Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He replied that nothing had been put forward concerning a trust . |
| 32 | His village was at the upper end of the valley in which the woman of Lohali had been killed the previous week , and he told me that nothing had been heard of the man-eater since , and added that the animal was possibly now at the other end of the district . |
| 33 | She had decided to pretend that nothing had happened . |
| 34 | He could smell jasmine , garlic , turpentine , and , closing his eyes , he could cling to the illusion that nothing had changed . |
| 35 | It seemed that nothing had changed . |
| 36 | Yesterday he told the heads of such toffs ' schools as Eton and Marlborough that nothing had changed . |
| 37 | It might be thought that this was an essential part of the cuckoo 's deception — that by leaving the same number of eggs in the nest , the cuckoo might fool the host bird into thinking that nothing had happened . |
| 38 | It became clear that nothing had been gained by removing the prince , especially as another ruler had now to be found . |
| 39 | At the beginning of October , Kathy , who had again been invited for supper , arrived at Clare 's apartment to find that nothing had been cooked . |
| 40 | He wanted to make certain for himself that nothing had been overlooked . |
| 41 | The presenter said she could only recall a few people , and volunteered the story of David Parkin throwing a glass of wine at his wife and how she had watched Maggie Parkin stalk out of the room trying to pretend that nothing had happened . |
| 42 | The Queen commending his work , not only for the pains therein taken , said that nothing had given her so great delectation . |
| 43 | Plays about the fractured consciousness of working-class kids who had fought their way through the old class system , emerged on top , and still felt dissatisfied , still realizing that nothing had changed back where they came from , or where they had arrived . |
| 44 | Once we 'd established that nothing had been left behind Emily went off to catch a bus and I decided that no one would mind if I popped my head round the doors of the suite of rooms which George had occupied . |
| 45 | In the evening , after a snack rather than a meal , I went up to the loft and used the telescope to take a distant look at the island , making sure that nothing had happened to it while I rested inside the house . |
| 46 | In the treaties with the States-General of 1654 and 1667 the English government succeeded in having its claims accepted by its rival ; and so sensible a man as Sir William Temple felt that nothing had ever given him greater pleasure than forcing the Dutch to give way once more on this point in the peace negotiations of 1674 . |
| 47 | Hoping that nothing had gone wrong with the course of her friend 's romance , she turned around on the piano stool as she heard hard , firm footsteps walking along the terrace . |
| 48 | There had been no word from Steve or Maria Lisa and though there was no time element concerned with this contract she was still a little worried that nothing had been accomplished with the airlines and tourist board in Palma . |
| 49 | Yet I discovered that nothing had been disturbed . ’ |
| 50 | But I I 'm I was rather disappointed that nothing had happened . |
| 51 | In any other situation the worst thing that can occur is that nothing happens at all . |
| 52 | When they say that nothing happens I wonder what they want to happen . |
| 53 | On the assumption that nothing happens to change the relative attractiveness of different methods of borrowing , then we would expect the stock of bills to increase over time . |
| 54 | Let us not have pious words about timetabling Bills every time that there is a debate on a guillotine motion , only to find that nothing happens . |
| 55 | During a strike , for instance , there is an anger with stalemate that nothing soothes . |
| 56 | Others had to put up with less ideal locations , and this led to demand for the feng shui practitioner , whose skill was in improving the landscape by correct siting , ensuring that nothing took place to disturb the flows of energy . |
| 57 | Just be prepared for Connemara enthusiasts to tell you that theirs is the only breed worth bothering about , Welsh Cob experts too insist that nothing compares with a good Section D and Highland/Fell/Dales etc exhibitors feel exactly the same ! |
| 58 | What we will say , if we keep clearly in mind that everything might have been the same up to the instant when the bar came out , and no bar might have come out is that nothing caused the bar to come out . |
| 59 | I 'm not saying that nothing belongs any more — like those pictures , this . ’ |
| 60 | It is equally important that their different roles and functions are properly co-ordinated with each other , so that the participants in the process are mindful of all of the child 's needs and rights , that they keep each other well informed , ensure that nothing gets ‘ left out ’ and yet avoid duplication . |