Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pron] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only once , late in life when he made as much of an excuse as he would ever make for his anti-Semitism , did Pound ever again enter the plea for himself that he suffered from the cultural anaemia of growing up in a suburb of an Eastern seaboard city . |
| 2 | Wild pleasure streaked to every nerve-end in Caroline 's body , the reaction intensifying as he moved his mouth to the other breast , scorching such shafts of response through her that she caught his dark head in her hands , convulsively raking her fingers through the silky curls of his hair , arching herself up to his touch . |
| 3 | ‘ You see , it is rather bad luck for you that you happened to come here on one of our meatless days . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The Test match fulfils an ambition for me that I never thought would be possible in my time , ’ he said . |
| 5 | If his voice had been alright at the beginning of his performance , and yet he could hardly speak by the end , then it must be a result of something that he was doing while reciting that was causing the problem . |
| 6 | On the one occasion when I made a direct appeal to her , in connection with the battle against the closed shop for journalists which I describe later , her response was gratifyingly supportive and it was no fault of hers that she was unable to persuade Lord Hailsham to a course of action that might well have altered journalistic history . |
| 7 | It is , however , a side of himself that I suspect James did much to conceal in those early years . |
| 8 | Her heart was so strongly on the side of his that she feared she might give way . |
| 9 | She tailed off , colour coming and going as she remembered what had happened both before and after that fateful conversation she 'd overheard , and saw in his eyes an echo of everything that she was feeling . |
| 10 | His eyes met hers , dark and secret with a light behind them that she could not fail to see . |
| 11 | Oh , what pleasure would it be to me were there a good understanding between my mother and myself , when I am assured if I know my own heart , that I am so far from having any ill against her that I have almost undone myself to serve her … |
| 12 | ‘ The authorities responsible have developed so much uncertainty in themselves that they can not even show tolerance and rationality in dealing with our children , ’ the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ( ZCTU ) said . |
| 13 | Even trying to shield herself from him , she could feel that void in him that he wanted her to fill . |
| 14 | She glanced up , met those extraordinary eyes , and saw from the mockery in them that she 'd been right . |
| 15 | It 's a compliment in itself that they 've given me the chance … ’ |
| 16 | Leader of Tory-run Suffolk County Council , Chris Penn , said : ‘ It is obviously a disappointment to us that he will not be able to stand in May because of his private circumstances . ’ |
| 17 | He 'd put his mind to it that he would n't , you know this he had it in mind that we were going to work for this thirty pound a week less , take it or leave it . |
| 18 | It never was matter for such fear to me that I must have tried to silence him . |
| 19 | " There were no barriers between Nizan and this revolution … he was filled with emotion by everything that he witnessed " , a fellow journalist recalls.98 Unquestionably , Spain in 1936 represented the pinnacle of Nizan 's revolutionary and Republican aspirations . |
| 20 | Have you ever been tempted away from your tried and tested gear by anything that you 've seen ? |
| 21 | At the time you enter a Deed of Covenant , the covenant should be capable of lasting for more than 3 years , and there should be the intention by you that it does so . |
| 22 | Recognition has two referents : recognition by me that I have done well , and recognition by others . |
| 23 | This process of acknowledging a person 's power bases is called legitimization — the recognition by me that I will allow you to affect my behaviour . |
| 24 | ‘ You are that part of me that I cut off , and I never have been and never shall be whole without you . ’ |
| 25 | He came — she felt the moment in pain and sadness — but he continued to move , banging at her , clutching just that part of her that he needed , as if he 'd felt nothing , as if he did n't know when to stop . |
| 26 | He was so much a part of her that she never needed nor wanted to examine too closely the nature of her feeling for him . |
| 27 | All these years , she had carried Tyler 's image in her heart , and suddenly there he was , looking at her , startling her , his gaze finding its way into that secret part of her that she had always kept hidden . |
| 28 | Fergus had been so intensely aware of every separate part of her that it had been a pain and a torment . |
| 29 | His expression had n't changed , but suddenly she saw an underlying loss and sadness , so much a part of him that it was easy to miss — but once seen , not easy to overlook again . |
| 30 | I ca n't stress too much the value I give my tears … they are priceless , beyond words , they are the most private part of myself that I can share with those who draw close to me . |