Example sentences of "and that [prep] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that to him seems to be the answer to a problem which at sometime or another must have exercised most of use , and which he explains in the pamphlet which accompanies the display ; ‘ The art gallery , that supposed refuge and den of tranquility , I find a troubled place . |
| 2 | She felt her hand being placed against his cheek , and then his lips pressing kisses upon it ; she pulled his hand back , and casting all caution to the winds pressed his palm to her own lips , fondling it , examining the scratched and chisel scars on his knuckles until he wanted her hand back again — and the manner in which they took it in turns to kiss hands through the wall became a competition between them to see who could demonstrate the greatest fondness , a competition that Jennifer was now desperate to win because all her instincts were telling her that Tristram was the only man she could ever love , and that through him lay her path to freedom and independence . |
| 3 | Even if the messages were not true ( and she had no hope that they might be true ) at least somebody believed sufficiently in their truth to pay cash for them , to rent hoardings and to put up posters for them , and that in itself offered some kind of alternative : Christianity meant nothing to her , but she was glad that in despite of her mother 's defection , it existed . |
| 4 | Other writers will make different choices , and that in itself does not particularly worry me . |
| 5 | As we shall see , the private sector financial system proved highly adaptable to the new system and that in itself provides us with insight into the problems of banking regulation . |
| 6 | Much of the remaining employment suitable for gentlemen , however , was more fully in the hands of the Administration and its delegates , and that in itself affords sufficient explanation of the strength of government in Scottish political life . |
| 7 | He comes to the door just like that ; no servants , no security phone , and that by itself gives you the green light ; you have n't the time for any finessing so you just kick him in the balls and follow him inside as he collapses , foetal on the floor . |