Example sentences of "[adv] that [noun] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ok , this poem 's called erm A Pause In A Moment Worn out days dressed in damp wheat , heavy coat pulling at tired shoulders , memory pushed back , brought forward in the click of a stick , pause in a moment , sunset reflected in eyes offering the warmth of recognition , so that poem started with the overcoat and that was the mood as I say , that was the mood of rejection erm and there was something about the way the old girl was looking at the women on the bridge , almost as if there was this recognition and , as it brought back memories that perhaps went or as black as the overcoat , erm the next er painting which I 'm going to read to you about is erm have you |
| 2 | The first few days of what she and Cara now termed their ‘ Czechoslovakian Experience ’ had been carefully planned , so that Fabia knew in advance that she would never get to see Vendelin Gajdusek . |
| 3 | The boy , unlike the dog , knew that the mud did not go on for ever ; beyond the bridge , the disused railway embankment along which they were walking became built up , so that water ran off it . |
| 4 | His face was a cold blank mask , only the eyes were alive as he stared at Ryan — and then , with one swift movement , he took his hand away so that Ryan crumpled to the floor . |
| 5 | We then brushed out the curls gently so that hair fell in soft , loose waves . |
| 6 | ‘ Is it ? ’ said Fael-Inis , the golden eyes glowing and piercing , so that Fergus felt as if Fael-Inis was seeing into his mind . |
| 7 | Why should Willi always make himself look so ludicrous so that people laughed at him ? |
| 8 | The drink made me excited and confused so that time seemed to be moving in a series of huge uneasy jerks , sometimes accelerating wildly and sometimes standing absolutely still . |
| 9 | The dark glassy surfaces reflected and re-reflected these flickering lights so that walls seemed to be the void — solidified — with stars and smeared veils of nebulae glinting within . |
| 10 | The coiled roots bit into his flesh , dragging against the skin , so that blood welled to the surface . |
| 11 | He lowered his mouth then and brushed his lips against hers , so that Robyn surprised by the gentleness that was so at odds with his temper , found herself momentarily confused . |
| 12 | Probably he knew only that Jehana objected to the idea of marrying Artai , and had been told that her family wished to avoid giving offence by rejecting the suit , and so were willing to see her contracted without the preliminary of a courtship . |
| 13 | Historically , engineering has had to distance itself from the sound of metal-bashing , and agriculture has become fiercely scientific and managerial ; while the obvious skill element in medicine and veterinary work only comes after a thoroughly academic grounding ( though it is sometimes pointed out rather unkindly that surgeons evolved from barbers ) . |
| 14 | again there is no answer to that question , simply because the answer is so horrific , it does n't bear thinking about , but thank God all maybe safe , all will not be safe , but all maybe safe , God has provided a salvation that is available to all and if we are not safe it is because we choose to reject his s , his offers of mercy , so we thank God that all may be safe , but the solemn fact remains is that all will not be saved , well that leads us on to , to this third proposition , not only that the bible teach that all maybe saved , not only does it teach that all will not be saved , but it is quite clear that some will be saved whom we did not expect to be saved , we can be quite sure about that because judgment does n't rest with us , way back Abraham says perhaps one of the most important statements in his life when he said there in , in , in Genesis chapter eighteen and we actually sang the wo tho the quotation in the song we just sang a few moments ago where he says will not the judge of all the earth be right , judgement is not yours and mine , that 's God 's prerogative and the other song that we 've been , the song that we 've been singing , that song by faber there 's a wideness in God 's mercy lets be honest we are so narrow with our mercy , our gra , our expressions of grace is so limited , but there 's a wideness in God 's mercy and faber says it 's got the wideness of the sea , there 's a kindness in his justice , which is more than liberty , David knew all about that when he was given the option , he said oh I 'd rather fall into the hands of God than into the hands of men , I 'd rather that God dealt with me than that my fellow man dealt with me , because with him there 's mercy , with him there 's grace , with him there is , there is long suffering and there 's compa compassion and there 's love , and faber goes on with the love of God is broader than the measure of man 's mind and the heart of the eternal is most wonderfully kind , now that 's all very well for the song writer to say that in a hymn and it sounds nice and it 's , it sounds good but is there a scriptural authority for this , is it really true , or is it just a nice song that we sing with , it does us good because we feel it 's a nice , there nice thoughts , well , surely we have it in the passage we 've been reading that there is there is a mercy with God , there is a kindness with God in ver in verse thirty of that chapter behold some who are last will be first and some who are first will be last it 's quite clear that some will be saved that we did not expect to be saved , and you can find example after example of this , it was a tremendous surprise to the onlookers when a very sinful woman annoyed to the feed of Jesus , it was a tremendous surprise to the Pharisee who rejected God , although he was such a good man , to find that the , er sorry to be rejected by God although he was a good honest upright man , and to find that the sinner was accepted by God , it was a tremendous surprise to the people when Zacchaeus who named you to be a sinner , an open twist there an evil man was saved by the Lord Jesus , you could save salvation has come to this house , it was a tremendous surprise when the law breaker who was dying on the cross beside the law Jesus was saved and went to be with him , with the Lord in paradise , it was a tremendous surprise to the disciples when Jesus preached the gospel and revealed himself to a gentile woman , who was an adulterer seven times over but he did and she was saved , it was a tremendous surprise to Ananias when the Lord revealed himself |
| 15 | It was not until the last note of the closing music had died away that Bella clicked off the set . |
| 16 | well it 's just that Andrew had to you know , he , he , did n't , he d did n't said it , did n't say it in any very , you know , he said it very |
| 17 | I thought actually we had a standing order already that claims had to be in within a certain time limit |
| 18 | It was only some years later that Jacques learned of the Board 's initiatives and that it had failed because members of the county council had been deeply suspicious of the radicalism associated with liberal adult education in the industrial areas of the county . |
| 19 | The truth is probably that Ceauşescu cheated on everyone , and that Pacepa , involved on the pro-Russian side , was unaware of the extent to which Ceauşescu was also double-crossing Moscow . |
| 20 | In the communion service we state quite clearly that Jesus died for the sins of the world . |
| 21 | It was now that Nicandra fell into a sudden easy accord with Andrew . |
| 22 | Now that roster stayed from about nineteen When was it ? |
| 23 | Although nobody ever remarked upon the fact , it was tacitly acknowledged now that Nails slept with Firelight ; he had been discovered by them all at one time or another early in the morning still asleep . |
| 24 | Now that Hazel thought about it , he had not . |
| 25 | ‘ I started screaming so loudly that crowds ran to the scene which eventually made the policemen stop . ’ |
| 26 | It was 5 weeks ago that Murray died after a he received single knife wound to the chest during an incident in Cheltenham town centre . |
| 27 | I liked the rector of the er I 've got something in here that Irene sent for you , your family . |
| 28 | Is it not quite plain , even to you , that Eleanor Thorne became senile long ago , and even plainer that Alida wished to be rid of her ? |
| 29 | ‘ It was then that Anna started on the sleeping stuff , taking too much , erratically — a sort of Russian roulette . |
| 30 | It was only then that Jenna looked at her watch . |