Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [that] [pron] was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Modigliani was working , Zbo could not resist peeping through the door once or twice to watch , with the excuse of seeing that everything was all right . |
| 2 | the difficulty , for the father , of accepting that he was no longer the only decision maker ; |
| 3 | He seemed incapable of accepting that she was very lonely . |
| 4 | Well , yes , it 's very interesting , but I 'm not sure it 's working in the same direction as almost implied by your question of implying that there was almost too much . |
| 5 | Well it 's very interesting , but I 'm not sure it 's working in the same direction as almost implied by your question of implying that there was almost too much . |
| 6 | James 's message had been meant for herself , an oblique way of saying that he was no longer interested . |
| 7 | I am afraid that he is getting very near to the Nuremburg defence of saying that he was only obeying orders . |
| 8 | The cost of doing that it was too high for him . |
| 9 | The utter confidence of the claim incensed her , but then came the pain of knowing that it was all too true . |
| 10 | In his last note on the place he says , ‘ At Dunvegan I had tasted lotus and was in danger of forgetting that I was ever to depart . ’ |