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

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1 On one level I knew that Robert had been unfaithful to Lili and on another I knew that he could n't possibly have been .
2 Also in March I announced that Dr David Owen was to give his endorsement to one of the parties in the general election .
3 But at the eleventh hour I heard that Nigel 's stepbrother would be attending , driving up from Somerset and coming straight to the crematorium .
4 Of course I knew that Neil was in an extremely well-paid job — even so , Jim was on a reasonable salary and he did n't buy me gifts like that — not even at Christmas .
5 So of course I hope that Iran will use what influence it has to get those hostages released . ’
6 Then he had some caviar and rang Italy and said , ‘ Sophia , this play I sent that Marlon 's going to do , he only wants to do it with you .
7 Opening my eyes I saw that Rozanov had pitched to the floor .
8 ‘ However , after looking at the still pictures I realised that Gerrard and Obolensky were in excellent positions for the pass to the right .
9 On the debit side we find that Robs Lamplough 's Yakovlev Yak C-11 G-KYAK , a familiar part of the North Weald scenery , has been sold to France .
10 So thank you very much indeed , and we now move on to , briefly to Earlier on our progr in our programme we received that Tony could not be with us today , but we are delighted to welcome in his place Sir Leonard I B M's Director of Personnel and Corporate Services .
11 I do n't suppose these efforts influenced the election in the slightest , but on the Friday we learned that Mr. Morrison had been re-elected and felt that we had done our part in ensuring his success .
12 From our unpublished data we conclude that TBP does not directly bind to internal pol III promoters ( or to cryptic TATA-sequences in the plasmid-vector ) .
13 For solutions they thought that London could be considered from three points of view : as a community — where people live , work and play ; as a metropolis — the seat of Government and a great cultural and commercial centre ; and as a machine — of locomotion .
14 After a period of some confusion it seems that Carvin gear is going to get proper distribution in the UK .
15 When he climbed into the driver 's seat he saw that McGowan was already sitting in the back .
16 In an interview he recalled that Kylie was great fun to be with but she was not keen on spending too much time at parties or discos .
17 At first glance it appears that Braudel has merely hit on a convenient fashion of dividing up the past , to bring it under control and make it easier for historians to encompass .
18 Throughout these first months it appears that Jaruzelski supported First Secretary Kania 's efforts to achieve a political solution .
19 In February I reported that Sue Lawley 's contract with Granada was in dispute .
20 Apart from his regrettable affliction he was in every way the opposite to herself ; a great thick-headed , rumbustious extrovert totally out of place in her gracious menage : I never did find out how they came together but on my visits I found that Cedric had one admirer at least .
21 In these circumstances I think that Darwin can rest quietly in his grave , that is to say of the acidulous palaeontologists have n't already been trying to dig him up to prove something .
22 I began to see the nervousness in your eyes whenever I got too close to you , and when I kissed you at the inn I knew that Matilda had lied about one point at least .
23 But even in this tumult she felt that Mark was the sane , controlled life-guard , trying to calm her .
24 From its position near the window she noticed that Silas and an older man occupied a corner table , while a party of sixteen young men was divided between the four central tables .
25 As you pass through the hall you notice that Mr Azul is just where you left him .
26 When I spoke to Mrs. Olinton she said that Mr. Olinton was so set against Scouts and Guides that he would n't even let his own daughter , Jessica , join Brownies , although she wanted to . ’
27 IN last week 's column we stated that Hazel Hague was a district councillor whereas she relinquished that position in May 1991 .
28 Back at the Village he saw that Ladbroke 's were offering odds of thirty to one against him .
29 With respect to Beethoven , Neumann points out that the two metronomized instances of a Tempo di Menuetto by Beethoven are crotchet = 116 ( Septet ) and 126 ( Symphony no. 8 ) , calling these tempos ‘ an ideal realization of the ‘ Allegretto ’ idea' He forgets that Beethoven 's Allegretto finale to the Pastoral Symphony ( 3/4 , arguably a one-in-a-bar minuet ) is marked dotted minim = 60 ( crotchet = 180 ) and that the Menuetto allegretto of his String Quartet , Op.18 no.4 , is marked dotted minim = 84 ( crotchet = 252 ) !
30 On 3 May he protested that Alexander 's troops were entering areas already liberated by his forces , and requested that these should be withdrawn behind the line of the river Isonzo .
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