Example sentences of "that [noun prp] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carver knew for a fact that Hauser had a collection of Roosevelt film clips , that he studied them to perfect the famous American president 's mannerisms . |
| 2 | The hope that this might indeed be the case was transparent in his face — so transparent that Edouard suppressed a smile . |
| 3 | It was as they left the café that Kelly noticed a Lamborghini , bearing the number plate FAY 1 , badly parked outside a chemist 's shop on the High Street . |
| 4 | This tells us that Potnia had a sanctuary dedicated to her in some part of the Labyrinth at Knossos , since this temple — and only this one — was referred to in antiquity as the Labyrinth , at least as far as Crete was concerned . |
| 5 | Under these circumstances it was not surprising that Masailand developed a tradition of preternaturally forceful District Officers — men as tough and independent as the Masai themselves . |
| 6 | But why should it be that Peggy gets a lift from knowing that she has ‘ beaten ’ Boris ? |
| 7 | A bail hearing later heard that Atcheson carried a UDA card stating that he was entitled to collect for Loyalists Prisoners ' Aid . |
| 8 | Belfast Crown Court heard that Atcheson rang a Newtownbreda building site from a call box demanding £5,000 for the UDA 's Loyalist Prisoner Aid in return for guaranteed safety . |
| 9 | I he fact that Ferri became a member of the Fascist movement in Italy is of concern to those who regard civil liberties as a fundamental aspect of criminal law . |
| 10 | It has also been claimed recently that Proconsul lacked a tail , as do extant hominoids , and that it had a relatively larger brain than comparably sized monkeys ( Box 2 ) , and there is now little doubt that Proconsul is phylogenetically linked with the Hominoidea . |
| 11 | Her face was so earnest that Matey felt a lump in her throat . |
| 12 | Erm I 'll see Erm I know that Richard has a copy of that and Eddie has a copy . |
| 13 | The way I put it to myself is that Sylvie made a choice . |
| 14 | Gascoigne suspected that MacArthur wanted a peace conference to take place because it would convey the impression of activity to the Japanese but that MacArthur did not necessarily desire a treaty to emerge from it . |
| 15 | O'Rourke sells a lot more than Hot Press , he is a lot more entertaining and a hell of a lot more sincere , and I bet that O'Rourke makes a lot more money than the po-faced , sanctimonious utterances on plebs , puffs , poetry and Provos from the likes of gobshites like Higgins , McCann et al will ever generate . |
| 16 | Addressing the " peace summit " on May 24 , de Klerk attacked the ANC 's boycott , while Buthelezi denied that Inkatha had a policy of using violence . |
| 17 | It is small wonder that Hilton wrote a sequel to Scale 1 . |
| 18 | It was not until the 17th century that Swanage became a port for tone . |
| 19 | The government reviewed its relations with Taiwan , but decided to maintain its current policy of recognizing only the People 's Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China , acknowledging China 's claim that Taiwan constituted a province of the mainland . |
| 20 | He probably heard on the radio that Mahoney had a chance , so he took a stroll round to the hospital and finished him off . |
| 21 | I know that O'Leary got a knock on the head on Tuesday . |
| 22 | It was only over the last six holes that Faldo put a spurt on . |
| 23 | This would seem a benign effect of Thatcher 's bad potty training , except that Abse has a bee in his bonnet against gambling . |
| 24 | John Lahr made the point to me that Ken became a kind of scapegoat for the problems of the play . |
| 25 | The fact that Stein established a tradition of building pianos without checks requires an explanation . |
| 26 | The idea that it is normal to find a check in a piano action seems to be the reason for saying either that Stein used a check or that some part of his action functions as a check . |
| 27 | It is therefore plausible that Neanderthals enjoyed a civilization which , while very different from our own , had its own structures , conventions and complexities . |
| 28 | Speaking after talks with President Hafez al-Assad , Genscher said that he was " convinced that Syria wishes a peace settlement with Israel within the framework of an overall peace system " . |
| 29 | And , the indications are that Gazza has a chance , despite being slammed by the Italian press for his first half display on Sunday . |
| 30 | As he was already behind in mastering the basic skills which lay the foundation for all further work , he felt that Balbinder needed a lot of help if he was to do justice to his abilities . |