Example sentences of "that [pron] was [adj] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Curiously husky , his voice beguiled her ears as powerfully as his hands were seducing her body , caressing her naked skin beneath her simple top , tantalising the sensitised surface , warm and demanding , seeking the clasp of her flesh-coloured bra , dismantling it with a sure touch that might have come from practice but could equally well have been attributed to simple deduction , except that nothing was simple about this man who had already knowingly conquered her body … åd , unknowingly , her heart as well . |
| 2 | As I retreated , putting one foot down in front of the other on the stony path , I reflected that I was tired of this place , that it had the dry consistency of chaff . |
| 3 | It was a miracle that I was alive at all . |
| 4 | But er she 's coming a and gives him twenty five pounds for what he 's done oh he came in , he came into the kitchen , it 's ever so funny , he came into the kitchen to tell me about this you see Anyway he came back in there and I said to him I 'm not really enthusiastic about the thought er thinking that I was involved with this as well so the dear woman turned round and said to me it 's only your husband so I said well I 'd better go back in the kitchen where I know my place . |
| 5 | ‘ I did not realise , ’ he said slowly , ‘ that I was involved in that total exclusion . ’ |
| 6 | He heard on the grapevine that I was interested in this place , and came to me , not without considerable risk to himself . ’ |
| 7 | I told her that I was surprised at that because my Mum had said the same and I had n't believed her . |
| 8 | That had been the beginning of the trouble , because her mother had made her swear solemnly , although she was only seven , that she was innocent of all filthiness , and although she had sworn , she knew deep down in her heart that she was n't . |
| 9 | Because Florian Jones had made him believe that she was innocent of all that he had accused her of . |
| 10 | Jessamy refused to admit that she was impressed in any way , though . |
| 11 | She spoke sharply , and her niece saw that she was upset for some reason . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , God … ! ’ she choked out thickly , pushing at his shoulders , but he was so strong that she was helpless against that strength , her heart pounding as she felt his hard thighs press closer against her to trap her there . |
| 13 | Or that there was no way left of convincing anyone that she was right about that boy . |
| 14 | Her parents never suspected she was pregnant but rather worried that she was ill with some other condition . |
| 15 | Despite her earlier fears , she proved to be an excellent subject , probably due in part to her desperation to be helped and partly to the fact that she had spent a week practising the relaxation technique and listening to my voice on cassette , so that she was comfortable with both . |
| 16 | And she was n't sure that she was ready for such exposure . |
| 17 | It also requires showing that it was necessary for such behaviour and beliefs to have been formerly defined as crimes . |
| 18 | Aristotle might affirm that it was impossible for another cosmos like our own to exist . |
| 19 | She had a feeling of being carried such distances by the water that it was impossible for any more harm to come to her . |
| 20 | Like its owner , it was short and stubby , not long like the young man 's , but thick , so thick that it was impossible for most women to put their hand round it . |
| 21 | When war was first declared , and she was co-opted into the military , he imagined that her first reaction had been that it was typical of these men to mess up her promising career like that . |
| 22 | The Court of Appeal had ruled that whether or not such material might be ‘ beneficial to those who were sexually repressed or perverted or deviant ’ did not make its publication ‘ an object of general concern ’ , since otherwise any form of pornography could be defended on the ground that it was beneficial to some people , if not to the public at large . |
| 23 | ( 4 ) It is hereby declared that a person shall not be entitled to rely on the defence provided by subsection ( 1 ) above by reason of his reliance on information supplied by another , unless he shows that it was reasonable in all the circumstances for him to have relied on the information , having regard in particular ( a ) to the steps which he took , and those which might reasonably have been taken , for the purpose of verifying the information ; and ( b ) to whether he had any reason to disbelieve the information . |
| 24 | Er it was ne it 's never been the road that it was prior to that . |
| 25 | In a separate survey most respondents correctly understood the aim of the campaign and thought that it was appropriate in such a venue . |
| 26 | Celtae was the name of one of the best units in Julian 's army ( Ammianus 20.4.2 ) , and Julian himself says that it was inconceivable to all men that a Celtic or Galatian soldier should turn his back to the enemy ( Orat. 1 , Paneg . |
| 27 | The Court of Appeal rejected the view that had previously held sway , namely that it was possible for any employee to work both ordinarily in Great Britain and outside it . |
| 28 | Vega admitted that it was reminiscent of those halcyon days except that ‘ compared to the Clash audience , these guys are just a stream of piss ! ’ |
| 29 | Vega admitted that it was reminiscent of those halcyon days except that ‘ compared to the Clash audience , these guys are just a stream of piss ! ’ |
| 30 | Its position at the centre of cities and in most suburban , country-town , and rural communities meant that it was accessible to all classes . |