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Example sentences of "[subord] that [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1	What shook Burton was not that he would appear to ‘ the World ’ , i.e. the metropolitan thespians , as someone who had failed in a straight contest with another rising young actor , Scofield — although that made him angry and inflamed his competitive instincts — what shook him was that he had no real idea why it had happened .
2	Yeah they 're all nice nice girls you know this is like the other week we was here playing the other team and one of the other team was swearing you know , and particularly you know the girls in , might have not they have the they used to play for Black Bear and you know the that lady that 's up there , she still swears and we stopped her from here used to f this , f that and f the other , we did , we stopped her said if you ca n't find a better word than that to use I should n't bother , you know As you know Shirl do n't like that .
3	For another , it was the opportunity to take proper revenge for the discomfort that Private Eye had caused him over the years , a revenge more satisfying than that afforded him by the Music Box April Fool 's joke .
4	This sceptic is a hard-nosed person who claims that most people allow themselves to be persuaded by what is really rather weak evidence , but that he needs more than that to convince him .
5	‘ That 's a very touching story , but it 'll take a little more than that to convince me that you were n't heading for the exit . ’
6	It was strange because there were only two of them , and normally it takes a lot more than that to make me feel outnumbered .
7	Any AME who has to re-equip will have to do more than that to make it worthwhile .
8	Thus lie has no right to re-sell the goods other than that allowed him by later subsections of section 48 .
9	you do n't want much more than that do you ?
10	Right , ca n't get any easier than that do you want it again ?
11	The visitors ' early grip in midfield assured a testing time of it for the home defence , and they ought to have secured a greater half-time advantage than that supplied them by Mixu Paatelainen 's glorious second-minute header .
12	Less time than that to break it down .
13	‘ I hope you have something more tremendous than that to tell us . ’
14	I lead a very chaotic life and spend a lot of my time running around like a maniac so that keeps me fairly fit .
15	‘ I happen to be a major shareholder in the station now , so that makes me your boss if you want it spelling out to you .
16	James was divorced , so that makes us both adulterers . ’
17	Whether you pass an exam or not and you think to yourself , well they 're not really bothered about what you do , so that means you do n't really think of it in terms of , oh well , he is really taking pride in me or her and really want me to do well , it goes beyond just teaching me , it 's something personal as well .
18	Cos that takes you backwards .
19	Cos that allows him to the cost ?
20	Cos that picks it up .
21	You do n't oh you you do n't like orange cos that makes you
22	Well if I say I 'll come at five , cos that gives me a chance to do all the sort of phoning
23	Well I would n't , I would n't drink er coffee now , this time of a night cos that gives me a bad head .
24	So if you find they 're not sticking , I would be delighted to hear , cos that means it 's not just this woman it 's actually
25	The very last one cos that means you had a loan of it from me .
26	That 's what we like Phil see cos that means you keep all the pink ones back
27	Cos that means you 've done this wrong then .
28	Good , cos that means I can get this er these two rooms painted .
29	a week or whatever in , like staying out late , cos that means I would n't be back till like , quarter to twelve !
30	Cos that frustrates me , when I 'm waiting to go onto a roundabout and I do n't know where the other c I ca n't really read where the other cars are going .