Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] and [verb] [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave me schnapps and insisted that I stay at the hotel the SS man had mentioned . |
| 2 | While I was on holiday the clinic tested a blood sample without my permission and established that it was HIV positive . |
| 3 | I checked my watch and saw that it was Thursday . |
| 4 | Eventually , I came to my senses and accepted that I was not fit enough to train like a 2:10 marathoner . |
| 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 | They did have a ‘ look at ’ Ken in Share My Lettuce and concluded that she was right . |
| 7 | Ladies often come to my classes and explain that they have been very good all week and yet had a binge just prior to the class ! |
| 8 | I would have to go to my constituency and say that I had been outbid by Tory Ministers , and that after complaining for all these years about their accruing power to themselves I had found that I had been wrong all the time . |
| 9 | Having looked at my passport , the Gendarme made a telephone call during which he turned to look at me , spelling out my name and saying that I was English and a former paratrooper . |
| 10 | Since I did love my father and regretted that our busy lives had separated us , the chance to look after him , to give back some of the love he had given me , was in many ways terrifically satisfying . |
| 11 | ‘ When we stopped at traffic lights , Warren took hold of my hand and said that he was becoming more attached to me and asked me if I would like to go out for dinner the next day . ’ |
| 12 | I became frustrated almost to screaming when I had finished a well-received and humorous story about the death of my grandfather and found that she was turned away in deep conversation with another woman . |
| 13 | I sucked my thumb and mumbled that I had n't meant to do it . |
| 14 | And so I wrote in to Radio Brighton , and Doctor Wisbey very kindly saw my son and confirmed that he was , in fact , dyslexic . |
| 15 | So I did — my mother had that drawing for many years — and then Mr Moore rang my mother and said that it was so nice having me in his class because I was so interested and keen , but there was n't really a lot of point , and would n't it be better if I played the piano ? |
| 16 | She said they were quite untrustworthy and cut off peoples ' arms and legs unnecessarily in order to keep their hand in , demonstrate their skills and prove that they were earning their money . |
| 17 | She glanced at her watch and saw that it was almost midnight . |
| 18 | But she caught sight of her watch and realized that it would be half-past three in the morning in New York . |
| 19 | Can anyone put their hand on their heart and say that they are looking forward to very old age ? |
| 20 | Can anyone really put their hand on their heart and say that there will be no violent backdrop to the 1995 World Cup ? |
| 21 | I would suggest that your readers check their policies and ensure that they have written confirmation that their precious machines are adequately insured . |
| 22 | The Northern Ireland Office was shaken to its foundations and accepted that it had to curtail drastically the activities of the Provisional IRA and be seen to move against the more violent gangsters in loyalist urban districts . |
| 23 | Squaring her shoulders and remembering that what lay ahead was , after all , a job interview , she followed Dr Russell up the long flight of steps at the front of the house and through a wooden latticework door on to a cool veranda where outdoor furniture splashed with warm tropical colours was invitingly arranged . |
| 24 | England came away from Australia shaking their heads and saying that it was impossible to defend against those moves . |
| 25 | Could I appeal to running shoe manufacturers to open their eyes and realise that they are missing out on a valuable section of the market ? |
| 26 | ’ It is up to the individual employer to provide for her employee and see that she is well-protected and properly rewarded . ’ |
| 27 | She bit her lip and closed her eyes and prayed that she and Steve would somehow resurrect what they had had in Seville as she and Fernando had done . |
| 28 | She closed her eyes and found that she did n't have the energy to open them again . |
| 29 | She 's always nervously brushing the hair out of her eyes and saying that she ca n't come out with Howard because she has to go and see a client . |
| 30 | There seems to be no doubt that an increasing number of people are using homoeopathic remedies to treat their animals and finding that they produce good result . |