Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reviewer told us that case reports prove nothing . |
| 2 | He three-putted the 14th , and then the television buggy came past on its way to the 15th , and the guys on board told me that Crenshaw — — who was nearest challenger then — had double-bogeyed 17 . |
| 3 | Pastor told him that business was more important and he threw a tantrum . |
| 4 | ‘ The sun taught me that history is not everything . ’ |
| 5 | Irritated by her presence , Henry had mocked and teased her nevertheless , for he could be quite beastly when the mood took him that way . |
| 6 | BEAUTIFUL , flexible sounds , delicately turned phrases , and the sort of energy which skips rather than strides — the King 's Consort at the Queen 's Hall reminded us that civilisation is not entirely destroyed . |
| 7 | The growth of the industrial proletariat convinced him that state education for all was essential , though in 1809 he asked : ‘ What can you expect of national education conducted by a government which for twenty years resisted the abolition of the Slave Trade ? ’ |
| 8 | A deputation from the right-wing 92 Group visited her that evening , as did three ministerial members of the No Turning Back Group . |
| 9 | do n't pick it off then , you 'll spoil it , grandma bought him that booty bag |
| 10 | Indeed the Next Steps Report found that : ‘ People who had recently resigned from the Civil Service told us that frustration at the lack of genuine responsibility for achieving results was a significant factor in encouraging them to move to jobs outside . ’ |
| 11 | I , I , a hairdresser told me that years ago Elaine . |
| 12 | Gran told her that mum had to go into hospital because she was hysterical ! ! |
| 13 | What a wonderful Christmas gesture by Nigel Havers to donate £300 to a woman whose plumber charged her that amount for unblocking a toilet . |
| 14 | His father told him that story : his father looked at him through a glass : he had a hairy face . |
| 15 | The sight of the bolted galley door reminded her that Fen would not have breakfasted . |
| 16 | The last word refused to emerge as a little voice reminded her that fitzAlan had asked why , out there on the drawbridge . |
| 17 | The Romans tended to be suspicious of novelty , and the word ‘ novus ’ had for them a sinister ring , although their memory of the past reminded them that change had often come about , although at first resisted . |
| 18 | The Sergeant informed me that No. 46 Royal Marine Commando had come ashore in Normandy on D-Day + 1 and had gone into action almost straight away at a spot further along the coast from here , against a crack German S.S. Unit ( Hitler Youth ) . |
| 19 | The Toulon v Biarritz final gave him that second chance . |
| 20 | Rumour had it that Peel 's often wayward left-field tastes were becoming too extreme for the radio bosses who were keen to push their bland and sterile daytime DJ personalities . |
| 21 | Rumour had it that Peel 's often wayward left-field tastes were becoming too extreme for the radio bosses who were keen to push their bland and sterile daytime DJ personalities . |
| 22 | The Minister told us that clause 12 provided for the Secretary of State to take into account representations made by those who administer the pension scheme in question . |
| 23 | ‘ Me dad told me that story abaht Bobby Peel as a lesson . |
| 24 | One look at the gatehouse told us that way would be suicide , so we launched a full-scale attack to distract them from you and get Guy over the wall . |
| 25 | My mother told me that Dad was on one of his frequent business trips to America and would be home in a couple of days . |
| 26 | The operator told us that rubbish is smouldering at a considerable depth and it would take a lot of work to put it out . |
| 27 | ‘ What on earth gave you that idea ? ’ |
| 28 | What on earth gave you that idea ? |
| 29 | She said her mother gave him that photograph . ’ |