Example sentences of "[verb] that that was [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ I — I presumed that that was what you intended — ’ |
| 2 | It seemed inconceivable that a man as fantastic as Damian Flint could find her attractive , and as she realised that that was what she truly thought of him she felt her hands move caressingly on his strong throat and her eyes move down unsteadily to study his mouth . |
| 3 | They laughed together , and as she locked up behind the girl Folly could n't help realising that that was something else she owed Luke , however indirectly . |
| 4 | And a joke doing the rounds in various parts of the Reich had a Berliner complaining about the severity of a raid which caused all the glass to fall out of window-frames as much as five hours later and his partner from Essen retorting that that was nothing at all : pictures of the Führer were still flying out of the window fourteen days after the last attack on Essen . |
| 5 | Even her mother 's " Pull yourself together " remarks began to drag her down as she recognised that that was something she could not do . |
| 6 | But Parliament had said that that was what judges had to do . |
| 7 | earlier but I do realize that that was his way . |
| 8 | It seemed to me that they assumed and air of could n't care less you know that that was their attitude after nationalization . |
| 9 | And I know that you know that that was our hope in moving into the area , that we 'd be able to engage local people as volunteers and you know really develop services erm in the area . |
| 10 | He ‘ produced his bell and rang it , stating that that was what he did at the time ’ , but the magistrate told him ‘ that he must not think that everyone had to scamper out of the way upon hearing the sound of his bell ’ . |
| 11 | Fool , he should have known that that was his one chance to strike , and make known his mettle , and assert his right once for all . |
| 12 | I think it 's really really well written and and I 'm very happy about it because I 've got it out of my system because when I first started that that was my aim . |
| 13 | And then again , ignorance er , at what she should subsequently have done er , then took over because she did n't realise that by having had er made contact with an individual erm it was necessary for her to report the matter to the police and she just did n't realise that that was something that she should have done . |
| 14 | I 've always assumed that that was it , that erm , I do n't know . |
| 15 | She did n't add , ‘ And to know you 're still there waiting , ’ because , knowing Charlie as she did , she knew that that was what he would do , wait , hoping against hope . |
| 16 | Although Phil had been slightly reserved in his manner towards her ( Nancy ) , she knew that that was his way and she was enjoying the company of that wiry , small-boned , gently spoken citizen from Sacramento who almost invariably found himself at the back of every queue that ever formed itself . |
| 17 | I thought that that was what I was here for , that he was something special , chosen by God . |
| 18 | But I was so proud of my beautiful daughter , and I wanted to make up to you for the years we lost before I met your mama again ; I wanted you to have the best of everything , and I thought that that was what I was giving you . |
| 19 | It 's all round here so the less I by here , all the and all muscles had all gone and they 're all pressing on a , on a nerve and that 's what 's causing the problem and she said that that was what . |
| 20 | ‘ What would I like to eat ? ’ she queried , thinking that that was what he meant . |
| 21 | She knew he had an early appointment with one of his lawyers and hoped that that was what was distancing him from her this morning . |