Example sentences of "that [pron] could [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this stage , one member of staff understood to record everything said on a flipchart , so that everyone could check its accuracy . |
| 2 | A buoyant Mr Clarke told reporters that no-one could doubt his commitment , and that of the leader John Smith , to the establishment of a Scottish parliament . |
| 3 | As the spend over the three years will be more than that — last year 's spend was £17 million and I expect this year 's to be £25 million , making a total of £42 million — I suppose that I could give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks , but even if our figures were so way out that I could be caught on that commitment , when I consider the matter next May — assuming that the burden still falls to me to do so — I would have to make the same calculation as I made this year . |
| 4 | In September 1938 , when I was sixteen , I went back to my native country for a holiday ; partly because 1 wanted to see my friends in štanjel , and partly so that I could visit my uncles , aunts and cousins on my mother 's side of the family in Mavhinje . |
| 5 | Although my paralysis was pretty well complete , I did find that I could move my eyes . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | To cut a long story short , it was n't until Wednesday that I could fit my shoes for the wedding , which was Thursday ! |
| 8 | I thought that I could make my contribution by joining the Trade Union movement , and improve things from there . ’ |
| 9 | He was quite determined that I was going to try and escape , and followed so close behind me on the railway stations that I could smell his breath . |
| 10 | My sister buried all her valuables showing me the spot so that I could tell her children where they were in case she was killed . |
| 11 | I told him , however , that he would have to provide the list of guests since I did not feel that I could exploit my own list any further . |
| 12 | It was almost dark when I found it and it was not until I arrived home that I could see its lovely design . |
| 13 | I even brought her here so that I could see your reaction to her , see if that spark of jealousy you 'd once felt towards her was still there . ’ |
| 14 | I realised that I could have her full attention as long as I caught her interest , and I could only do this by telling the truth , for she could no more be bothered with the niceties of drawing-room small-talk than could a fox . |
| 15 | Other bidders found out that I could top their bids , and no-one came to the party . |
| 16 | ‘ I knew that there was always the danger that I could lose my sight , but I really thought it only happened later in life , ’ says Philippa . |
| 17 | ‘ I had to come to terms with the fact that I could lose my baby at any time to a foster mother . |
| 18 | At around midnight , the chairman used my pregnancy — I was huge by then — as an excuse to break up the meeting : he said that even if no one else was tired , he thought we ought to disperse so that I could get my rest ! |
| 19 | During this time , the King of Lilliput had written to ask the King of Blefuscu to send me back , as a prisoner , so that I could receive my punishment . |
| 20 | ‘ I knew , the moment I put the phone down from making that call to England , that not only did I love you with every breath of my being , but there was no way that I could take your being married to anyone but me . ’ |
| 21 | Lord Northcliffe once wrote , God made people read so that I could fill their brain with facts and later tell them whom to love and whom to hate and what to think . |
| 22 | My first marriage was coming to an end , but my husband would not leave until I had a permanent job ( so that I could support his children ) . |
| 23 | To know that somebody could read your mind , or move an object without touching it , seems unbelievable . |
| 24 | You had to go to a modelling school where you learnt how to get in and out of cars with your legs just so , so that nobody could see your knickers . |
| 25 | His first ministry was brief , but when his government was defeated it was clear that nobody could take his place : for three months George II had to run the administration without any parliamentary ministers — an operation that was not as impossible as it would have been seventy years later , though not nearly as normal as it would have been seventy years earlier . |
| 26 | She was so enthusiastic about what she saw and liked that she could transmit her ideas even if the appeal was not immediately obvious to us . |
| 27 | She dreaded the onset of winter , and on waking this morning she had thought that she could smell its breath in the air . |
| 28 | He was so near her that she could smell his cool lemony cologne . |
| 29 | In the early hours , she left with her husband Guy to drive back to Lourmarin so that she could open her restaurant in the morning . |
| 30 | It gave her confidence and she felt sure that she could hold her own against the Italian guests . |