Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is said that nothing so concentrates a man 's mind as the knowledge that he is to be hanged in the morning . |
| 2 | Even the fact that I finally found a trickle of scummy water , which let me rinse some of the filth from my boots , did nothing to lift my spirits . |
| 3 | May I say that I wholeheartedly support a big increase in the tax on petrol ( even though I 'm a motorist myself ) . |
| 4 | I then pointed out to him that I strongly deprecated a dissolution at this moment as I had implicit confidence in him and in the Conservative Party now in power , and I considered that as most countries in Europe , if not in the world , were in a chaotic and indeed dangerous state , it would be a pity if this country were to be plunged into the turmoil of a General Election on a question of domestic policy which will arouse all the old traditional bitterness of the hard fought battles between Protection and Free Trade : also that it was quite possible that his majority might be reduced , or that he might not get a majority at all . |
| 5 | His ring record alone demanded the attention of the BBBC and he believed that : ‘ It was through public opinion that I eventually got a title . |
| 6 | I made a record with Sonny Terry , called ‘ Whoopin' , that I also like a lot . |
| 7 | But I realize , as I sit here in the offices of the Strategy Unit , away from my usual desk and my usual routine , and charged with scrupulous self-examination , that I look forward to being interrupted , and that I also get a certain satisfaction from these sighs and clickings of the tongue . |
| 8 | There is something so immovable , so enduring — yet I am perfectly aware that one day he will fall down — so mysterious about my old mate that although I ca n't say that I actually feel a surge of energy , I do feel some sort of ‘ reward ’ . |
| 9 | Count Hubner thought that the Empress was ‘ more beautiful than ever ’ , and Lord Cowley , the English ambassador , said : ‘ I do not know that I ever witnessed a finer sight than the baptismal ceremonies . ’ |
| 10 | In passing , let me record that I never use a 2X converter on the Bronica as the drop in quality is unbelievable . |
| 11 | In passing , let me record that I never use a 2X converter on the Bronica as the drop in quality is unbelievable . |
| 12 | First you find out that she 's dead ; then , a while later , I say that I never killed a single patient . |
| 13 | Under the circumstances then , perhaps it was wisely ordered that I never found a man to form that special relationship . |
| 14 | The problem was that I still had a Jamaican passport and to run in a major meeting like that it was necessary to become a British subject . |
| 15 | He said last night : ‘ I think I 've proved that I still have a lot to offer at senior level . |
| 16 | I admit that I once cared a hell of a lot about my appearance , but I 've changed . ’ |
| 17 | I explained to her that I only had a couple of quid to my name , but I 'd be willing to pay off the rest before six months were up . |
| 18 | She has opened me up to the world of tennis , although I do admit that I only take an interest because of her . |
| 19 | On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach . |
| 20 | It seems odd , but I was enjoying myself so much that I hardly gave a thought to the fact that we were alone , miles away from anyone , and that the average man in such a situation … |
| 21 | He also told me that I now had a younger brother , Russell , which made me feel excited and wonder that he could be like . |
| 22 | It is with great pleasure that I now enclose a copy of the video film made of the first semi-final round . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm also pleased that I now have a style I can easily recreate at home . |
| 24 | He listened so politely that I perhaps talked a little too much about my dear country . |
| 25 | It was while I was attending Sally Carmichael 's dancing class that I accidentally entered a beauty contest — the local Working Men 's Club where we practised was running a ‘ Queen of Sheffield Working Men 's Clubs ’ contest . |
| 26 | ‘ I have a good cry sometimes , ’ she said , ‘ in the same way that I sometimes have a spring-clean . |
| 27 | The only bureau to ‘ fail ’ our test was The Last Word — we can only assume that someone simply had a brainstorm and left all the important bits out . |
| 28 | There is a story that someone once shot a piece out of a glass of beer he had left behind the target , leaving the rest of the glass and the beer intact . |
| 29 | And on the very day when she had woken up and decided to divorce him , to celebrate the fact that she finally had a life of her own ; a life which did n't include Julius Landor . |
| 30 | All she knew was that she presumably represented a new challenge . |