Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] [verb] they [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got your first letter to Nanking on Saturday , and had plenty of letters at Sian — I 'm not sure that I got them all , in particular I got a letter from Tom sent on March 23 , but I 'm not sure whether that 's the one you referred to , anyway I 'm grateful to you all for keeping me in touch . |
| 2 | The staff all know what 's got to be done and they go off and do it ; it 's just when jobs are different that I give them any guidance . |
| 3 | These jumpers dry in no time , no pressing is required and the fabric is so light and cosy that I wear them all year round ! |
| 4 | I can only suggest , Bill , that you swaddle them both and keep them immobilised for a week . |
| 5 | You can love them so much that you eat them all up , then there is no more affair . |
| 6 | All these things are for the heathen to run after , not for you , because your heavenly Father knows that you need them all . |
| 7 | Prior to his arrival Sotheby 's ( still specialising heavily in books at this date ) had an unwritten agreement with Christie 's that they sent them any pictures brought to their offices and in return Christie 's sent them any books they received for sale . |
| 8 | When I first acquired a cube , Conway and Roger Penrose , from Oxford University , had already solved theirs and remarked that it took them some time to realise the power of conjugation . |
| 9 | It is therefore not unusual for junior nurses to feel that it takes them some time to " settle in " on a surgical ward . |
| 10 | Not that it did them any good . |
| 11 | When he introduced the report in the house , my right honourable friend , the member for Kingston upon Thames made is clear that he accepted them all and that the government was committed to carrying them out . |
| 12 | Not that he plays them all that well , ’ he admitted , thoughtfully watching the harried youngster trying to be as tall as his tallest and most formidable charge . |
| 13 | Libion , the kindly café proprietor , was so exasperated that he had them all thrown out . |
| 14 | Now , having met Madeleine again , he knew that he loved them both ! |