Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Not that I ever drank beer . |
2 | Presumably because I was too young , and because life was so full in other ways that I never had time or any real reason to question it . |
3 | You will notice that I never include rice and pasta in the menus on the last day of the week to avoid causing an artificial weight gain — the last thing we want for tomorrow morning . |
4 | I have already stated that I discovered death at the age of six , and also that I never considered suicide as a possible course of action . |
5 | I once visited a pensioner in my village and mentioned that I occasionally like jam but never make it myself because I do not eat it often enough . |
6 | The day flew by so quickly that I hardly noticed evening stealing in on crimson wings . |
7 | The football stable must be cleansed and further breakages of the law regarding payments will be dealt with in such a severe manner that I now give warning that clubs and players must not expect the slightest leniency … |
8 | Apart from the ( very ) occasional disagreement with the teachers I think that I quite like school as I am here for my own benefit . |
9 | Your filter is fairly powerful and should be up to the job , but I must admit that I personally prefer undergravel filtration for almost all purposes . |
10 | A rifleman hit two men crouching near the Colonel , who later wrote that ‘ this was the first time in warfare that I truly felt fear . |
11 | He took her virginity with care , giving her so much ecstatic joy in the taking that she scarcely noticed pain . |
12 | ACTRESS Siobhan Redmond has revealed that she nearly quit showbusiness to run a mobile massage parlour . |
13 | ACTRESS Siobhan Redmond has revealed that she nearly quit showbusiness to run a mobile massage parlour . |
14 | She felt guilty , but she could say with a clear conscience that her business was so demanding that she hardly had time to think of Northumberland although , in truth , as her successes and problems in Italy had increased , there seemed less and less reason to return to Nora . |
15 | She was so absorbed in the task that she hardly noticed time passing . |
16 | In place of these two extremes , we need to be like Mary , Jesus ' mother , who received the word within her , so that she actually gave birth to the Word of God . |
17 | He kissed her with suppressed violence , then let her go so abruptly that she almost lost balance . |
18 | Her passion leapt to meet his , and she clung to him , her mouth dragging on his in a meeting so inflamed that she almost lost consciousness as dizziness swept through her brain . |
19 | But Kay has admitted ( in her charming Ivy and Stevie ) that she sometimes had difficulty in deciphering her notes , and that Ivy was often mysterious and contradictious . |
20 | She was single-minded and uncompromising in her work , so that she sometimes provoked exasperation among her colleagues , a feeling immediately tempered by the admiration they felt . |
21 | As she approached , Clara thought that she still looked cross , but she could see that whatever annoyance was there was not directed against herself . |
22 | When she looked up the mountainside , as if searching for help there , I realized that she still had fear of me , little knowing the true state of affairs , and felt herself like an animal in a trap . |
23 | And when Charles discovered that she too enjoyed painting watercolours they grew even closer . ’ |
24 | Dugan has claimed that she never had sex with clients . |
25 | But most require that you already have security , either in the form of equity in your home ( i.e. if it has risen significantly in value since you bought it ) or as money in the bank . |
26 | Rumour says , my dear , that you actually took tea with Mr Swinton ! ’ |
27 | But do n't forget that you only pay interest on the amount you actually borrow . |
28 | And this , this other thing as well about erm which is obviously and erm I think what they had in mind was that before you start doing anything radical , before you start having any real land reform at all , you have to ensure that you really have control of that area , he 's had this |
29 | I do so hope that you never fall prey to any of the crippling diseases within our society because maybe then you will come to appreciate the need for these experiments . |
30 | Most knitters would agree , that you never stop learning once you have a machine ; but what you make on it is not necessarily dependent on yours being the most up to date you can buy , or how many accessories you have . |