Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to such a theory , if we , in English , call both our mother 's brother and our father 's brother by the same term — ‘ uncle ’ — it is because these two relatives are , to us , the same ‘ kind ’ of relative , and that probably the fact that we use the one word causes us to see them in that way . |
| 2 | I do n't want to see Sarah in that way , and I would n't want her to see me in that kind of light either . ’ |
| 3 | I take it you book me into that hotel . |
| 4 | Now that those people have run up those enormous debts , where are the Labour Members of Parliament who led them into that position ? |
| 5 | I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books . |
| 6 | I know it was only the extra weight of the Cross that got me up that hill . |
| 7 | I wanted to continue my studies as a postgraduate at U.C.L. I was now interested in modern linguistic research , but knew very little about it , since linguistics had so far made little impact in the U.K. , and there was no teacher in the Department who could adequately supervise me in that area . |
| 8 | And working at the Shakespeare School of English does n't exactly hinder me in that direction . |
| 9 | You ca n't fool me on that score . ’ |
| 10 | I 've given them to that solicitor that |
| 11 | Other people may be frightened by your blunt arrogance , but do n't make the mistake of including me in that category … |
| 12 | and push them through that loop , it looks |
| 13 | I do n't know I mean er maybe these are minute but whether you should explore them at that moment in time I mean only experience will tell . |
| 14 | The expression " breach of warranty " is often used in disputes about deferred consideration , when vendors are said in the agreement to " warrant " that the profits reach a specified figure , and the purchasers seek a repayment from the vendors to compensate them for that loss , in most cases calculated on a pre-agreed formula : if the profits exceed the specified figure , the vendors may be entitled to additional consideration . |
| 15 | I do n't know why my search drew me to that part of the house , except that Curtis was the only soul in it other than myself and Leon . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , if it 's true that I 'm getting younger it 'll probably suit me in that case . ’ |
| 17 | Unlike Sam , or even me for that matter , he could admire a girl from afar , and leave it at that . |
| 18 | The shame of it is we have the capacity to provide them with that peace but we 've decided it is n't worth it . ’ |
| 19 | to continue to provide them with that service . |
| 20 | I had expected them at that stage to do the decent thing and wait for us to catch up but , smelling their first blood of the season , they continued in much the same fashion and eventually ran out 7–0 victors . |
| 21 | He he said you 're one person I can talk to , you listen to me and I can talk to you and er he did n't want to worry you at that time but for him , he did n't think he was suitable . |
| 22 | So what can we buy you with that money ? |
| 23 | I do n't trust you with that ball , hmm |
| 24 | But as you say you at that point you do have to stop . |
| 25 | I 'm not thanking you for that Phil . |
| 26 | Both Lewis and Pound hoped that the Nobel would free him of that cautiousness which had smoothed his ascent . |
| 27 | Old tombstones provided her with that lit match to the powder trail of her imagination . |
| 28 | And seeing Nicole had only reminded her of that fact . |
| 29 | Nobody excelled him in that judgement , with which he united his own observations on nature , the energy of Michelangelo , and beauty and simplicity of the antique . |
| 30 | ‘ The Secretary of State , in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 21(1) , ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) of the Oil and Gas ( Enterprise ) Act 1982 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf , hereby makes the following Order : ’ |