Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's just that I get real fed up with bozos like you trying to rip me off all the time . |
| 2 | It was at Thurso in Scotland that I 'd first seen surfers riding tubes . |
| 3 | But when you hear some of the songs , you must think , ‘ That really worked ; yes I 'm glad that I had that bit of inspiration there ’ ? |
| 4 | It was in those days , then , prompted by my natural admiration for the lady , that I had first taken to perusing her volumes in the library whenever I had an odd moment . |
| 5 | Not that I had any wish to be presented — I mean there is all this protocol and etiquette to be observed and I may have blundered . |
| 6 | Mala looked about ready to climb up the side of the ship towards him , if she had to , so that I felt necessary to grasp her by her arm . |
| 7 | The spectacular aerial shots , Prof Burland 's lightly worn erudition , the delicious dollops of Verdi and Rossini and the ever-so-slightly tongue-in-cheek commentary added up to a ‘ Carry on Leaning ’ that I felt obliged to watch all over again . |
| 8 | It took many months more for me to feel safe enough to talk to him about The Fat Controller , but there came a time , when the memory of our last vertiginous encounter had dimmed , that I became prepared to risk it . |
| 9 | So impressed was I that I took Hellen to meet her at a later performance the same week . |
| 10 | This may all sound very trivial but it has the effect of making me almost hate my body to the extent that I feel ashamed to let John see me naked . |
| 11 | Well I think that when I said that I think that given a man and a woman of equal qualifications I was assuming that that had been taken into account . |
| 12 | Now for example , these three , I 've got three on this one , you can see the bottom right-hand corner , I have three specific business goals that I 'm us , that I want constant reminding of during the month . |
| 13 | I know from my own life of faith that my thoughts , my words and my often fail to match up to the Christian ideal there is much that I do that hurts other people and there is much that I do that does not reflect Christ . |
| 14 | I know from my own life of faith that my thoughts , my words and my often fail to match up to the Christian ideal there is much that I do that hurts other people and there is much that I do that does not reflect Christ . |
| 15 | Thus , in spite of the large amount of flying experience I had accumulated overseas , I found that it was of little use to me back in the UK , I did find , however , that my seniority as an NCO seemed to attract functions that I found difficult to avoid . |
| 16 | As far as sending messages to the subscibers , I try and fail — not that I have much to add ! |
| 17 | However , the evidence that I have available points me towards exploring bad object relations because to understand these , in my view , is to engage with the troubled unconscious of individuals in industrial and other enterprises . |
| 18 | Again , that reduction will make a call on the resources that I have available to increase our programmes . |
| 19 | ‘ It appears that I have some sorting out to do . |
| 20 | Not that I have any say in the matter . |
| 21 | A sight for sore eyes , not that I have any to speak of now . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Not that I have any wish to flatter you , but I have to admit that your sometimes acerbic comments have come as a welcome change . |
| 23 | It was a wise old friend in the College of Agriculture who said to me once , ‘ I never go out into the field without discovering that I have more to learn than to teach ’ . |
| 24 | Modesty forbade her to undress properly and get into her nightshift in front of so many people , though it was so hot below decks that she felt obliged to take off her top skirt and her blouse . |
| 25 | Jaq sincerely hoped that she felt obliged to make such a demand by her own code of honour rather than that the demand was due to an abrupt , intrinsic sense of genuine worthlessness . |
| 26 | Feeling battered in mind and body by the time Laura announced that she felt able to take a break — and how about an early lunch ? — Anita could do no more than give her a dumb nod of agreement . |
| 27 | Her conviction that the Virgin was calling her was so strong that she felt able to defy the priest . |
| 28 | Her confidence was coming back now , so that she felt able to meet his gaze across the width of the small table . |
| 29 | Flavia woke feeling sadder and wiser ; such was her sense of escape , of relief , that she felt free to grieve . |
| 30 | She was not so far gone in the sinful practice of dissimulation that she felt free to claim that she meant to ask them because she knew Betty would be pleased , and she could think of no other remotely credible reason for doing so . |