Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He though that we had grown apart from him and he became upset that none of us were around him any more , talking to him any more . |
| 2 | After Pentecost , they became assured that their experience of God 's activity in their midst and in their mission was nothing less than the continued work and presence of Jesus among them . |
| 3 | It left open the question of whose money had paid for the House of Fraser but made clear that nothing in the career of Mr Mohamed Al Fayed could account for such new-found wealth . |
| 4 | On 25 July , the Official Solicitor visited the dockers in prison , but they made clear that they did not intend to give any undertakings of obedience to the NIRC or to apologize — which is normally essential before those in contempt are released . |
| 5 | Ministers agreed to offer associate membership of the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) to the Soviet Union , although their final statement made clear that they were not prepared to sanction massive financial assistance , the so-called " Grand Bargain " without evidence of substantial economic reform . |
| 6 | Mr Fitton yesterday made clear that he had always been acting in an independent capacity in the offer for Eagle , and that it had no connection with Braithwaite . |
| 7 | With direct reference to the ‘ Jewish Question ’ , and in response to a ‘ demand ’ for more radical action which he had read in a newspaper , Hitler made clear that he had at the time to proceed tactically and in stages , but that his strategy was to manoeuvre his enemy into a corner before destroying him completely . |
| 8 | To state the identity of a free person made clear that he was not an asocial person but a member of a group of free men . |
| 9 | It could also prove too great a hurdle for Mr Gould , a well-known Euro-sceptic , who made clear that he would be pressing for Labour to rethink its economic policy and to advocate realignment of the pound within the European exchange rate mechanism to enable it to put forward more positive policies on industry and employment . |
| 10 | His speech made clear that he had been brought reluctantly to much the same view as his Director of Propaganda . |
| 11 | Expressing his view that the case should go on , the judge made clear that he thought Mr. Gilbert was ‘ a witness of truth and a very accurate and careful one , ’ whereas Mr. Everett was ‘ patently false . ’ |
| 12 | He made clear that he agreed with the thrust of all the other recommendations , except the one which said that responsibility for food should remain within the Department of Agriculture . |
| 13 | In August 1861 he made clear that he wanted to move beyond the problem of the western provinces to the problem of priests in general . |
| 14 | He tried to persuade editors of journals to back the government , but made clear that he would prosecute them if they refused . |
| 15 | In a public display of Cabinet loyalty , Douglas Hurd , Foreign Secretary , and John Major , Chancellor of the Exchequer , signed Mrs Thatcher 's nomination papers and the Prime Minister again made clear that she would be prepared to fight through three ballots if necessary . |
| 16 | Eliot made clear that his Pageant Play made no pretence of being a contribution to the dramatic literature of England . |
| 17 | Although the mainstream group , Fatah , made clear that it ruled out any question of subverting the Hashemite regime , other groups , of which the PFLP was the most notable , made equally clear their view that the overthrow of the Hashemites was a necessary preliminary to the recovery of Palestine . |
| 18 | The same qualifications characterized the University Statute of 1863 which , while granting the universities greater autonomy , made clear that it was to be exercised within narrow guide-lines . |
| 19 | However , it made clear that it tried to keep the duration of such layoffs to a minimum , and suggested also that it was its industrial , not its secretarial/office staff , who were most likely to be affected by them ( interview with Manpower ) . |
| 20 | The opposition Labour Party made clear that it would support concessions on the occupied territories in exchange for peace . |
| 21 | S made clear that it was not prepared to agree to B 's terms , and that the price was not yet finalised , but agreed to commence work . |
| 22 | Western leaders , including John Major , yesterday came out in Mr Yeltsin 's defence and the White House made clear that it wanted to go ahead with the planned summit meeting between President Bill Clinton and Mr Yeltsin in April . |
| 23 | But in chapter 16 Dathan and Abiram make clear that they see only the prospect of eventual death in the wilderness if Moses continues as their leader , and in chapter 14 death in battle seems only too imminent . |
| 24 | The surviving building accounts and his own drawings make clear that he was responsible for the execution and design of this remarkable house between 1580 and 1588 . |
| 25 | If you really like the place , make an offer — but make clear that it 's only ‘ subject to survey and contract ’ . |
| 26 | The dream-poems of Chaucer and the French medieval poets before him make clear that it did not . |
| 27 | The truth was that as the days went by and the heavy rain showed no sign of slackening for very long it became clear that something very frightening had begun to happen . |
| 28 | The three men met , and it soon became clear that their intentions were different . |
| 29 | It soon became clear that nothing which came up to my expectations was open to me . |
| 30 | It became clear that nothing had been gained by removing the prince , especially as another ruler had now to be found . |