Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb past] [that] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | However , the concert party folded before we had had more than a few ragged rehearsals , mainly because Bob 's girlfriend , a tall , bossy Waaf who fancied herself as another Vera Lynn , suddenly went all narrow-minded and decreed that if there was to be a chorus line , we were not to show our legs but to wear slacks . |
2 | Her husband then became extremely emotional and said that if she did not sign , the whole company would go bankrupt and their son John would lose his home as well . |
3 | Anyway , she was very tired and said that if I did n't tell her she was going to go to sleep . |
4 | I was so purified and uplifted that when I came out and discovered my car had been towed away and I 'd have to fork out 70 quid , I was completely unruffled . |
5 | A Belgian cycling union official confirmed that an unnamed rider had tested positive and said that if it were Yates , he would receive a 10-minute penalty that would lose him the race . |