books , but in fact her library revealed an interest in science and philosophy , though history predominated . |
| 2 | Coleridge became aware soon after their lectures began that Southey 's manner had grown ‘ cold and gloomy ’ , and that he had started to back away from the principles of Pantisocracy . |
| 3 | She still wore her shirt , but it had ridden up over her thighs , while all her senses registered that Travis wore nothing save his skin . |
| 4 | The observation was accepted in spite of its inconvenience , since the Copernican theory as well as some of its rivals predicted that Venus should appear to change size appreciably during the course of the year . |
| 5 | ‘ She informed us all she had some very bad news and through her tears said that King George VI had died , ’ recalls Margery Burton , of Redworth Road , Shildon . |
| 6 | Marlborough 's campaigns have commanded the admiration of military analysts ; his successes showed that Britain could conduct a war on land , and made it clear that the balance of power would be maintained and Louis XIV would not be able to establish France as the dominant power in western Europe in the way that had seemed probable in the 1680s . |
| 7 | Mr Siddique said his members understood that Mr Rushdie was protected under British law , but said : ‘ I would welcome the opportunity to kill him myself if he was in an Islamic country . ’ |
| 8 | Though his detractors claimed that Hadrian 's beard was grown to hide blemishes on his skin , it more likely reflects the emperor 's profound commitment to Greek culture . |