Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hate to say you should be American , because of course , no-one should , but this one single evening of Great British Music — Spiritualized , Curve , The Jesus And Mary Chain , in that fixed order — is three and a quarter hours that compounds and crystallises everything that is vibrant and clever and downright sex-mad- filthy about what squares call ‘ alternative ’ . |
| 2 | I do n't want to see inside the castle , I just want to walk around the outside and sketch anything that looks interesting . ’ |
| 3 | By the time we got to Trafalgar Square the crowds were thick on the pavements and cheering anything that moved . |
| 4 | I noticed that Aunt Louise could thread her needle without too much trouble and even write a few letters , but I had heard that sight is often impaired by poor health , and prided myself that this improvement might be due to good food and peace of mind . |
| 5 | Up until then I had seldom visited a doctor and prided myself that most things that went wrong I could put right myself . |
| 6 | It is getting steadily worse and is moving westward with the stream of refugees , who , having eaten their last stores and sold everything that would buy a morsel of bread , are wandering they know not whither . |
| 7 | Can anyone expect Mr. Kiechle to stand up and explain everything that he is looking for ? |
| 8 | She always tells me when she 's wet her pants , and understands everything that 's said to her , so why wo n't she cooperate on this ? |
| 9 | I quickly talked him out of that , telling him that he must find out the truth before passing judgment , and reminding him that he had had a good marriage . |
| 10 | Annie asked , looking briefly into his eyes and reminding herself that she must not prolong the conversation . |
| 11 | So wh why have so why go out for a meal and and eat something that you |
| 12 | You remember , you rushed out on Christmas Eve and got him that electric blanket … |
| 13 | er , and moving in the right direction , a whole nest of things , when you think about , if you 're going to try and influence something that are influenced , but influence is actually very varied in terms of science . |
| 14 | Mr Simpson it was who , hearing of the accident in the Market Square , had telephoned Markby to confirm what had happened and to inform him that he , Mr Simpson , would be getting in touch with Miss Needham-Burrell . |
| 15 | I have now , through your lordship 's favour , the satisfaction of seeing them cultivated in my neighbourhood , by the skilful hand of my friend , Mr. Miller , and shall take the first opportunity of describing and engraving them that the public may see how much they are indebted to your lordship . |
| 16 | It was n't until I 'd bought one and used it that I realised how much it speeded up knitting . |
| 17 | In the wind and rattle sounds I 'd hear her start to cry and put my arm around her and lift her chin and say something that would calm her . |
| 18 | You see , Toscanini was not a bad man ; he was so musically dedicated and disciplined himself that he simply could n't understand that some people can play a false note or play out of time . |
| 19 | I stood there and promised them that I would stay alive until I had killed the monster . |
| 20 | I should have knelt beside her and put my arms around her and promised her that she would be freed from the hell of anhedonia , and that there really was a God and that she did have the strength to tear herself free from cocaine , as others had freed themselves , and I should have assured her that there was true happiness without a drug , but I did not know her well enough to embrace her , so I just let her weep as the sun streaked up in glory from the east . |
| 21 | Erm and er but I think it 's it 's better to take the time , and provide something that is erm what is needed , rather than to just go ahead and erm do something without referring to the people it concerns . |
| 22 | She was generous , though , and helped anyone that was really in need — if she liked them , that is . |
| 23 | In this very pub , one night , and told everyone that he was the Wimbledon poisoner . |
| 24 | My mother came up to London the very next day and told me that I was never to go home again , I was never to contact Sarah again and , above all , I was never , ever to see John again . |
| 25 | They let me have one last look and told me that it belonged to someone in another band — which made me feel really guilty . |
| 26 | It was here that Tony gave me my ring and told me that my funghi marinati was the best he 'd ever had in spite of him getting an earful of it . |
| 27 | Adrian asked them the way to Woodbrook , then came back and told me that there was a ruined castle behind the shop . |
| 28 | However , a friendly priest emerged and told me that the whole church had been built , in an old-fashioned style , in 1935 . |
| 29 | Fagin drove into the cul de sac where I live , and told me that he had a permit for conducting his alleged legal trade . |
| 30 | Then Romano took me to one side — my father was sitting at his desk — and told me that I had a great future in front of me and that people would be prepared to sell property to the Damianis . |