Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I picked it for you because Jeff told me that blue 's your favourite colour . ’ |
| 2 | David told us that swan pattern of movement was currently being monitored in the north-east , so he was trying to read the leg bands through his glass . |
| 3 | One reviewer told us that case reports prove nothing . |
| 4 | ‘ His books taught me that poetry can be pure and profound , and at the same time popular . ’ |
| 5 | ( Kautsky warned them that capitalism now required large international markets with a single language which , in the Habsburg domains , would best be German ; retaining Czech would lead to the economic decline of the Czech people . ) |
| 6 | Marie gave me that hat — I do n't want it spoiled . |
| 7 | Andrea bought him , you know the big ja he 's g always got a pocket full any time at all ooh that jar Andrea bought him that Christmas full of toffees |
| 8 | He three-putted the 14th , and then the television buggy came past on its way to the 15th , and the guys on board told me that Crenshaw — — who was nearest challenger then — had double-bogeyed 17 . |
| 9 | I am so glad that the hon. Member for Derby , North asked me that question — |
| 10 | When Wickham met him that evening he told a tale that shook the MacQuillan empire to its core . |
| 11 | Pastor told him that business was more important and he threw a tantrum . |
| 12 | Northern Ireland 's experience in Spain and Mexico in the last two World Cups taught them that heat can pose more problems than the opposition for British-based players . |
| 13 | ‘ The sun taught me that history is not everything . ’ |
| 14 | Irritated by her presence , Henry had mocked and teased her nevertheless , for he could be quite beastly when the mood took him that way . |
| 15 | BEAUTIFUL , flexible sounds , delicately turned phrases , and the sort of energy which skips rather than strides — the King 's Consort at the Queen 's Hall reminded us that civilisation is not entirely destroyed . |
| 16 | The growth of the industrial proletariat convinced him that state education for all was essential , though in 1809 he asked : ‘ What can you expect of national education conducted by a government which for twenty years resisted the abolition of the Slave Trade ? ’ |
| 17 | There Terauchi informed them that independence would be proclaimed . |
| 18 | 14.45 : Secretary informed me that Class Teacher had written a letter to parent of child with Head Lice to replace one written by Head . |
| 19 | A deputation from the right-wing 92 Group visited her that evening , as did three ministerial members of the No Turning Back Group . |
| 20 | The man with her demanded a double Scotch on the rocks and Emil told him that alcohol was available only after departure . |
| 21 | Then they played cards until stifled yawns and missed tricks told them that tiredness was now king . |
| 22 | I had invited any of the hospital staff who had cared to come , and my ‘ Dawes Road ’ friend Miss Dorrie Pierce told me that church folk had organized a little wedding tea , and my husband-to-be had ordered and paid for a wedding cake . |
| 23 | Razak said afterwards that when Soviet officials told him that neutralisation was similar to collective security he replied that ‘ he appreciated this , but added that Malaysia preferred a neutrality plan which would be applicable to a smaller region such as Southeast Asia ’ . |
| 24 | do n't pick it off then , you 'll spoil it , grandma bought him that booty bag |
| 25 | She was pleased that Faye drank it that way , since without food value it would n't affect her blood sugar level or insulin intake and therefore did n't have to be regulated in quantity and timing . |
| 26 | Miss Honey sensed that Matilda wanted it that way . |
| 27 | Indeed the Next Steps Report found that : ‘ People who had recently resigned from the Civil Service told us that frustration at the lack of genuine responsibility for achieving results was a significant factor in encouraging them to move to jobs outside . ’ |
| 28 | I , I , a hairdresser told me that years ago Elaine . |
| 29 | Gran told her that mum had to go into hospital because she was hysterical ! ! |
| 30 | A quarter of a century ago , Colin Buchanan told us that road-building , improved public transport and some limitations on the use of vehicles would not aloe solve the problem of traffic in towns . |