Example sentences of "that [noun prp] had [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought you might like it , ’ he commented , and Fabia had to give her special attention to catkins , and to where lilac was about to break out of bud , because as her heart began to race she could n't help but think that Ven had intended to bring her with him to Petřín , even as he 'd casually tossed that invitation at her . |
| 2 | He waited for Edward 's decision but , in a second letter , took the opportunity of reminding him that his son , Pierre de Grilly , was eligible for knighthood and that Edward had promised to knight him . |
| 3 | Fearing that Morris had stopped to watch him yawning , he would at once return to his work , and try to conceal his yawns behind his hand . |
| 4 | Bannen 's voice was so quiet that Piper had to strain to hear it . |
| 5 | I found it odd that Robert had chosen to distinguish me alone as English and wondered how he saw himself and Lili and I found it odd that Lili had chosen to lay claim to Englishness . |
| 6 | Potiphar 's wife , likewise , had made an article of clothing serve her own purpose , in that case to convince her husband that Joseph had tried to seduce her . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , the government published a report from its radioactive waste management advisory committee saying that BNFL had failed to supply it with sufficient information on its proposals to deal with waste arising from work carried out at THORP for foreign customers . |
| 8 | As she went she remembered that Angela had promised to meet her at the bus-stop . |
| 9 | Humphreys 's behaviour , concedes Calvert-Smith , ‘ obviously presented a most unpleasant spectacle ’ and no one has suggested that McLean had intended to kill him . |
| 10 | At the back of his mind , he marvelled that Lorton had bothered to give him anything at all . |
| 11 | When , at last , she managed to speak , the words fluttered out so faintly that Melissa had to strain to catch them . |
| 12 | The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) announced on Feb. 3 that Libya had agreed to allow it to inspect any sites rumoured to be involved in the development of nuclear weapons . |
| 13 | Your name ? ’ so fast that Creggan had to circle to keep him in sight , and could not keep a clear eye on the other one approaching from above . |