Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv] [that] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Gloucestershire , ’ she saw no harm in telling him , and realised then that she had again forgotten her quest — that interview . |
| 2 | I did a little analysis on the league table last evening and found out that we 've beaten *all* the bottom six and have n't played or beaten anyone in the top nine yet ! |
| 3 | In the end I thought it was a good job that I 'd cut her dead because I began to pick up the gossip about her and found out that she 'd left home when she did because she was pregnant and had had a baby . |
| 4 | Okay in Italy on the marble it does work , but on the slate it you know it it has n't worked and I think various quarries have tried it and found out that it does n't work , and yet he assumed that he knew better and you know , little little things like that , you know he just seemed unwilling to learn or lis heed advice . |
| 5 | He 'd always assumed that this was a piece of official terminology until one day he 'd asked what it meant , and found out that it stood for Another Fucking Drunk . |
| 6 | I lied and shouted back that I did n't know where it was . |
| 7 | Mr. Cooper , the chairman of the dock company and the ports authority , gave evidence before me and stated unequivocally that it did not come from him , nor to his knowledge from any of his subordinates . |
| 8 | It was a relief to all of them when at half-past ten Robina got up and declared firmly that they had a long journey and must now go . |
| 9 | Instead he glanced at her delicate china tea-cup and saucer and marvelled afresh that he had never , in all his life , actually seen her eat . |
| 10 | Julia compared the food of the two parties and decided unhappily that she liked both the dish-of-herbs meal of this evening and also the elaborate deliciousness of avocado mousse , sole and boeuf en croûte of the previous day . |
| 11 | It turned out to be a cutting from the Guardian , and contained much that she wanted to know . |
| 12 | Ben studied his brother — the man he had always thought of as his father and saw suddenly that it did not matter what he was in reality , for Hal Shepherd had become what he believed he was . |
| 13 | Shy and unhappy , she one day went to sleep in the spare room , hoping that he would come in to find her , but he credited her with his own temperament and thought only that she wished to be alone . |
| 14 | In his version , Gloucester met with Hastings and his allies in the Tower , and cried out that he had been ambushed , whereupon waiting soldiers rushed in and cut down Hastings on the spot . |
| 15 | In his version , Gloucester met with Hastings and his allies in the Tower , and cried out that he had been ambushed , whereupon waiting soldiers rushed in and cut down Hastings on the spot . |
| 16 | He could feel his heart thudding furiously and hoped desperately that he 'd succeeded in making his voice sound casual . |
| 17 | The inner ring itself could never quite understand her arrival there , and concluded finally that she made it through sheer cheek . |
| 18 | Professor John McCutcheon , president of the Faculty of Activities , paid tribute to the volume and quality of Prof Wilkie 's work , and pointed out that he had now written more than 100 publications . |
| 19 | The first chairperson of the organisation , the evangelical church minister Detlof Rose , considered the congress to be a success and pointed out that it had raised critical questions with regard to the Church and its use of modern technology . |
| 20 | I immediately asked Dennis if he was OK , and pointed out that I thought that the ball had jumped up from a good length . |
| 21 | Davis Cup player Neil Broad , the ninth seed , lost 67 6-7 to 11th seed Paul Hand from Berkshire , but revealed afterwards that he had been hampered by a groin injury . |
| 22 | Frank Malton , 77 , of Acacia Street , Darlington , has called for action on a dangerous broken grating on Brinkburn Road which he reported two months ago but found yesterday that nothing has been done . |
| 23 | But said too that he 'd married her in church and he 'd promised to look after her always . ’ |
| 24 | He 'd sounded regretful but pointed out that he had committed himself and felt it would be ill-mannered to tell his hostess he had now made other arrangements . |
| 25 | She agreed , but pointed out that she had had a very happy childhood , being the youngest of eight children in Ireland . |