Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [noun prp] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've just been explaining that Angela seems to have gone missing . ’ |
| 2 | She placed the cheque in her bag , let herself out through the back way and , checking that Ryan had gone , because she did n't want him following her , she walked along the lane , careful not to trip on muddy ruts . |
| 3 | Proving that Yeltsin had lost little by the forced resignations of some of his closest ministers during recent months , it was announced on Dec. 29 that Mikhail Poltoranin , until late November Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Press and Information [ see p. 39202 ] , was to become the head of a new Federal Information Service , which would distribute information about government policy . |
| 4 | Rumours circulating in the UK last week , suggesting that Nirvana had planned to play with an extra guitarist at Reading , were hotly denied by a spokesman for the band . |
| 5 | A Stravinsky versus Strauss controversy also surrounded Newman 's head , with supporters of the Russian composer challenging his views by suggesting that Stravinsky had penetrated more deeply into the human mind than had Strauss . |
| 6 | The flak even extended to the Prime Minister 's press office , which created a storm in parts of the media for suggesting that Scotland had done well out of the Budget . |
| 7 | And , after having raised the subject , he was now trying to shift the emphasis away from himself by suggesting that Merrill had behaved in an unnecessarily mysterious fashion . |
| 8 | The poem in the second volume is longer and far more detailed , suggesting that Octavia had rejected the reasoning of the earlier poem . |
| 9 | ‘ I love it here , ’ she said enthusiastically , seeing that Lucenzo had relaxed to some extent and was actually exchanging a few pleasantries with one or two people . |
| 10 | The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Jan. 21 demanding that Libya agree to extradite to the United States or United Kingdom those accused of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in which 270 people died [ see pp. 36409-10 ] . |
| 11 | Realising that Macleod had perceived him clearly , Boswell introduces a short apologia pro vita sua , ‘ a short defence of that propensity in my disposition ’ , in which he justifies his pursuit of the great and famous as ‘ nothing more than an eagerness to share the society of men distinguished either by their rank or talents ’ , and calls it a search for knowledge . |
| 12 | There is no point in pretending that Brenton has gone soft . |
| 13 | Although the LTTE denied involvement in the assassination , it was widely noted that they had a strong motive , believing that Gandhi had betrayed them in 1987 when he dispatched the Indian army in an unsuccessful effort to bring Sri Lanka 's civil strife under control [ see p. 35313 ] . |
| 14 | You could have been excused for believing that Maradonna had made a come back . |
| 15 | He spoke of his loneliness of heart and spirit that he was n't allowed to even talk to his love , and then , as though remembering that Rosemary had asked Leith to look after him , in his loneliness he suddenly asked Leith to have dinner with him . |
| 16 | ‘ No , ’ said Miranda , remembering that Angus had warned her about this . |
| 17 | Shaikh Jabir called for a united front , adding that Iraq had sought wrongfully to exploit the differences arising from " the endeavours and efforts of some Kuwaiti activists to organise the Kuwaiti state " . |
| 18 | The spectator wandered off grumbling that Jamie had dented his ladder . |
| 19 | It is worthwhile noting that Liverpool have spent a colossal amount rebuilding Anfield in addition to their outlay on linguistically-challenged scandinavian defenders . |
| 20 | In addition , it is worth noting that Markowitz has argued that the inconclusive nature of the empirical research does not mean that the CAPM can not be sensibly used for portfolio analysis and assessment . |
| 21 | Noting that Shawcross had voted with the Government in not opposing the Lords amendments on 22 July , Attlee said that he was very grateful as he knew the strength of Shawcross 's views . |
| 22 | The discussion of this chapter so far might perhaps be summed up by noting that Lakatos aimed to give a rationalist account of science but failed , whilst Kuhn denied that he aimed to give a relativist account of science but gave one nevertheless . |
| 23 | Tony asked , suspecting that Freddie had lost his nerve at the last minute . |
| 24 | It was Lou — frantic , almost incoherent , reporting that Rick had vanished along with his passport , that the police had been to see her and had asked hundreds of questions . |
| 25 | Mr Causeley at Jackson 's saying in his superior Southern style that people had written complaining that Machin had said ‘ bobbin-waggler ’ when he should have said ‘ throcket-shuttle ’ . |
| 26 | The engagement which followed was hardly even a skirmish , but it had been directed against the king , and in December , after Lancaster had moved to the midlands to gather reinforcements , the king wrote to the City of London complaining that Lancaster intended to attack him . |
| 27 | During negotiations between Syria and Israel the head of the Syrian delegation , Muwaffaq al-Allaf , was reported to have raised immediately the issue of UN Resolution 242 , stating that Israel continued to distort the interpretation of the resolution by claiming that it did not demand a withdrawal from the occupied territories . |
| 28 | Considering that Ubogu had started the game with a wide bandage protecting his ears the injury was surprising and could only have been caused by heavy treatment from something metallic . |
| 29 | ‘ Are you saying that Rohan has left La Tour Monchauzet for good — gone back to Arrancay — to live ? ’ |
| 30 | BSDI has filed a motion to dismiss the claim , saying that USL has failed to provide any basis for its allegations . |