Example sentences of "[vb pp] [that] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] it " in BNC.

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1 Donleavy had thought seriously about the chance encounter with Hurley , and , on balance , had decided that they might turn it to account , although …
2 Having accepted that she must wear it , Alexandra then set herself to dress for the pleasure of the Rectory children , throwing good taste to the winds and insisting upon hanging herself with all that glittered from the jewel box Aunt Emily had left her , its rose suede depths heaped with treasures from Richard Talbot .
3 Erm th there 's just a comment I 'd like to make that they have said that they would place it on that figure report on our .
4 They have said that they would order it , they have said that they would not order it , and they have even suggested that they would order it and send it to sea without any weapons .
5 I had said that I would find it easier on my own and she had been hurt , for normal mothers and daughters went together on this expedition , lunching in a department store and discussing the newly acquired contents of the carrier bags that lay at their feet .
6 The governors of royal colonies , appointed by the king , were expected to maintain a rather dignified and aloof attitude and it was thought that they might find it hard to do this if they had lived in the colony as subordinates or as private citizens in the past .
7 At one time , even lately , she had thought that she could bear it , turning it all into pure love .
8 Curtis , fully aware that this was the last night of the Prophet 's current crusade , had anticipated that he might choose it for a last hunting expedition , before retreating to his lair upstate .
9 and I think it 's perhaps important to start with that we go with something that 's a little bit open-ended that we can review in a years time er , perhaps a little bit later and say well look we have shown that we can do it valuably er the proof is in the pudding , it now beholds everybody to do it this way .
10 You should have presumed that you 'd get it .
11 ‘ You 've made a success of your work , therefore I had assumed that you must enjoy it .
12 They have said that they would order it , they have said that they would not order it , and they have even suggested that they would order it and send it to sea without any weapons .
13 He was pleased she had n't suggested that he should fetch it .
14 Up to now he had been constantly aware of its dark presence , encircling the village , but nobody had ever suggested that he should enter it .
15 Enraged that he should take it on himself to tell her the state of her own business , and bristling at the manner in which he spoke of her precious son , Esther said sharply , ‘ Whatever is or is not in the coffers is nothing whatsoever to do with you !
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