Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [vb past] [adv] [vb pp] that " in BNC.

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1 In the court below she had also alleged that her husband was acting not only on his own behalf but as agent for the bank in obtaining her consent , that the bank was negligent and that there had been material misrepresentation , although the latter allegation was not pursued .
2 No , no , not , not sort of getting at , anyway I had just said that to father you see
3 Already he had half decided that it had to be .
4 Probably you 'd already gathered that it is n't the first time he 's played similar tricks , and that he 's a law to himself , and comes and goes as he pleases .
5 Until then I had always thought that I could go home , but now I was n't sure .
6 Indeed I had also hoped that we might pick up some extra coach passengers , who , strange as it might seem , would prefer to forgo the train ride altogether and just go to the eisteddfod .
7 ‘ You were dismissed ? ’ he questioned , but by then she had belatedly realised that she had said more than enough .
8 Earlier she had always insisted that men and women were the same — all in it together .
9 ‘ Perhaps it did , because I was wondering why you 'd never vouchsafed that interesting titbit of information before , ’ he mused .
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