Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I imagine you had to fight like a tiger to secure me even that half of his estate . ’ |
| 2 | The parents , instead of applauding her , called her a noisy chatterbox and told her sharply that small girls should be seen and not heard . |
| 3 | I hope that we shall hear the Solicitor-General tell us shortly that such an amendment has the approval and support of the Government . |
| 4 | The high levels of unemployment , though , will make it difficult to reduce student numbers overall : many planners in Germany , in stark contrast to their counterparts in the UK , think it better that young people should be in university than on the dole . |
| 5 | ‘ I felt that if we 'd signed him he could have given us just that little bit extra up front which would have enabled us to win the title . |
| 6 | ‘ I felt that if we 'd signed he could have given us just that little bit extra up front which would have enabled us to win the title , ’ said Ferguson . |
| 7 | Our struggle has taught us also that black workers must never for a moment entertain the thought of separate black unions . |