Example sentences of "that [vb past] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Imperial Governor could only ever heed truly weighty wasps that sought to tear that web apart — not the myriad mites that bit one another . |
| 2 | Timber , that were all loose timber that was during the war , six weeks , six weeks that took to unload that ship . |
| 3 | ‘ You remember you asked me to see if I could find out who it was that had sent that news item about Leila in to Al-Liwa . ’ |
| 4 | Was she implying to herself that she did n't want anything to spoil the new friendly relationship that had arisen that evening ? |
| 5 | The grey clouds that had prevailed that morning began to break up , promising a fine afternoon . |
| 6 | A big ego so utterly ungracious and another big ego , Niki 's , that had to swallow that kind of shit . |
| 7 | Rory giggled weakly , then lay back against the pillows , suddenly overwhelmed by everything that had happened that day , not least by the totally uncharacteristic tenderness in his voice . |
| 8 | In her hand she held the letter from England that had come that morning and Wilson knew what it contained : news of Miss Henrietta , of Mrs Surtees Cook , who was mortally ill with cancer of the womb . |