Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb past] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only after he went into hospital that I started spending much time with him , because we knew his illness would run a rapid course . |
| 2 | She admitted later that she came thinking this was just some hare-brained scheme , but left with the understanding that it was a well-thought-out and well-planned idea . |
| 3 | Not that she intended accepting any favours from him , but she knew he was booked in for two nights , which gave her time to return his hospitality if she could not manipulate tonight into a Dutch treat . |
| 4 | A happy side-effect of electronic coursework is that we found marking less of a chore : indeed in small doses it has been interesting . |
| 5 | We found evidence that the electors exercised a coherent choice amongst the media sources on offer ; and that they enjoyed exercising that choice . |
| 6 | The police officer replied that they involved showing certain exhibits to Anderson and putting certain questions . |
| 7 | As before , Thomson , who has also put out calls for biographical material on other subjects , including S G Brown , signs himself a Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers , helping establish credibility with editors unaware of the fact that he started collecting original papers in 1972 . |
| 8 | If he did see it he must have begun worrying , and maybe it was then that he started feeling sick . |
| 9 | Only when he told her that he intended leaving that evening did he feel her hand tighten in his . |
| 10 | Ta Mok , one of Pol Pot 's lieutenants who was known as " the butcher " during Khmer Rouge rule in 1975-78 , has warned that anyone found contravening environmental directives in the area under his jurisdiction will be sentenced to labour on building the reserve fence . |