Example sentences of "that [adj] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that this made them live longer — average life expectancy was only 38 . |
| 2 | He knew he was slow-witted ; so many things that were simple for other people quite defeated him , and he was aware that this made him different — he had even heard himself referred to as ‘ not all there ’ . |
| 3 | I had already made my debut in Scrutiny , however , and he may have felt that this made it appropriate that I should have something equivalent in The Criterion . |
| 4 | This was indeed his year for honours since in January he had been awarded the Order of Merit by George VI ; some have said that this gratified him more than the Nobel , and certainly he seemed to enjoy wearing the medal and ribbon on ceremonial occasions . |
| 5 | Over the years he had worked hard into the night , had attended every lecture and tutorial , had scarcely taken time to attend student functions such as debates , except that these gave him fresh ideas ; he never spoke at them . |
| 6 | Progress was so slow that many found it quicker to abandon their carriages and continue on foot . |
| 7 | Due to unforeseen problems , they became so heavily involved in the project that both found it necessary to develop new skills which led to them becoming competent programmers in their own right . |