Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] that this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I overheard that this afternoon , I did n't think that was |
2 | I realized that this suit had been among the clothes Barrymore had left for Selden , and I told Holmes . |
3 | During this month I led the life for which I had always yearned hunting big game on my own in the wilds of Africa ; but now I realized that this expedition had meant more to me than just the excitement of hunting . |
4 | Afterwards I realised that this idea was wrong . |
5 | ‘ Once I realised that this novel was going to be a kind of mammoth , I decided to forgo writing the series . |
6 | And I believed that this world of darkness and changing images went on without a break , as unceasingly as the other less real one outside , wherever outside was , and by some unlikely philanthropic gesture of the city corporation was allowed to co-exist and be connected by the little dark doors with dark portholes . |
7 | Years later I discovered that this process had been studied by a distinguished scientist , Beveridge , and described in a book The Art of Scientific Investigation . |
8 | I observed that this policy was repeated last Sunday and No 75069 was rostered to haul four coaches from Aberystwyth to Machynlleth , with a scheduled departure time of 18.10 . |
9 | We gained energy from each other and I determined that this strength must be used creatively . |
10 | I felt that this conversation was adding little to my , or my listeners ' , knowledge of how to buy a coffin , so I thanked him kindly for his time and said goodbye . |
11 | " Although sponsored club competitions are prolific in the U.K. , I felt that this opportunity was quite different , offering club golfers the chance to participate in a national tournament during the winter , " said Ivan Straker , Chairman of Seagram Distillers . |
12 | I felt that this person could change my life … could bring me happiness- and unhappiness . |
13 | Axelrod had already begun to think in ESS terms , but I felt that this tendency was so important that I wrote to him suggesting that he should get in touch with W. D. Hamilton , who was then , though Axelrod did n't know it , in a different department of the same university , the University of Michigan . |
14 | I felt that this woman , in her direct vision of the infinite personality in the heart of all things , truly represented the spirit of India . ’ |
15 | I knew that this spiral joined the crypt to the turret via the south-east corner of the tower . |
16 | As soon as I saw the file , I knew it was the one I had stolen from Joe , and I knew that this man knew my convict . |
17 | A second later , I saw that this question had no psychic implication . |
18 | ‘ I saw that this cataclysm must be an expiation for some barbarous crime of civilization , some terrible human lie . |
19 | Not long ago I thought that this date did n't concern me or Palestinian women in general ’ . |
20 | I thought that this charity would appeal particularly to parents who have seen the effect it can have on family life when their child has to stay in hospital . |
21 | At first I thought that this emission indicated that one of the approximations I had used was not valid . |
22 | I thought that this morning when I saw you again , and I want you to know I do n't think we should leave it so long the next time . ’ |
23 | Indeed I hoped that this book might begin to give some clues about the origin of the tingle or the goose-pimples ; but I was disappointed . |
24 | As we stood to say the apostle 's creed during the communion service yesterday a statement of faith which we share with every part of the Christian church throughout the world I concluded that this statement was unnecessary . |
25 | Well change it then , ai n't you change that yet , you found that this morning early |
26 | ‘ Well at least we 've got this beano thanks to her — Aunt 's been planning it for weeks , ever since she heard that this lady might be coming down here , you 'd think she were dining the Prince des Galles . ’ |
27 | She thought that this view was perhaps not as beautiful as a view of Blackmoor Vale , which she knew so well . |
28 | And she knew that this outing had been contrived by him so that he could make progress with her . |
29 | She knew that this day would decide it . |
30 | She knew that this trouble with her daughter would be all the more enjoyed because it was a reflection on herself . |