Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | You see — ’ she looked up once more and met his direct blue gaze ‘ — you think I wanted to marry you , that I planned it all , but you were wrong , I did n't . ’ |
2 | ‘ By God , Sally-Anne , your mother said that I spoiled you rotten , and I think that she 's right . |
3 | ‘ I was so terrified that I fought him all the way . |
4 | Erm , I would like to close by saying that erm I just thought it would be just a nice idea that I would invite any of you members of the Council and wives who have n't got anything else to do on Christmas morning , if you fancy popping up to my house for a glass of sherry or whatever , just on a casual basis as a little thank you for what you 've done over the erm over the last twelve months , I extend that invitation to you all and District Councillors if they wish to come and I would like to say , on behalf of the Council , that I hope you all have a , this is the last full meeting , and to everybody here I hope you have a very nice happy peaceful Christmas and I hope we all go into the new year with renewed vigour . |
5 | Beesley 's case offered corroboration : the hero of the Titanic was a blanket-forger and transvestite imposter ; how just and appropriate , therefore , that I fed him false cricket scores . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Summarize what the candidate said to make sure that I got it right ? |
8 | If I had , if I had room I 'd have nothing , toaster and that I hate it all |
9 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
10 | So much to that I made it clear to my club that I would like to be selected as a tighthead ’ . |
11 | I never forget a face — ( He looks into the SPY 's face ) … not that I know yours that is . |
12 | I do n't know that I like it all that much . |
13 | I was so disquieted by it that I finished it that evening . |
14 | ‘ I am so sorry that I caused you such grief by acting as I did , by going off without telling anyone . |
15 | It was at this point , partly because I was so nervous , that I felt it necessary to build her weight up a little , so I fed her up and overdid it , with the result that she got above her ideal flying weight . |
16 | Let's just say that I deem it wiser to get a head start on them . ’ |
17 | You 've got ta stick to the same order that I showed you this morning , yeah ? |
18 | 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 . |
19 | And these words , that I command thee this day , shall be upon thy heart ; and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children , and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house , and when thou walkest by the way , and when thou liest down , and when thou riseth up . |
20 | I get fan mail , I even get marriage proposals , and I have to confess that I love it all and appreciate it , too . |
21 | He rubbed at his jaw and the back of his neck with the towel and said , ‘ I 'm not drunk , I was dog-tired , not that I owe you any explanation . |
22 | It was precisely because the measures in the social chapter would have damaged first employment prospects and secondly our competitiveness against Japan and the United States that I found them unacceptable . |
23 | Why else should I still be yearning after a man whom I knew to be a murderer while shrinking from the innocent Syl whose only crime was that I found him unattractive ? |
24 | And I have to admit that I found you delightful . |
25 | I was so carried away by the wisdom of my hon. Friend 's question that I found it necessary to repeat it . |
26 | On evening walks down Loreto , a lane of high stone walls , trying to decide on a restaurant , I would stop and run my hands over the ashlars , marvelling at the purity of each one as I have marvelled at the completeness of a sculpture by Brancusi ; each of them so tightly locked together that I found it impossible to fit a fingernail between them . |
27 | You have probably heard that I found it impossible to afford living in London any longer and have come here as a master . |
28 | ( The fact that I found it offensive to have to make any such argument for human equality shows that I was working with an ethical a priori approach , but I believe that a case can be made . ) |
29 | At a time when FISA , the sport 's organizing body , helped by the drivers ' own association , had belatedly begun to pay some attention to safety in a notably risky sport , Chapman 's remarks showed a callousness towards his drivers — and by implication , towards other human beings — that I found it hard to admire . |
30 | She was such a sweet-natured , generous girl — I had never before nor have I since met anyone so naturally , if indiscriminately , kind and loving — that I found it hard to deny her anything . |