Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've already informed them confidentially that as my future wife you wo n't be interested in continuing to work for them . ’ |
| 2 | And I could n't bear to be with women I did like because it reminded me forcibly that they did n't turn me on . ’ |
| 3 | You 've done nothing in five years , nothing since that Miss Gracie left . ’ |
| 4 | It matters to me greatly that we have a reputation for taking these big issues and dealing with them with independence and rigour . |
| 5 | ‘ It worries me greatly that Darlington has only one ambulance after 7pm at night . ’ |
| 6 | We are therefore committed to educating everyone so that this freedom is a reality . |
| 7 | Make your intentions clear to everyone so that they understand : |
| 8 | He tried to force his grin … he held his ground and the fear once again welled up inside me so that I was sick to my stomach . |
| 9 | Then she took one step more towards me so that a bar of light fell across her face and I could see the angry expression on it . |
| 10 | If I started again I would like to have … ( 1 ) a ghost writer , not for my speeches but for my letters and statements : he would be the kind of person who could take the Ministry 's policy and translate it into the kind of words I would use ; ( 2 ) perhaps an economist ; and ( 3 ) a general investigator whose job it would be to brief me so that I could participate intelligently at Cabinet Committees and in Cabinet on subjects outside my own Department . |
| 11 | However the message soon got home to me so that today , nearly seventy years on , I always make a point of being early . |
| 12 | I take the key worker with me so that they have somebody right from the beginning , somebody that they know . |
| 13 | There was a sickening lurch as my chute opened and my harness tightened round me so that I could hardly breathe . |
| 14 | Then I had to place the silver-coloured piece on to the needle heads with the latches open and draw the knitting towards me so that the latches closed and the knitting slid on to the silver piece . |
| 15 | That 's why she would sometimes sign the order over to me so that I could put it through my account — otherwise she had to queue up at the post office , as I said . ’ |
| 16 | But sheer sensation — the warmth of the sun , the scent of the air , the mundane pleasure of tea and biscuits — simple well-being possessed me so that I could only feel , not think . |
| 17 | ‘ I sometimes think you only invite me so that I can pay the bill . ’ |
| 18 | You 're just trying to amuse me — to set it up for me so that I can walk up and down the room gasping and shouting ‘ I do n't believe it ! ’ |
| 19 | I realized then that the lamp had been put behind me so that it would light her entrance ; and it was an entrance to take the breath away . |
| 20 | I wanted him to tear it from me so that I had no excuses . |
| 21 | ‘ You are to move me so that I may see the moon . ’ |
| 22 | That each morning , like a beautiful woman , it will reveal some hidden facet to me so that I will never be bored with its presence . ’ |
| 23 | Later I discovered she 'd arranged for one of her friends to phone and distract me so that she could make off with her booty ! |
| 24 | I let her stroke me so that I could analyze the scent . |
| 25 | Furthermore I hope to share the experiences gained in this expedition with those around me so that they may realise that they can make a difference , however small it may be , if they choose . |
| 26 | He had hinted as much more than once , just vaguely , just enough to entice me so that I want to ask what , so that he knows that I want to ask . |
| 27 | Perhaps you 'd call me so that we can discuss this . |
| 28 | Could you tell me so that I can find the statement . |
| 29 | Erm , I 've endorsed the comments that 've been made I think the er congratulations , and can I say I 've got a sneaking feeling originally , this paper was put on the agenda to embarrass me so that the records department can get the new shelves I originally blocked . |
| 30 | I have my camera with me so that I can take some photographs . ’ |