Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] that [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only hope that we gave her sufficient help and support when the problems came along . |
| 2 | That can only mean that he found it , on the balance of probabilities , to have had a causative effect . |
| 3 | ‘ Just because I knew Mills was suspected of betraying someone does not necessarily mean that I had anything to do with his unfortunate death . |
| 4 | Although this questionnaire was based upon insights from case studies of self-evaluation in Solihull secondary schools , it was of course inevitable that some Solihull teachers might not consider that it asked what were , for them , the most pertinent questions . |
| 5 | ‘ But you were Mr Russell 's only child , my dear , and you must not doubt that he loved you , even if he did n't always make it perfectly apparent . ’ |
| 6 | She did not know that she gasped her sobs aloud . |
| 7 | In that case it is all one operation , and it could not matter that he wrote his signature on the document before the dispositive wording of the will . |
| 8 | Not only do they hold good against the trustee himself , and against his creditors during his life-time and his representatives after his death , but also against all to whom he may have transferred the property , and who can not show that they acquired it for value and without notice of the trust . |
| 9 | She , in turn , wondered why they could not understand that she loved their father and had rescued him from a life of solitude . |
| 10 | It is clear that Lenin 's references to ‘ primitive democracy ’ and the delegation of state functions to ordinary people did not mean that he thought there would be no place for administration in a socialist state . |
| 11 | But let us not forget that he gave his life in an act of selfless devotion to the race . |
| 12 | At this distance in time , I can not pretend that I had my doubts about its merits : what I did dwell on was a certain psychological subtlety in retailing the author 's love-life , though in terms which today would he considered ludicrously niminy-piminy . |
| 13 | Whatever it was , I could no longer complain that she treated me more like a brother than a lover . |
| 14 | She does not deny that she wished she possessed it but knows she would not be able to stop herself falling into evil if she were to accept his offer . |
| 15 | Troy has the mental age of a seven-year-old and he was sentenced to death for kidnap and murder , though Mr Stafford Smith does not accept that he did it . |
| 16 | In terms of local authorities as suppliers of courses , use made of central training units is wide : only 22 authorities did not say that they used their central training department for some courses , though extent of use ( and availability of courses on offer ) varied widely , from : |
| 17 | I take it that , as he did not say that he opposed what we are going to do , we have his wholehearted support . |
| 18 | This was that his dad did not say please come back and he did not say that he loved him . |
| 19 | I know , he might still come in and collect it on Wednesday , but you can just say that you left it home because we do n't have English that day now . |
| 20 | It really did still hurt that he believed her capable of such evil . |
| 21 | Do n't you ever feel that he dragged your family in to this terrible holocaust unnecessarily ? |
| 22 | Those of us lucky enough to see the wonderful 1960 European Cup Final between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt can truthfully say that it changed our attitude to football . |
| 23 | The Director General of MI5 could truthfully say that he knew nothing . |
| 24 | She said huskily , ‘ Surely you ca n't really think that I had anything to do with this ? ’ |
| 25 | When I came aboard they did n't have a lead amp line as such ; they were famous for their bass amps , obviously , but their lead amp line was just there , no real profile , and the consumer did n't really realise that they had anything other than bass amps . |
| 26 | " I did n't really notice that he said anything about me , dear . " |
| 27 | I do not now deny that I hoped he would lead us to him . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't think that she expected me to run down the shot ’ said Emmons , referring to her magnificent dash across the baseline to reach an all but winning forehand from Bentley which would have given her not only the first set , but also the psychological ‘ first blood ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ When I arrived home with her , I do n't think that anyone said anything . |
| 30 | ‘ You did n't know that he acquired them through his wife who must have got them while she was housekeeper-companion to Mrs Armitage ? ’ |