Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv] [that] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Williamson felt he had a special bond with Hitler , and even at times imagined aloud that he had spoken to him on that fateful Christmas day . |
| 2 | Thus while first-class patronage was encouraged , and more businessmen complained bitterly that they had to go first-class in order to enjoy their British breakfast , more humble individuals who merely wanted to enjoy the view from the train were not so generously treated . |
| 3 | Only four authorities stated categorically that they spent nothing on training , although some very low sums per annum — £25 , £50 — were mentioned . |
| 4 | Turkish officials admitted openly that they hoped to deflect Iranian influence in the region by using television as a propaganda tool for Turkey . |
| 5 | Delegates agreed afterwards that they found more ground for agreement than conflict and appreciated the frank and open discussions . |
| 6 | Then , with delicate movements of his webbed hind feet , toes distended so that they form a fan , he gathers up the eggs and gently spreads them over the female 's back . |
| 7 | The village youths had taken to roaring round and round of an evening on highly powered Japanese motorcycles from which the silencers had been removed ; those distressed by this were invoking the law , the youths laughed , their friends and relations pointed out that they 'd paid their road-tax , had n't they , like anyone else ? |
| 8 | But landlords insisted yesterday that they need to raise prices to pay for them . |
| 9 | When Two Left Feet was eventually released , critics pointed out that it had become dated , but there was general praise for the performances of Crawford and his two female co-stars , all of whom had been unknown when they made the film but had become names by the time it was shown in cinemas . |
| 10 | Gloucestershire Police confirmed today that they have questioned the pair . |
| 11 | Gloucestershire Police confirmed today that they have questioned the pair . |
| 12 | SOUTH African police confirmed yesterday that they have broadened their inquiries into cases involving Mrs Winnie Mandela to include three possible charges of kidnapping and one of theft . |
| 13 | Polish police said yesterday that they had called in army commandos to help control English fans . |
| 14 | The police pointed out that I did n't have a tail light working as I was parking it . |
| 15 | His sons said later that he did n't know how to . ’ |
| 16 | When asked why it had taken him so long to change his view of IBM , Joseph Payne at Alex Brown & Sons said abruptly that he had to take another call and promised to call back later . |
| 17 | One or two people announced that they did n't either ; others declared loudly that they did . |
| 18 | Only one member crossed the floor during the discussion and only two or three others indicated afterwards that they had been persuaded to change their minds . |
| 19 | One mother was distraught , the others said tightly that they had really not expected anything else . |
| 20 | The magistrates pointed out that they did not consider this sufficient punishment , but since the men already had a huge backlog of unpaid fines , there was little point in imposing a larger sum , and no alternative sentence was possible under current law . |
| 21 | SRI LANKA 'S Tamil Tiger guerrillas announced yesterday that they had renounced violence and registered as a political party . |
| 22 | The closed blades were not smeared with blood , and nothing about the scissors screamed out that they had taken a human life . |