Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [noun prp] had [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Realising that Macleod had perceived him clearly , Boswell introduces a short apologia pro vita sua , ‘ a short defence of that propensity in my disposition ’ , in which he justifies his pursuit of the great and famous as ‘ nothing more than an eagerness to share the society of men distinguished either by their rank or talents ’ , and calls it a search for knowledge . |
| 2 | Although the LTTE denied involvement in the assassination , it was widely noted that they had a strong motive , believing that Gandhi had betrayed them in 1987 when he dispatched the Indian army in an unsuccessful effort to bring Sri Lanka 's civil strife under control [ see p. 35313 ] . |
| 3 | ‘ No , ’ said Miranda , remembering that Angus had warned her about this . |
| 4 | Then I had a call from my agent saying that Warren had fired me . |
| 5 | She was not prepared to give her mother the satisfaction of knowing that Nicky had deceived her . |
| 6 | ‘ But why did you let us all go on thinking that David had left you ? ’ |
| 7 | Mortified by this double-dealing and realizing that Bismarck had tricked him — ‘ I trusted him and he betrayed me ’ — Napoleon III had no option but to submit the question to an international conference which produced a solution by neutralizing Luxembourg . |