Example sentences of "[pron] that [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This makes us feel very feeble , as we have friends of our age who think nothing of motoring from here to Lowestoft in the day — but such feats are not for us , though we flatter ourselves that in most respects we are in pretty good nick . |
| 2 | Roy Dickens , one of our 400 metre runners , told me that on one occasion he and his brother Brian were shopping with their mother when a white man mugged an old lady and ran off with her handbag . |
| 3 | Sir Reginald also told me that on one occasion when there was suspicion of corruption about a certain appointment , he had called U Saw to him and said , ‘ I hear that you have accepted Rs5,000 for this appointment . |
| 4 | In his next letter Leslie told me that on that day he had been assigned ‘ a rather painful duty … from 4 o'clock this afternoon for 24 hours I am escort to an officer under close arrest , a captain , I believe . |
| 5 | Emil explained to me that on this trip the linen , cutlery and glasses had been provided by the caterers , and without more ado he showed me first , where to find everything and second , how to set a table . |
| 6 | And it has always seemed to me that at that moment Wes walked back into his old life . |
| 7 | It seems to me that at this level of textual analysis , translators generally face three main possibilities : |
| 8 | It never occurred to me that within three years I should hate the Italians with an unrelenting hatred . |
| 9 | ‘ It strikes me that in new clothes you could be highly presentable . |
| 10 | As we were giving our hands he looked up at me intently and told me that in two days there would be a gypsy wedding . |
| 11 | It is only now clear to me that in actual fact it must have been a day later . |
| 12 | However , it seems to me that in most contexts the utterance of [ 25 ] would yield effects not produced by [ 27 ] . |
| 13 | It is the happiest of coincidences for them that on this day when the mind of thinking adults in this country is concentrated on whom not to vote for , the Masters opens at Augusta . |
| 14 | Is it not good enough for ‘ Managers ’ to be sent with briefs , memorised in their heads , to have fireside chats with the best and brightest , telling them that in this day and age their promotion is really the ability to retain their jobs . |
| 15 | Richmann seethed at Henri 's arrogance , and consoled himself that with any luck he would n't have to stand for the superstitious fool 's whims for much longer Drawing a gun from a shoulder holster , he prepared to fight his way through the streets if necessary ; it would be nothing compared to what was to come , he thought . |
| 16 | Ben parked his newly acquired BMW at the roadside and hoped it would be there when he returned , reassuring himself that in this place of utter solitude car thieves were n't likely to creep out of the hedgerows with duplicate keys . |
| 17 | Dear G. E. Rald , We should like to take this opportunity to inform you that on 12th March this year you were seen entering empty handed into the private premises of Ms P. C. Edwards of Convent St. , Folkestone and leaving shortly afterwards with your hands full . |
| 18 | I refer to your recent interview for the above post and regret to advise you that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful . |
| 19 | I refer to your recent interview for the above post and regret to advise you that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful . |
| 20 | I refer to your recent application and interview for the above position and regret to inform you that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful . |
| 21 | Well , let me tell you that on this occasion I would welcome a little more intolerance from you . |
| 22 | Despite the cataclysmic statistics the demographers throw at us , families in many parts of Africa today will tell you that at certain times of the year they suffer from a severe labour shortage . |
| 23 | But I believe the figure should be erm a few thousand below erm the forty one thousand and to that extent I would agree with you that in practical terms erm it 's going to be very difficult even if the figure is twenty five , twenty six thousand , to stick to thirty one . |
| 24 | But at the moment small primary schools may well look at the opting out procedure , and I would have to say to you that in many cases those very small primary schools are receiving , by the wish of the Council , a very substantial subsidy from the Local Education Authority in the manner in which they are funded and |
| 25 | Being only 5′ 2½″ tall myself I too feel very strongly about the unfairness of this , but there is absolutely nothing I can do about it except to warn you that in these circumstances you do need to be very accurate in counting calories in order to achieve a good rate of weight loss . |
| 26 | But above all , I needed something that at that time I was quite unable to put into words . |
| 27 | And it is the Yorkshire and Humberside Development Association that is the one that in this locality , the county , takes the lead in attracting inward investment . |
| 28 | It was depressing to have to admit to herself that after four days together she was none the wiser , that , if she made the mistake again of leaving her vulnerable heart unguarded , he might once more strike her a casually cruel blow , and this time she might not recover . |
| 29 | Each justified her interest in such a vulgar book by telling herself that in these matters one must be able to judge for oneself . |
| 30 | It had n't occurred to him that at some point his life-support system would be taken away . |