Example sentences of "that [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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1 | It was at last year 's parade that Elham gave him the idea when she said : ‘ I wish I could enjoy what I am experiencing here , but back in my mind there are too many innocent children left with no hopes and no future . |
2 | Nor were the books that Edward showed me the kind of thing I would normally have read — not , at least , as anything more than a casual browse among the dustier nooks of human eccentricity . |
3 | It was said that Gertrude gave him the final result . |
4 | After all , days before the invasion surprised President Bush , his ambassador , presumably not speaking just for herself , told Saddam in so many words that Washington gave him the green light on Kuwait . |
5 | It was such a desultory question that Ruth gave him the filthiest look she could muster . |
6 | ‘ What I ca n't understand is that Helen told me the same thing . |
7 | In January 1872 Cardinal Manning , the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster , talked about the Daemon of Socrates , concluding that Socrates bequeathed us the ‘ lesson — that Conscience is the voice of God ’ . |
8 | ‘ As we looked at the range of products available , we saw that FCRS offered us the most flexible route as the basic packaged solution that could be easily maintained . ’ |
9 | He flitted about on this machine ( which obsessed him ) wearing a helmet and goggles so that Gabriel called him The Invisible Man . |
10 | He tearfully said he only wanted to give the innocent insurance agent a ‘ headache ’ and wept so much in court that police branded him the ‘ cry-baby killer ’ . |
11 | I have a hunch that Hilary read him the riot act . ’ |