Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For you must really endeavour to get ahead with your composition , and that you can do if you have in readiness copies of symphonies and divertimenti to present to a Prince or to some other patron … the divertimenti can be copied very quickly , even though it is true that yours have a number of parts and are rather long … |
| 2 | ‘ It was only later , ’ observed Ken Howard , ‘ that I realised the symbolism of the crucifixion pose . |
| 3 | ‘ It was only later , ’ observed Ken Howard , ‘ that I realised the symbolism of the crucifixion pose . |
| 4 | For example , when Perk disappeared she was wearing a yellow dress and it was only after the second time that I realised the significance of Gail ( Perk 's older sister ) finding a yellow ribbon in Mr Elder 's ( the lodger ) drawer . |
| 5 | It was only much later that I realised the reason for the request and also for the resulting laughter , namely the enjoyment of a broad Somerset accent which had come with me , and traces of which can still be recognised by West Country people nearly seventy years later . |
| 6 | But it was only when I was in bed that night and unable to sleep that I realised the meaning of my horrified reaction : there would be another time , after I was dead , when I would not exist , when my consciousness would be extinguished . |
| 7 | It was not until I met my current hairdresser ( who thankfully is still in the same place three years later ! ) that I realised the importance of a good head of hair , stylishly cut , well-conditioned and subtly coloured . |
| 8 | It was not until I wandered back to the harbour that I realised the wind had freshened . |
| 9 | I would begin Spanish now just to reassure myself that I expected a future in which I could pick up past threads . |
| 10 | And she thumped the cake down so hard in front of me that I expected the plate to shatter . |
| 11 | It was then that I experienced a side of Max that I had not known before : he was most caring and attentive , almost maternal , getting doctors and nurses , staying with me and looking after me in every way . |
| 12 | I know that I laughed a lot , and that Will said it was a stupid play , with not a word of poetry in it . |
| 13 | ‘ Over the years too the story has grown and at least one fan seems to recall that I potted every ball in the final frame one-handed ! ’ |
| 14 | When I went to the Royal Courts of Justice , the judge knew what he was going to give me , and I got three years ' probation , on condition that I stay at the hostel for a year and that I attend a day centre . |
| 15 | But it was not until three mornings later that I spotted a horse and cart arrive . |
| 16 | It was around that time that I spotted an advertisement for CHE ( Campaign for Homosexual Equality ) in the personal column of the Sunday Times . |
| 17 | I shouted again , and again I imagined that I heard an answer . |
| 18 | It is not surprise therefore , that I heard the story there and I related it exactly as I remember hearing it . |
| 19 | I think that I heard the Minister of State say that he would not give way . |
| 20 | The young boy was extremely embarrassed but soon swallowed his pride and climbed back into his canoe while we all fell about with laughter around him and it was then that I heard the bang . |
| 21 | Now recently a colleague of mine er , that comes from an area where I grew up , and heaven forbid , that I heard the news that Esher has become Liberal , but |
| 22 | Er I mean , you will know that I wrote a book called No time for Ostriches in when I was on the back benches , in favour of work fare . |
| 23 | It was at about that time that I wrote a paper entitled — I hoped provocatively — ‘ What should a biochemistry of learning and memory be about ? ’ |
| 24 | I say in my introduction that I wrote the book partly because I was annoyed that people thought I was only interested in representation . |
| 25 | The fact that I wrote the book may have suggested that I spoke a lot about private things , but that is not really what I mean by privacy in one 's life . |
| 26 | ‘ I told you that I formed the impression that Mrs Yeo was not secure in her husband 's affections , ’ Davidson said , primly . |
| 27 | The weather then turned very cold , so cold in fact , that I installed a heater to warm the water up . |
| 28 | Regular readers will doubtless remember that I tipped The Silence of the Lambs for Best Picture Oscar way back on June 2 . |
| 29 | He insisted that I visit the church and marine cemetery at Varengeville . |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't say that I remember a case . |