Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] that [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sorry to report that I behaved rudely at this point . |
| 2 | For if God could have made the world work in any number of ways , would it not always be presumptuous to pretend that one had actually pinned Him down ? |
| 3 | For the purposes of sensationalism and drama it would be pleasant to report that he burst in with a look of alarm and a shout of excitement , or some fancy combination of both . |
| 4 | It is possible to see that they had never been lived in , could never be lived in , though front door and portico are present and their ranks of windows , the spaces where the glass should be painted a dull blue . |
| 5 | Betty would have been upset to know that they had been talking of the devil . |
| 6 | She was not so far gone in the sinful practice of dissimulation that she felt free to claim that she meant to ask them because she knew Betty would be pleased , and she could think of no other remotely credible reason for doing so . |
| 7 | You loved her very much , but I am interested to see that you saw yourself as having sex , not making love . |
| 8 | I 'm unashamed to report that I enjoyed it a lot , and I 'm sure I would have loved it as a child . |
| 9 | She was careful not to disturb the make-up she had applied secretly before retiring , and checked it quickly in a polished bronze mirror that lay next to the bowl , the deep yellow glow from the oil lamp she had left burning providing her with just enough light to see that none had smudged . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend might be interested to know that we sent out a questionnaire to 5,293 people who volunteered for redundancy and 76 per cent . |
| 11 | He was interested to find that they shared the same distrust , perhaps the same revulsion . |
| 12 | The process begun under Edward I was continued in July 1333 when , at Halidon Hill , outside Berwick , the English showed that they had learned to coordinate the use of ‘ traditional ’ cavalry with the ‘ new ’ archer force , the combination on this occasion being that of archers and dismounted men-at-arms drawn up in a defensive position which showed what successes a measure of flexibility could bring to an army led by men willing to experiment . |
| 13 | It 's been going on for about seventeen months now and the in chief man at Hill House was rather interested to hear that we 'd not actually had it resolved yet , and asked for the reference numbers and . |
| 14 | BUT Jill Turner and driver John Crawley were both prepared to swear that they had driven directly from the flat to a firm of independent chemical analysts . |
| 15 | Reading it , the British discovered that they had been speaking the imperial equivalent of prose all their lives . |
| 16 | By a notice of appeal dated 23 March 1992 the father appealed on the grounds that ( 1 ) the judge had been wrong to conclude that he had no jurisdiction to make the orders sought and ( 2 ) having found that A. had been removed from his home with the father the judge had failed to order his return whether pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989 or otherwise . |
| 17 | I mean the one is a classic one when she knew it was Scottish based that she passed any correspondence on |
| 18 | Things had been ticking along nicely between them , just as long as she 'd been prepared to forget that she wanted more out of the relationship than a roll in the hay and a bright ‘ cheerio ’ at the airport . |
| 19 | With Black Fury Warner Bros had just gone a little too far by even referring to strikes and labour problems at a time of mounting industrial tension but the popular and critical reception to the movie showed that the company were not wrong to believe that they had the technical ability and the actors to make films whose reality would be appreciated . |
| 20 | I was never really good at pretending that I could assume my client to be innocent because I or my instructing solicitor had been careful to ensure that he did n't actually confess . |
| 21 | The barrister behaved impeccably , and indicated repeatedly that he was not prepared to concede that he had ‘ offended against [ section 19A of the Act of 1985 ] in a way that would entitle your Honour to make an order . ’ |
| 22 | Erm and so far well I 'm certainly willing to confess that I took these away full of good intentions and have have so far carried around this torn up copy of the Greater London Green Party for months . |
| 23 | ‘ I can just hear her imperious tone , and I 'm willing to bet that she said , ‘ He shall come to me . ’ |
| 24 | The hon. Gentleman was wrong to say that we had failed to consult on our proposals for the council tax . |
| 25 | The employment White Paper was published under a coalition dominated by Conservatives and Labour , but it was not the result of discussion within each party , and although leading politicians on both sides endorsed its policy it would be wrong to say that it reflected the considered view of either party . |
| 26 | If I use the expression ‘ I have toothache ’ I may think of it as ‘ being used naturally ’ or otherwise , but it would be wrong to say that I had a reason for thinking either . |
| 27 | Before the hon. Gentleman gets stuck into the CAP , on which matter I hope that he will be as robust as my right hon. Friend in defending the interests of the British farmer , may I advise him that I was interested to note that he began his speech by talking about animal diseases and BSE ? |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm not afraid to admit that I wanted you last night , more than I 've wanted any woman for a long time . ’ |
| 29 | The days when Disraeli 's Lord Marney was not afraid to admit that he built no cottages , but , on the contrary , pulled down as many as possible , were by then well over . |
| 30 | Not willing to admit that she had had the same idea , Sophie said cautiously , ‘ Dawn was n't available to help him with the monkey . |