Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember now that I saw neat features , a nose a little hooked , and a very good figure . |
| 2 | ‘ The end result is that I 've large arrears on the centre 's mortgage , and now the building society is threatening repossession in the new year , unless we can clear the arrears . |
| 3 | It is not that I wore sleeveless blouses they were always long sleeved and not Choli 's either but even then they disliked it . |
| 4 | By that I mean book-signing sessions — I 've been all over the place , from Darlington and Beverley in the North , to as far as Nottingham in the South , and met some wonderful people — and literary luncheons , plus what I suppose you could call ‘ personal appearances ’ at all kinds of functions . |
| 5 | Do you know that I eat little boys like you for breakfast ? " |
| 6 | I dislike them in the way that I dislike Pre-Raphaelite things . |
| 7 | I mean , every builder that I walk past whistles . |
| 8 | I saw that I had new books by my bedside . |
| 9 | On page 37 of his volume of reminiscences [ Burton was to write in an article on rugby ] , Mr Williams is kind enough to suggest that I had distinct possibilities as a player were it not for the lure of tinsel and paint and money and fame and so on . |
| 10 | When I played in the Wimbledon final , I knew that I had certain kinds of weaknesses . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , just as we were on the verge of starting an affair , he heard that I had other irons in the fire . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It was just that I had other things on my mind . |
| 13 | It seemed all wrong that I had horizontal loops across the face of the work . |
| 14 | Mum had a habit , whenever she sent me any distance on an errand , of insisting that I had clean bloomers on , ‘ in case yer get knocked down by a 'orse ’ , which was why I was scared of them . |
| 15 | The only snag was that I had bad after-effects from the anaesthetic . |
| 16 | In those days before the National Health Service , one did not run off to the doctor except in real emergencies ; but , at this juncture , my mother , noticing that I showed unusual signs of debility , urged me to seek medical advice . |
| 17 | It was not at all necessary to say that I hoisted French colours , and therefore took the schooner unawares , or that at the time most of her men were on board of the Indiaman ; the great art in this world is , to know where to leave off , and in nothing more than when people take the pen in their hands . |
| 18 | There are a couple of things regarding the printouts that I think new users may find a bit confusing . |
| 19 | I wondered what would have happened if I had told him that I was bisexual or that I liked little girls . |
| 20 | You can usually tell a good Fender before you plug it in , and I 've got to say that acoustically the SRV is one of the loudest and most solid-sounding Strats I 've come across ( and in that I include non-trem Strats , which usually sound better under these conditions ) . |
| 21 | It may have been noted that I placed sexual offences against children among cases which may have effect . |
| 22 | Only that I bought green ones did n't I ? |
| 23 | Not that I disapprove rural Pleasures , as the Poets have painted them ; in their Landschape every Phillis has her Coridon , every murmuring Stream , and every flowry Mead gives fresh Alarms to Love . |
| 24 | However I must , once again , admit that I have certain problems with applying my brain to this situation . |
| 25 | Erm yes you you you 'll know from my evidence that I have certain reservations about the detailed wording of this of this particular criteria . |
| 26 | Here also is a new Member , Nick Hawkins ( Member for Blackpool South and a leading member of the Bow Group ) : ‘ From my involvement in European matters , I believe that I should say that I have great misgivings about the decision I will ultimately make tonight to support the Government and to support the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 27 | ‘ It is simply that I have different ideas than the gentlemen who give places to men … . ’ . |
| 28 | Now whenever I speak , this provides grounds for believing that I have vocal chords ; but it does not express that fact . |
| 29 | Sally found that she had good abilities in this area . |
| 30 | Rosie said , ‘ Er — um — ’ and Shelley guessed that she had other plans for Saturday . |