Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [indef pn] of " in BNC.

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1 I had gone believing that I would find plenty of eggs and fish from Lake Balaton — apparently a delicacy .
2 I thought that I would have plenty of time to work once the children went back after the 10-week summer holiday .
3 Oh yeah I think so , I do n't think that I can make anything of it , I 'll take that box to school because they might be doing a
4 I like adaptability — that 's the reason I always keep my hair long , so that I can get lots of different looks with it up or down .
5 I suggested that it might be a good idea to get it in midsummer so that I could get plenty of practice in before the skiddy weather set in , but he thought there might be too much tourist traffic going through the town and on the roads around it in the middle of the summer .
6 My mates think he 's too young for me and that I should find someone of my own age .
7 ‘ Why , I wonder , do you suppose that I should know anything of your sister 's abductor ? ’
8 She said , ‘ I think you 're trying to tell me that I should remember something of this . ’
9 It was obvious to her that her niece already had the strength and resolution to ensure that she would make something of her life .
10 Might not some echo of it reach her mind , so that she would know someone of hers had been near ; that she had not been deserted ?
11 ‘ I thought you would wish to know , sir , that Her Ladyship is making good progress and I should like to take her further afield to tackle typical hunting country , so that she may get plenty of practice before she actually attends a meet . ’
12 What do we say of our driver , who was so preoccupied with her molars , that she can recall nothing of her trip ?
13 But she had thought that she could make something of him and that small semi-detached house outside Norwich represented nine months of hard work and achievement .
14 Every time you admire an attractive shape or see an article that you think could be decorated with flowers , jot it down in a special notebook so that you 'll have plenty of inspirational ideas ready and waiting whenever you need them .
15 Perhaps you would like to verify that you can understand something of the organisation using this form of documentation .
16 Furthermore Mr himself has said to me on more than one occasion that given the history of the situation it 's unlikely that we would get anybody of sane mind to take over the running of the two centres .
17 ( P. M. Churchland , 1984 , p. 29 ) The conclusion that we can get nothing of value , no conception , by direct awareness is yet more excessive than the conclusion that we can get no analysis of consciousness .
18 Sure enough , Joseph Chamberlain and others proceeded to do just that ; and sure enough , it was the Canadians who patiently but persistently explained that they would have none of it .
19 It is expected that students will understand what is meant in this context by the terms rank , cohesion , and context of situation , and that they will know something of those recent developments with which the term ‘ Systemic ’ is particularly associated .
20 I was friendly with one of the local farmers , and I had in mind on one of our " stand-downs " to run a small flock of sheep through the Lion , I would , of course he dressed in ancient drover gear and had no doubt that it would cause something of a riot at the Lion .
21 After pressure from Chatichai , however , the Prince announced on April 24 that he would attend the meeting , but warned that it could achieve nothing of value because the invitation had not been extended to representatives of the Khmers Rouges .
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