Example sentences of "[vb pp] [that] [noun prp] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Detectives also stressed that Lisa could contact them in confidence , without her whereabouts being passed on , if she wished . |
| 2 | We might have guessed that Olson would do it , if any one could . … |
| 3 | Had Andrus intended that Zoser should do something about them ? |
| 4 | When she left Australia more than a decade before she had prayed that God would fill her heart with love for the people to whom she was to minister . |
| 5 | It had been hinted that England might abandon their Indian plans and arrange an emergency tour to either New Zealand or Zimbabwe . |
| 6 | It is said that Scotland should content herself with arrangements similar to those holding for Bavaria or Catalonia or Flanders . |
| 7 | He was also reported to have said that Romania would downgrade its ties with the PLO . |
| 8 | It has been argued that Britain could adopt their position , but would eventually move to narrower trading margins . |
| 9 | But had n't he thought that Spiderglass would save him somehow , plug him in to the endless dance of electrons ? |
| 10 | As regards the legal position of some 350,000 Chinese living in Indonesia , it was eventually agreed that China would offer them citizenship , and that those who declined this offer would be granted permanent residency rights by the Indonesian government . |
| 11 | She had always known that Liza could twist him round her little finger . |
| 12 | He had always known that Graham would find him again one day . |
| 13 | French producers had demanded that Japan should limit its sales to a maximum of double the number of EC-built cars sold in Japan , the actual ratio in 1988 having been 11 to one . |
| 14 | Not long ago she had begun to talk of life not being worth living again and she had demanded that Harry should tell her , once and for all , why it was worth living . |
| 15 | This Henry almost persuaded them to do — until the Young King also demanded that Richard should swear his oath on a holy relic ; at which Richard simply turned round and declared that Aquitaine was his anyway by right from his mother and had nothing to do with anyone else . |
| 16 | It was settled that Branson would give her the signed contract at the Roof Gardens , where all the directors of Virgin were meeting for a Christmas dinner . |
| 17 | Although Robert Teeter remained as the nominal head of the Bush campaign , it was generally acknowledged that Baker would use his new post to exercise overall and ultimate responsibility for the campaign and attempt to provide it with a greater degree of coherence . |
| 18 | Bits and pieces are still filtering out from IBM Corp 's conference call with analysts after its third quarter figures last week , and its director of investor relations Jim Clippard finally acknowledged that IBM could cut its workforce even more than the 25,000 announced in December , late in second quarter or in the third quarter : ‘ It 's clear to me that they have to go well beyond the 25,000 , ’ said PaineWebber analyst Stephen Smith , ‘ Maybe even 50,000 ; ’ analysts told Reuter that IBM said the majority of its targeted 25,000 plus staffers will leave the company during the second quarter , leaving it open to another plan in the second half of 1993 . |
| 19 | It was hoped that Japan could re-establish herself to some extent in the islands of Habomai and Shikotan while the Kurils should come under a UN mandate . |
| 20 | Although the Guidelines are not enforceable , it is hoped that Chambers will adopt them , in order that talented women are not lost from independent practice . |
| 21 | Stupidly , she had hoped that Silas would invite her to sit at his table , but instead she was led to a small one by a girl she later learned to be Stella 's daughter , Jean . |
| 22 | Hanne and Jens always hoped that Svend would join them on their farm , but when it became clear that his interests lay in constructional engineering they gladly supported him , despite their disappointment and the sacrifices they had to make . ’ |
| 23 | Border , who had hoped that Kruger would help them win points in four events at Gateshead , finished fourth , 74 behind winners Rotherham . |
| 24 | Last month it was announced that Britain will get its first new-wave trams in 1991 . |
| 25 | Serota , whose husband Nicholas is director of the Tate Gallery in London , is determined that Rambert should regain its place on the number one theatre touring circuit in Britain — but the Edinburgh Festival Theatre holds special attractions because of the size of its stage . |
| 26 | I should have realized that Clive would dump me at the first opportunity , that he had in fact been looking for an excuse to do so . |
| 27 | At the same time , it was accepted that all the talks , petitions , donations and arguments had been brought about by the imminence of the Commonwealth Conference , where the Secretary-General , Sonny Ramphal , has warned that Britain may find itself in a minority of one over South Africa . |
| 28 | Iris , who had spoken in glowing terms of the man and his ambitious undertaking , revealed that she had agreed to tutor a week 's art course for him and immediately suggested that Melissa should accompany her . |