Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the meantime all those due to appear in the FA Cup third round in the New Year have received a letter from Lancaster Gate reminding them that the FA has the power to throw them out of the competition if their players become involved in mass brawls . |
| 2 | It has taught me that the world does n't revolve around me . |
| 3 | ‘ He has reminded me that the beginning of a reign is a traditional time for the pardoning of malefactors , ’ he said . |
| 4 | I have now , through your lordship 's favour , the satisfaction of seeing them cultivated in my neighbourhood , by the skilful hand of my friend , Mr. Miller , and shall take the first opportunity of describing and engraving them that the public may see how much they are indebted to your lordship . |
| 5 | Her next mistake , in their eyes , was one of failing to inform them that the prizemoney for the Malaysian Open had been chopped in half . |
| 6 | ‘ Your appeal against the above offer of permanent accommodation made available to you on 12-9-91 has been considered carefully but I regret to inform you that the appeal has not been allowed and you should sign for the tenancy at the local housing office by 2-12-91 . |
| 7 | I write to inform you that the appeal is to be heard at the above address on |
| 8 | It pleases me to inform you that the weather here continues to be temperate ! |
| 9 | I can promise you that the total came as quite a shock to me , I was convinced it would be well in excess of my budget . |
| 10 | I can Promise you that the police will do everything they can to find Mr. Stavanger , and to clear up the other matters we have been discussing . " |
| 11 | Nor just the pleasures of the table , although I can promise you that the chef here is superb . |
| 12 | They promised her that the reign of terror would be over before the year was out . |
| 13 | The gallant compliments of the captain and his officers particularly had reminded her that the beauty so widely admired in her youth had not yet faded . |
| 14 | Held , allowing the appeal , that where a driver was required to provide a specimen of blood or urine for one of the reasons set out in section 7(3) of the Act of 1988 , or claimed the right to provide such a specimen under section 8(2) , the constable was required by section 7(4) to inform him that the specimen was to be of blood or urine and that it was for the constable to decide which ; but that there was no requirement to invite the driver to express his preference for giving blood or urine ; that if the constable intended to require a specimen of blood , the driver was to be given the right to object on medical grounds to be determined by a medical practitioner or , if the requirement had been made under section 7(3) , for some other reason affording a ‘ reasonable excuse ’ within section 7(6) of the Act ; and that , accordingly , the requirement for the defendant to provide a specimen of blood had complied with section 7(4) ( post , pp. 885G–H , 890D–G , 891A–D , 895B–E , H — 896A ) . |
| 15 | Legend has it that the green of the water comes from the fairies washing their clothes in the lochan ! |
| 16 | Legend has it that the lake was formed by the tears of a love torn nymph , and at the end of a luminous day , when the sun turns everything to delicate hues , even the sceptical are ready to admit they have seen the Trasimeno nymph — adding to the water level with a few tears more . |
| 17 | Burton-on-Trent is one of the chief centres of the brewing industry , and legend has it that the origin of its pre-eminence was the discovery by a medieval monk that water pumped from the local sandstone after seeping through deposits of gypsum gave beer an excellent flavour . |
| 18 | Today 's myth has it that the Davy miner 's lamp brought safety to Britain 's coal pits . |
| 19 | An article in the issue of 10 February entitled ‘ Why the safety lamp increased accidents ’ ( p 352 ) is headed ‘ Today 's myth has it that the Davy miner 's lamp brought safety to Britain 's coal pits . |
| 20 | Groan — rumour has it that the stars of art porn slick The Lover ( Tony Leung Jane March ) ‘ were n't faking it ’ in their love scenes ( yeah , yeah ) . |
| 21 | Legend has it that the mandarin was so grateful to Earl Grey for services rendered that he gave him his secret tea recipe , to keep mind , body and spirit together in perfect harmony . |
| 22 | Legend has it that the Queen of — ’ |
| 23 | A sinister rumour from Japan has it that the yakuza , the indigenous mafia , have joined the game , lending money at usurious rates to art speculators and taking the painting as collateral . |
| 24 | Myth has it that the accumulation was financed by frugal Japanese workers . |
| 25 | Tradition has it that the infliction was brought to the village in a parcel of clothing sent to a local family , the Beevers , one of whose members had died from the plague in London . |
| 26 | Local lore has it that the hands belong to a convicted highwayman who would hold up carriage-travellers in the early nineteenth century . |
| 27 | Legend has it that the flowers turned red , with the shape of a cross in the centre , when they sprang up after a battle . |
| 28 | ‘ Just a long stone room but legend has it that the Templars used it for their mysteries . |
| 29 | Legend has it that the guy who invented chess did so as a favour for his king . |
| 30 | One theory has it that the island was long ago to the west of its present position and that its north-south axis then lay in a more north-easterly direction . |