Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] that [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Sid patiently tutored me on star gradings and assured me that technically the climb was only a V. Diff , so I would cope !
2 Someone told me that even the ultimate big boss himself was planning to look in this evening — probably to inspect your body and soul , now that he owns them . ’
3 Only last week , I spoke to a garage owner who told me that almost every other customer was either losing a job or had just lost one in the past month or so .
4 Some fella told me that only a couple of weeks ago , but the greatest rip off of them all , have you heard the greatest rip off about Betty and the , and the roof ?
5 He remembered the admiring glances of the other boys , and the expression of ineffable contempt on the face of the young Hilary Frome , an expression that told him that even an eleven-year-old could see through him , could tell he was no good .
6 She had waited at the beech tree until the sky began to darken and the sudden , distant roar of aircraft engines told her that soon the bombers would be flying again .
7 Some instinct told her that only the truth could save them now ; that the time for evasions was over .
8 Just do n't enjoy Palace losing , but sheer football and it just shows you that ironically the two games can match each other and there were chances for Palace to wrap that game up .
9 But at 17 stone , the health authority 's told her that only a 20-inch chair will do .
10 That 's something Friends of the Earth agrees with : ‘ It concerns us that recently a lot of proposals for courses have luxury houses or hotels with them , getting permission to put buildings where they might not otherwise have been . ’
11 The distributors , Harman Audio , tell me that virtually every type of speaker is available , with either open or sealed back options .
12 Do I take it that actually the remarks that have just been made are really in favour of having a third E H O , but that in fact that that in circumstances , will not be possible .
13 ‘ I will be drinking apple juice , ’ says Derek Foster , ‘ but I can tell you that already the feeling of anticipation is utterly indescribable . ’
14 But if you do have pe people will say if you do h have those weaknesses and if er there were times that he could was quite up to the joshing and the name calling , there were times when he was n't , the very fact that there were times when he was n't , does n't that tell you that perhaps the Army was n't the place for him ?
15 When I reminded them that only an hour ago they were saying they did n't fancy any more , they looked genuinely irritated .
16 The Tories were heading for disaster if they continued to delude themselves that only a little fine tuning of presentation was required to secure a fourth consecutive general election victory .
17 He has been telling them that both the Soviet Union and the United States have reiterated their support for the league 's plan and that political reform is the only way for the Lebanese to solve their crisis .
18 Doubtless it will shock , but it may also remind us that even a princess of poise can crack under the strain of family tensions .
19 Performances of Brahms 's piano sonatas tend to be either vigorous or spacious , the one approach emphasizing the impetuous element in this music written before he was 21 , and the other reminding us that even the young Brahms was a dour northerner much given to self-doubt .
20 She wanted to tell her that perhaps the plan — the dark colours , the new name — was n't necessary any more , that there was an awareness between herself and Tom today that almost made her believe he did share her feelings , but with Tom himself in the room , and Bill as well , and Mrs Porter coming in now with Faye 's mid-afternoon snack and a pot of tea for everyone , there was clearly no opportunity .
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