Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt like that fish caught by the curlew , one part of her praying that he would spit her out again , the other , perversely , longing for him to swallow her up . |
| 2 | A fifteen-year-old in grey flannel wandering around London in school holidays with an adolescent 's apocalyptic vision , praying that he would lose his virginity before the bombs came and blasted him to oblivion . |
| 3 | We talk about London and Grand Isle , and all the while I am praying that he will ask us on his boat . |
| 4 | I do n't deserve another chance — but I 'm hoping , praying that you will give me one anyway . ’ |
| 5 | I am not , then , when I claim that the existence of God does not need to be proved , denying that we must show it to be reasonable to believe in God . |
| 6 | Sri Lanka broke off diplomatic relations with Israel on April 20 , 1990 , announcing that it would restore them when Israel recognised the PLO , withdrew from the occupied territories and agreed to participate in an international peace conference . |
| 7 | Whenever possible , Mrs. Ayliffe accompanied her husband on his travels and acted as his interpreter , for he steadfastly refused to speak and simultaneously to interpret , maintaining that no-one can do one without detriment to the other . |
| 8 | Now he is proving that he can do it here with 55-yard boundaries , and when he is batting with Paul Parker , another incredibly fast man between the wickets , it is going to be very difficult for sides to control them . ’ |
| 9 | I know that they combine a macho enthusiasm for selective violence with a rigid adherence to middle-class morality , but you are n't seriously suggesting that they 'll suspect me of cutting Paul 's throat because I go to bed with his wife ? |
| 10 | Are you suggesting that I should ignore them ? |
| 11 | ‘ Are you suggesting that I should do it for you ? ’ she queried sweetly . |
| 12 | Each time I asked , you fobbed me off , and now you 're suggesting that I should fix my belief in you without some kind of hook to hang it on . |
| 13 | On an evening when he had broken the silence with one of his quietist cracks she would feel a sense of remorse and insufficiency descending on her , and hours later find herself in the larder , eating the remains of whatever was under the meat sieve and weeping that she should do something so self-defeating and stupid . |
| 14 | King Edward bent to pick it up amid suggestive laughter , declaring ‘ shame on him who thinks evil of it ’ , and prophesying that he would make it the most sought-after badge of honour in Britain . |
| 15 | ‘ Sounds like it , ’ she mumbled , realising that he could hold her in his arms , yet be unaware of her presence because his mind was full of the stream and the bridge . |
| 16 | I was never really good at pretending that I could assume my client to be innocent because I or my instructing solicitor had been careful to ensure that he did n't actually confess . |
| 17 | Why did she suddenly start screaming and scratching , and swearing that she 'd get me ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Roman is an unusual Christian name , ’ she said , wishing and dreading that he would remove his hand . |
| 19 | She says : ‘ Many must be going through hell and are frightened to ask for help , believing that nobody will understand their turmoil . |
| 20 | In London during the Great Plague people chewed on the root , believing that it would protect them from the disease . |
| 21 | I had gone believing that I would find plenty of eggs and fish from Lake Balaton — apparently a delicacy . |
| 22 | Nevertheless it is fitting that we should add our tribute to the many that have been made throughout the country . |
| 23 | He was sorry that he had brought up the subject and hastily departed for his shower , shouting that he would tell her while he was dressing . |
| 24 | Something which could interest her without being thought so eccentric or so socially damaging that it would upset her mother . |
| 25 | He had found an ancient leather wine-pouch and was boasting that he could drain it dry . |
| 26 | Apparently Alfonso came to visit Richard and agreed to stand surety for his friend 's behaviour , guaranteeing that he would do nothing against the will of the Duke of Aquitaine or his father . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , all this business putting me on the carpet … implying that I might leave you short . ’ |
| 28 | Elaborating later at a news conference , Mr Levy said Mr Shamir had assured him in writing that he would retain his positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister , and one of his followers would be named to the next Likud-led government . |
| 29 | Rufus had thought Goblander needed a thorough overhaul and the mechanic confirmed this , adding that it would cost him . |
| 30 | The feeling is growing that we should get our act together smartly if we are not to be left gongless at the end of a less deserving queue . |