Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb infin] that [pron] had " in BNC.
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1 | But if they did n't speak with tongues how did Simon know that they had received the Holy Spirit ? |
2 | It was a large tiled room , brightly lit and with the dry , rich smell of animal feed — it made Reynolds realise that there had been no noticeable odour in the corridor at all . |
3 | Why did Doctor Lanyon think that he had not long to live ? |
4 | Would Merymose believe that he had no idea of the man 's whereabouts now ? |
5 | Now I won that game , losing just two ‘ pieces ’ , but only after I left with the comeliest ‘ piece ’ of all , a wench from the imperial harem , did Suleiman discover that I had cheated and publicly marked me down for death . |
6 | And Lucy called her in the morning , swept away all doubts with a rush of enthusiasm about the exhibition , and only when they 'd hung up did Jay realise that she had n't given her a date , a time ; that she — they ? — were just where they 'd been five months before . |
7 | Why would Sara say that she had seen Alfred leaving his brother 's yard at about the time of the crime if she had not ? |
8 | He let Turgenev know that he had enjoyed his Sportsman 's Sketches , but his interest in them probably derived from his love of hunting rather than from the fact that the stories cast aspersions on serfdom . |
9 | I was surprised to hear Tim say that he had heard some owners state that horses ' mouth for sharpness . |
10 | Only when they moved out and the lease was surrendered did Vaughan discover that he had been a victim of Minton 's generosity and had been paying only half his fair share . |
11 | Did he mean to let Ned know that he had not found her up to scratch and then , after so much humiliation , deliver her over to the Dallams ? |