Example sentences of "that they [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had arrived quite quickly , and they had said that they thought she had a burst ulcer . |
| 2 | It showed that they were not anxious , that they knew they had a treasure . |
| 3 | Perhaps the reason for the comic success of such characters is that they help us to recognise the prejudice which exists in all of us at so many different levels about so many different things . |
| 4 | ‘ They are obviously regretting that they let her start the paper round , but there seemed to be no reason for them to object to it . ’ |
| 5 | Indeed , a recurrent theme among these women was that they felt they had no right to benefit , that they were getting something for nothing , in marked contrast to a wage . |
| 6 | Then word came that they wanted me to do a test ! |
| 7 | Few of his ministers are saying , even in private , that they expect him to lose the next election . |
| 8 | None of the four structures given in the Government 's proposals are desirable , SNH says , arguing that they do nothing to tackle the problems caused by historic boundaries such as the fact that one local boundary runs down the middle of Loch Lomond . |
| 9 | This can be expressed by people saying that they feel they want a child for their fulfilment as human beings . |