Example sentences of "[det] [pron] [vb past] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew him when he came ; though he trod quietly his step was unmistakably light and long and confident , and he was one of the few who came that way by night alone , yet not furtively . |
| 2 | From this it followed that kingship , like fatherhood , was a divine institution to which resistance was not merely impolitic but sinful . |
| 3 | ‘ I must tell you , Lord Boddy , ’ said Dyson deferentially , ‘ how very much I enjoyed that collection you did of your father 's papers . |
| 4 | Well perhaps that one played that way then . |
| 5 | That was not all I learnt that day . |
| 6 | All I ate that day was a piece of bread , which I begged from a farmer eating his supper . |
| 7 | Oh , er first of all I enjoyed that record of Adam Faith 's . |
| 8 | First of all we wanted that product to be totally open , and I 'll qualify in a minute or two a little bit more what I mean by totally open . |
| 9 | In short , comparing individuals in a survey who thought that candidate A would win with those who believed that candidate B would win would not be comparing two groups similar in all possible other respects , unlike the experiment discussed above . |
| 10 | After all , there was a time when those who believed that abortion — by whatever means — should be legalised , were in a minority . |
| 11 | Len Hill , South West Water chairman until 1987 , was one of those who protested that government cuts meant a ‘ greater likelihood of disruptions and deteriorations in service to our customers and possible health and safety implications … |
| 12 | The overall increase in referral rates may seem disappointing to those who hoped that fundholding would provide a mechanism for reducing the demand for specialist care , but it was probably unrealistic to expect a shift to occur in the first year of the scheme . |
| 13 | Coulter and Bradlow conclude that ‘ the overall increase in referral rates may seem disappointing to those who hoped that fundholding would provide a mechanism for reducing the demand for specialist care , ’ but our interpretation differs . |
| 14 | He was one of those who led that assembly in prayer on its first full day 's sitting , which it devoted entirely to religious exercises . |
| 15 | To those who resented that mission , and the presumptions which underlay it , his discomfiture now is just too delicious to resist . |
| 16 | The representations which come from members of the public and others can not therefore be assumed in all cases to embody the approach which would be given were a a full understanding of the previous and proposed situations in the mind of those who made that proposal . |
| 17 | There were those who swore that Kitchen had so perfected his technique that midway through his sliding tackle he could swerve around obstacles , like team-mates , who got in the way . |
| 18 | Bernard seems to have been one of those who swore that Pippin would come . |
| 19 | In the face of recessionary gloom , Potton 's have just had their two most successful years ; in 1990 they sold 250 units , but those who built that year made the original commitment — such as finding land and seeking planning permission — several years earlier . |
| 20 | Those who liked that sort of thing spoke of organic growth , those who did not murmured ‘ shambles ’ . |
| 21 | They denied that subjects possessed inalienable natural rights which would allow them to question the legitimacy of duly constituted authority , and those who maintained that sovereignty was vested in the Crown-in-Parliament did so in order to undermine Whig populist notions that the people could call their rulers to account . |