Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 2 | I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up . |
| 3 | I 'll tell you give him a ring , tell him that you 've given me his , the telephone number and he should expect that I 'll give him a call in the next week |
| 4 | I think he just wants to keep putting it off ; he might be frightened of me gaining too much independence , or he might simply be scared that I 'll kill myself the way a lot of youths seem to when they get a bike . |
| 5 | You will be relieved to hear that I shall spare you the details of these arguments on this occasion . |
| 6 | ‘ But you were right when you insisted that I must give myself the opportunity to learn my true feelings , although … ’ |
| 7 | Now about getting physical activity , I , I ca n't say that I can give your a er er a foolproof method because it will depend upon you . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , you were always a fool , Neil , always — a fool to think that I would be content to live on nothing with a younger son and a fool to reject me now that I can give you the life which you ought to be living . ’ |
| 9 | I want to be out on a limb with my back to the water so that I can see what the rest of the world is doing . |
| 10 | ‘ I believe , ’ he said , ‘ that I can obtain you a position as reader in a publishing house in which I have a certain interest . |
| 11 | We gave my home address over the air so that volunteers could send me a stamped , self-addressed envelope so that I could forward them a diet sheet . |
| 12 | I took that as an indication that I could play him every match . |
| 13 | I insisted that I should pay her a rent of five shillings a week and also asked her , somewhat tentatively , if she felt able to come and have tea with my mother in Romford . |
| 14 | When we talked we agreed that I should send you a copy of the Resource Book for Teachers on CALL . |
| 15 | As little control as I have where you 're concerned , I 'm not such an animal that I 'd deny you a peaceful night when you 're so obviously in need of one . |
| 16 | Ada believed that nobody could grudge you the right to complain . |
| 17 | She promised to find something else to sell me , and said that she would give me a ring . |
| 18 | There was no way that she would give him the satisfaction of seeing her emerge later in the evening with puffy red eyes . |
| 19 | I now believe that she will give me a lift this evening , and this belief is justified . |
| 20 | Do I know that she will give me a lift ? |
| 21 | Ianthe promised that she should make her a summer dress and with this managed to get rid of her . |
| 22 | Now he was insisting that she should give him the dress she was wearing to pay off the debt . |
| 23 | She suddenly wished that she had Finn here so that she could tell him a few more home truths . |
| 24 | Once they had spent an enjoyable week in Bath and on another occasion he had suggested going to Cornwall so that she could show him the house where she was brought up . |
| 25 | It meant that she could see you every day , work closely with you , even travel abroad with you . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Craark ! ’ it said , and to Mildred 's delight , she found that she could understand what the creature meant . |
| 27 | Chesarynth wasted precious moments on amazement that she could appreciate something the powerful woman could not . |
| 28 | ‘ Would n't you like to know how Moll Sutton made so much money that she could get herself a shop ? ’ |
| 29 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 30 | that you may make it a condition of the carport roof , that they would put four inches of topsoil and plant grass there . |