Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] that [pron] " in BNC.

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1 So the best thing is , is get him by the scruff of the neck and ask him what 's he gon na do about them things that you fell over twice !
2 I could see in his eyes that he knew .
3 His trip here was a homecoming , and there were times when I could see in his eyes that he was reliving his first memories .
4 I could see in his eyes that he was wondering why he had been advised to consult such a lunatic .
5 She could see in his eyes that he would not be won over .
6 She could see in his eyes that he was thinking the same , as in a flat tone he told her , ‘ Point taken .
7 I had few friends , just one or two left over from school , but on the infrequent occasions when we met I could see from their faces that they pitied me , finding me foolish and Syl a bore .
8 But he can see from their eyes that they look upon him now as someone who will transcend the collective and desert it .
9 You 'll see from your programmes that there is a little bit of group work involved .
10 This is not supposed to be a travelogue , and I can see from your faces that you want a little more than a cheery jaunt …
11 This time , however , the physicist could see from his instruments that it had not been totally successful .
12 Shiona could see from his eyes that he meant it .
13 I was not wearing any special clothes , but this lady — she was from an old Lucknow family could see by my manners that I was not a common person . ’
14 So after about a year , eighteen month , I could see by his dictates that we were n't going to have worker 's control in the real sense of the word .
15 Governments should not be deluded into thinking that they can arrogate to themselves powers that they do not and can not possess .
16 And I heard him read from your notes that you were an only child , with no brothers or sisters .
17 It is possible that parents do convey to their children that they themselves do not judge and relate to people on the basis of their skin colour , but they should also tell the child that many people in the society do .
18 It will not even pass through their minds that I spent so much trouble and thought on choosing the right disease or the most just punishment for my fictional character .
19 Sometimes I can tell from my clothes that my weight has changed , either up or down , but it does n't fill me with panic or even very much interest .
20 Can any hide in his pages that he shall not see him ?
21 So strongly does Lord Lane hold to his principles that he is prepared to face imprisonment in upholding them .
22 On the other hand , T. Rex might have looked really good but everything else about them was so naïve and teenybopperish that you could n't really admit to your mates that you liked them .
23 He could tell by her eyes that she had closed her mind to him .
24 His appetite these days was small and he could tell by his clothes that he had lost weight .
25 ‘ Normally , when I hit anybody with that punch they do n't get up , but as Ruddock was getting to his feet I just kept watching him and I could tell by his eyes that he was hurting bad .
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