Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I picked it for you because Jeff told me that blue 's your favourite colour . ’ |
| 2 | David told us that swan pattern of movement was currently being monitored in the north-east , so he was trying to read the leg bands through his glass . |
| 3 | ( Kautsky warned them that capitalism now required large international markets with a single language which , in the Habsburg domains , would best be German ; retaining Czech would lead to the economic decline of the Czech people . ) |
| 4 | Marie gave me that hat — I do n't want it spoiled . |
| 5 | Andrea bought him , you know the big ja he 's g always got a pocket full any time at all ooh that jar Andrea bought him that Christmas full of toffees |
| 6 | I am so glad that the hon. Member for Derby , North asked me that question — |
| 7 | When Wickham met him that evening he told a tale that shook the MacQuillan empire to its core . |
| 8 | There Terauchi informed them that independence would be proclaimed . |
| 9 | 14.45 : Secretary informed me that Class Teacher had written a letter to parent of child with Head Lice to replace one written by Head . |
| 10 | The man with her demanded a double Scotch on the rocks and Emil told him that alcohol was available only after departure . |
| 11 | I had invited any of the hospital staff who had cared to come , and my ‘ Dawes Road ’ friend Miss Dorrie Pierce told me that church folk had organized a little wedding tea , and my husband-to-be had ordered and paid for a wedding cake . |
| 12 | She was pleased that Faye drank it that way , since without food value it would n't affect her blood sugar level or insulin intake and therefore did n't have to be regulated in quantity and timing . |
| 13 | Miss Honey sensed that Matilda wanted it that way . |
| 14 | A quarter of a century ago , Colin Buchanan told us that road-building , improved public transport and some limitations on the use of vehicles would not aloe solve the problem of traffic in towns . |
| 15 | Certainly the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda saw it that way and his long meditation ‘ The Heights of Machu Picchu ’ had ensured that the ancient city acted as a Mecca for all Latin American writers : |
| 16 | Willie liked it that way . |
| 17 | He gave it me to spend , presumably so he could spend time making love to you , sister , dear , ’ Dana said when Claudia asked her that question after Roman had gone to his room . |
| 18 | Not that the senior management of Even Rudergrams saw it that way , of course , and it took nearly an hour 's arguing before I got about sixty per cent of my agreed fee . |
| 19 | ‘ I still remember how Cinzia Miletti treated you that evening at Crepi 's . ’ |
| 20 | Why , if Bostock treated her that way she would be inclined to fetch a stick to him , for the vapours ( as Mrs Frere so dismally attested ) would be the sole alternative . |
| 21 | That 's what well Kevin gave me that slip . |
| 22 | But his experiences of street life in Hackney and his boxing ventures in Bethnal Green taught him that blackness presented him with a unique set of problems . |
| 23 | Akabusi agreed to take part in the European Cup 400m hurdles after Frank Dick persuaded him that newcomer Gary Cadogan was too inexperienced . |
| 24 | Bill gave me that bonus cheque last week , and — ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I moved out to stay in a hotel and I think Tracie preferred it that way . |
| 26 | ‘ That 's what poor Thomas told me that afternoon . |
| 27 | Mark could hardly believe his ears when , two days before the EPC meeting , Muldoon told him that Nate wanted him to fly out to Istanbul right away . |