Example sentences of "[pers pn] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I grant thee that . ’ |
| 2 | You did n't have to tell me that . |
| 3 | I mean , promise me that . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Dorothy , I do n't know quite how to put this , but is there something you 're not telling me that might help me understand this a bit better . |
| 5 | ‘ His books taught me that poetry can be pure and profound , and at the same time popular . ’ |
| 6 | A little bird tells me that Scottish & Newcastle 's private jet has been spotted in the neighbourhood of Pilsen . |
| 7 | He was n't badly hurt but people have since told me that shock sometimes starts the onset of diabetes . |
| 8 | I feel guilty because the current childcare experts tell me that — in the words of Penelope Leach ( psychologist and author of the classic Baby and Child ) — smacking is wrong . |
| 9 | It saddens me that , while most annual reports say ‘ … we will do our utmost to preserve our most important asset : the skills contained in our workforce ’ , when I visit the workplace I see the tell-tale signs of accidents in the making — blocked exits , unguarded machines , untrained work people . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not me that did n't recognise the marriage . |
| 11 | The Sergeant informed me that No. 46 Royal Marine Commando had come ashore in Normandy on D-Day + 1 and had gone into action almost straight away at a spot further along the coast from here , against a crack German S.S. Unit ( Hitler Youth ) . |
| 12 | Most of the good songs which I heard about came to me that way . |
| 13 | Gradually it began to dawn on me that while in the celluloid world all things were possible , in the other world it was quite a different story . |
| 14 | But he told me that , in the eyes of the law , theft is actually a lesser charge than handling stolen goods If there were n't people handling stolen goods then nobody would nick things in the first place . |
| 15 | Give me that thing , it must be wrong . |
| 16 | Many other women I spoke to told me that for protection from racial attacks it was essential to have Asian neighbours . |
| 17 | Even in the nuclear family , women told me that certain jobs should never be done by a man , they were not Izzat wali kam ( i.e. jobs of honour ) or they were not manly , and predictably these tasks included almost all household chores . |
| 18 | They told me that sexual examination is a routine part of the entry certificate procedure at British Diplomatic missions in the Indian subcontinent . |
| 19 | Do n't tell me that little toy cost you less than a hundred and twenty , Cullam . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't give me that stuff about children then . |
| 21 | Marie gave me that hat — I do n't want it spoiled . |
| 22 | ‘ He gave me that book . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ He gave me that book only this morning — Jane 's Fighting Ships . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ It seems to me that business could not function properly if such information could not be kept confidential . ’ |
| 25 | Speaking through an interpreter , Mr Usta said : ‘ As far as I can figure it out , one day before the operation the cheque was given by Dr Crockett , it was changed and the money given to me that night . ’ |
| 26 | But they also prove to me that television is capable of handling myth and that , in confining the medium largely to information and ephemeral diversion , we underestimate its aesthetic potential.M.B . |
| 27 | They felt very alone — my father tells me that . |
| 28 | But it was very trying and I do n't know if it was like a part of me that was being grabbing or trying to weasel my way into David 's affections . |
| 29 | Write to me that is best … |
| 30 | The newcomer noticed it , declared , ‘ I like hot steam ; it gives me that real sauna feeling ’ , squeezed herself between two naked bodies and at once began to talk about yesterday 's television talk show featuring a famous biologist who had just published his memoirs . |