Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [that] [pron] was [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would she be able to persuade him that he was making a mistake ? |
| 2 | If only Miguel were here , to reassure her that she was doing the right thing . |
| 3 | His mother says that he talked to her about it and she tried to convince him that he was misinterpreting what he had seen and heard , but as far as I can learn John never mentioned it to anyone else until late in life , when telling Dr Schäfer about the thoughts which led him to make his ballet Spuren . |
| 4 | There was a sad expression in them , as though he could read her thoughts and wanted to convince her that she was mistaken . |
| 5 | When this meeting broke up at about 8.15 I took Mr Murray aside to remind him that he was scheduled to broadcast from our CHAB studio on the top floor in 15 minutes . |
| 6 | My next call was to the company that had been holding some of my things in storage , just to warn them that I was coming round . |
| 7 | There was great jubilation in the family when he returned home to tell them that he was to start in the Despatch Department in two weeks ' time , in the huge new office in Edge Lane where Eileen worked . |
| 8 | The previous year , he had left the attic at 8 a.m. and had not returned until after 11 p.m. , having failed to tell me that he was intending to spend the day with Maman , and why . |
| 9 | ‘ Bumface came here to tell me that he was going to fight the War Office and that he was not having the WO Instruction for me to report forthwith to the Ski Battalion at Bordon . |
| 10 | There was a knock on my door and my mother came into my room to tell me that she was going to work . |
| 11 | I only came to warn you that I was going out , not to start World War Three . |
| 12 | I was n't there trying to tell him that he was doing something wrong or that he should n't be doing it . |
| 13 | He was working in his room and I went in to tell him that I was going to spend the night with Miss Bond — I was upset , you understand . |
| 14 | Yeah , so er , he would n't of know you see , cos I only found out today , I would n't of , I have n't had a chance to tell him that I was coming here , but I thought well I 'd call on me way home and see how you are |