Example sentences of "[pers pn] that [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The size and cost of a present day Olympic complex suggests to me that both the summer and winter games should now have permanent , internationally-funded homes . |
| 2 | Dealing with customers also taught me that not every situation is the same and I had to think fast and wise when faced with a problem . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | The distributors , Harman Audio , tell me that virtually every type of speaker is available , with either open or sealed back options . |
| 5 | On that very point sir I 'm grateful to the honourable member for giving way but would he not agree with me that actually the failure of G A T at the end was that by which Caribbean bananas failed to be protected . |
| 6 | Sid patiently tutored me on star gradings and assured me that technically the climb was only a V. Diff , so I would cope ! |
| 7 | When I reminded them that only an hour ago they were saying they did n't fancy any more , they looked genuinely irritated . |
| 8 | just as the ermine changes it coat for winter ; just as the seed can lie dormant for thousands of years ; just as the bacteria and the rotifers can live in their desiccated time capsules for perhaps longer than we can ever envisage , awaiting a change of outer circumstances for the tiny living specks of dust to take on another form — just so , perhaps , may the living forms we know so well have secrets tucked away within them that only the rolling of the aeons can reveal . |
| 9 | ‘ I will be drinking apple juice , ’ says Derek Foster , ‘ but I can tell you that already the feeling of anticipation is utterly indescribable . ’ |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But then it occurred to him that perhaps the joke was Nicola 's and not Blufton 's at all , some invention to impress her boss and ensure her succession to Jane Pargeter 's job . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | But at 17 stone , the health authority 's told her that only a 20-inch chair will do . |
| 15 | Some instinct told her that only the truth could save them now ; that the time for evasions was over . |
| 16 | Bob Morgan , why is it that whenever the word gipsy comes up there 's so much antagonism and interest ? |
| 17 | It occurred to us that either the gap between the rich and the poor had become much wider than anyone had ever imagined and that these people had not a clue about our reality or else their campaigns were a deliberate conspiracy to cover up the real cause of our appalling health record . |
| 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 | The criminal classes are so close to us that even the policeman can see them . |
| 20 | ‘ Mathilde used to tell us that whenever the moon was full , at dead of night , the fatal scenario was re-enacted … ’ |
| 21 | They are so far away from us that only the poet can understand them . |
| 22 | 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 . ’ |