Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also remembered the goose pimples that appeared on his arms as the evening grew cooler , and how he did n't suggest they went inside because he was afraid she would say that it was time to go . |
| 2 | Yes that seems to me to fit that sort of bill , erm to be quite honest I would prefer that we base the promises on a previous paper that T six six one , er you know , sort of er typical success of the fact looking forward cos at least erm that 's not so erm , you know , sort of difficult to erm you know achieve as erm sort of repairing potholes within , when you consider that the reason that the potholes do n't get mended is because government legislation has it that we have to actually erm have lines painted all round them , so that they can be part of the package of er road mending in many cases , I mean urgently erm difficult ones are not that common er so I think that perhaps some of these promises are so difficult because it gives with one hand and takes back with the other , you know , it says we promise , but , I , I would say that 's not much of a promise , you say I promise to erm , you know , erm merge , I forgot about , but if it said but , you know , if it rains I wo n't tell you , er it would be very sad |
| 3 | ‘ But if you 're honest you 'll admit that you were n't quite sure if I was going to make trouble for you ! ’ |
| 4 | One or two of the items of growth particularly have been er identified as illustrative which may mean that you can choose er almost any amount you like er to be spent on those particular items just identify er a figure which you may consider the starting point . |
| 5 | Perhaps you could play along and pretend they were you know that would have been good you could pretend that you were sort of erm I I erm er er Christie Brinkley . |
| 6 | The description ‘ Big , Black but Slim ’ could be misconstrued but as dedicated readers of a computer magazine I 'm sure you 'll realise that I 'm talking about the keyboard ! |
| 7 | ‘ I feel sure you 'll understand that it will give me great satisfaction to entertain your niece 's young cousin . |
| 8 | The police , if they want to say ‘ No comment ’ , they say , ‘ I 'm sure you 'll understand that I ca n't comment on that particular aspect , the matter is sub judice , you would n't wish me to prejudice the . |
| 9 | The press scour whole countries for a sighting of the relaxing politician , and friends who might know where he is are propositioned with both money and arguments such as ‘ I am sure you will agree that it would be better for us to find him before the Daily Mirror ’ . |
| 10 | I am sure you will agree that it is in the best interests of the traditions of our society that there should be these circumspect checks and controls on what a public authority is permitted to do to interfere in the private lives of individuals , but at the same time it does make it difficult to act promptly and , in certain cases , and this must be one of them , one can only regret the outcome . ’ |
| 11 | I am sure you will agree that I must do so , because my front-man activities must cease sometime … |
| 12 | Obviously Alain had been so sure she would come that he had even warned the servants . |
| 13 | I am sure we shall find that he will inherit the Baskerville lands . |
| 14 | As far as we are concerned it may mean that we will have to pay some costs not previously charged to us . |
| 15 | ‘ Because if they do , it 's possible they might discover that they 've only got their zombi gas for about another twenty minutes . |
| 16 | Weeping trees are often associated with water , but from the foregoing one can appreciate that they are not generally suited to poolside planting . |
| 17 | On his initial visit to the home of the bereaved he would feel that he had a very short ti me indeed to set out his wares and try and convince the family to buy the package . |
| 18 | If he is less than successful he may find that he has to work with an unco-operative discharger . |
| 19 | In private it would seem that he was becoming increasingly fixated on the idea of a Third World War . |