Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] that [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few seconds ' thought I realised that she meant their President , that is the former General who was dictator with the continuing consent of their other commanders . |
| 2 | When Hellen was transferred to Toronto to continue her documentary film-making career , I found that I missed her cheery presence more than I had expected , despite many activities . |
| 3 | Of course , I had never walked in snow before , and I found that it made my feet very cold . |
| 4 | I mentioned that I missed my son and how I could n't see him . |
| 5 | Later , he would tell Radio One 's Janice Long : ‘ I believed that I had my own work to do . |
| 6 | We shook hands warmly ; I noticed that he had his old clay pipe in his mouth but there was no tobacco in it as he sucked at it and repeatedly removed the pipe from his mouth . |
| 7 | Because I knew that I had my weaknesses , perhaps that is the reason that I was not more successful . |
| 8 | Her back was to me and I saw that she had her fingers crossed behind her back as she spoke . |
| 9 | Then the prisoner spoke and I understood that he wanted my sword . |
| 10 | It was no use offering him money , for he would immediately spend it on drink , but I suggested that he try his hand at very light work — sweeping the hospital floor , later a little gardening , and for this I paid him in meals cooked by Toma at home . |
| 11 | ‘ … so I suggested that she cut her holiday short . ’ |
| 12 | She realized that she achieved her most impressive results when faced with an empty room ; this forced her , she said , to feel the sort of fabric and decor that was required . |
| 13 | When at last he laid down his brush and palette and came across to help her up , she found that she resented his breaking the mood . |
| 14 | She had come to terms with Newley 's affair with Arabella ; she believed that she had her husband precisely where she wanted him . |
| 15 | It was not a style that she had affected before , but she decided that it suited her better than the severe chignon had ever done . |
| 16 | During the week , whenever they were out , she insisted that she roll her hair up and put it under the cap . |
| 17 | For a moment she thought that she saw his silhouette against the window , but she could n't be certain . |
| 18 | She wondered why John had not been more open with her but now she felt that she understood his situation better and they spent a blissful week together before he left . |
| 19 | The impression you gave that I provided your reporter with new information following the meeting is totally false . |
| 20 | And she said that she keeps her dog indoors now because she wo n't You know their big alsatian ? |
| 21 | ‘ I read a very good piece by Candida Crewe , in which she said that she felt her life had been made richer by having had step-parents . |
| 22 | In the same speech she said that she wanted her government to be remembered as one ‘ which decisively broke with a debilitating consensus of a paternalistic Government and a dependent people ; which rejected the notion that the State is all powerful and the citizen is merely its beneficiary ; which shattered the illusion that Government could somehow substitute for individual performance ’ . |
| 23 | Did y you said that you had your purse stolen , did someone actually break into the flat ? |
| 24 | They believed that he held his kingdom from God , that it was his duty to provide peace and justice and to further Christianity , and that his life should be a fitting example to his people . |
| 25 | They noticed that he kept his hands clasped inside the voluminous sleeves of his gown and rarely raised his eyes to the face of the governor or the senator . |
| 26 | They said that he awarded his decisions according to the spontaneity of an appeal . |
| 27 | Before long , he agreed that it suited his single-minded purpose to make peace with his co-star . |
| 28 | And now it seemed that she had his understanding — and his love . |
| 29 | He 'd expected it , he added , since he noticed that I had my own plate and cup at work , and bought tea for whoever was sitting with me . |
| 30 | Recalling that ‘ this country was built on ruins ’ , he added that it remained his aim to strive for a classless society . |