Example sentences of "[v-ing] [that] [pron] [verb] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no denying that she 'd caught his interest . |
| 2 | The Great Novelist was uncharacteristically coy , denying that he intended to greet his guests dressed as Louis XIV . |
| 3 | The television was switched on , Omi started a new piece of crochet-work , Herr Nordern abandoned his statistics , Frau Nordern her reports , and Paul , boldly and half-truthfully announcing that he had finished his homework , joined Erika on the sofa to watch a good thriller on West German television . |
| 4 | I subsequently wrote to you thanking you for this most generous offer and explaining that we wanted to use them as prizes in a raffle but were unable to proceed at that time . |
| 5 | I gathered from Doone 's face that it was n't the type of answer he 'd expected , but he pulled out a notebook and wrote down the reply as given , checking that he 'd got it right . |
| 6 | She told Spruce more or less what she 'd told the Archdeacon of her contact with Mrs Marr in London at St Sylvester 's Betterhouse mentioning Racy without revealing that he 'd phoned her on Sunday . |
| 7 | ‘ Barney 's as thrilled as I am , ’ Cara replied , revealing that she had phoned him as soon as she 'd read her mail . |
| 8 | At this point , the Orange leadership began to retreat , suggesting that they had made their point with the church parade and calling on the Portadown loyalists not to break the law . |
| 9 | For example , research has shown that performance on these tests is unrelated to intelligence , at least above a certain minimum level of IQ , suggesting that they do tap something different . |
| 10 | The association of thrust faulting on the margins of the Tibetan Plateau with normal faulting in its highest regions has been interpreted as suggesting that it has attained its maximum elevation , and that consequently it is tending to grow outwards rather than increase in altitude . |
| 11 | And seeing that someone had joined them in the chapel , he pinched Caterina 's cheek , and lightly slapping her shoulder , said aloud , ‘ Away with you , find someone else to pester . ’ |
| 12 | Seeing that he had frightened her , Mungo tried to soften the blow . |
| 13 | Obviously , the volume of data by making notes and by taperecording that I acquired made it sensible for me to concentrate on the one school rather than the other . |
| 14 | I remember waking up and reaching down automatically and realising that they had shaved me which was my biggest shock . |
| 15 | Abashed , realising that he had overheard her conversation with Victoria , Shelley did n't try to make excuses . |
| 16 | No more scrabbling for notepads or realising that you 've left your diary on your secretary 's desk . |
| 17 | By next morning I 'd only got as far as realising that I had to talk you round . ’ |
| 18 | Even now he could n't stop himself from making a comic routine out of it : looking at his fingers , his face screwed up in disgust , pretending that he 'd found something unspeakably revolting in the depths of his pocket . |
| 19 | THE Tory politicians have talked about the need for action on the drift-netting problem but achieved nothing for , as is par for Westminster course , when they say something they delude themselves into believing that they have done something . |
| 20 | Her look was so intense that Helen half-turned , almost believing that someone had opened it and was standing just inside the room . |
| 21 | She shrugged casually , hating to spoil the impression of intimacy between herself and Piers by confessing that he had told her nothing . |
| 22 | Then , remembering that she had left her boa in the car , with a totally unhurried gesture , she put a hand up to hold it together at her throat . |
| 23 | He went to look for it , remembering that he had used it a couple of times since October , trying to take the plugs out of the estate car . |
| 24 | Deliberately , he refrained from remarking that she had called him by his Christian name for the first time . |
| 25 | Valuation reports must be sent at least monthly ( whereas in non-derivative portfolios only a six-monthly statement is required ) although in each case a customer may advise the firm in writing that he wishes to receive them less frequently . |
| 26 | At once regretting that she had let herself become riled , she delved into her bag and came out with a bar of soap . |
| 27 | Adding that no-one seems to know what really happened , Slater went on to say that it was an apparent lack of early commitment by Motorola 's management which led to the loss of Sun and others as takers for the 88000 . |
| 28 | ‘ I could get anyone under the spell , ’ he says , adding that he had hypnotised their maid ( as Breavman had in The Favourite Game ) and feared that he had driven her insane by it ! |
| 29 | ‘ I just do n't hear about it at all from the sales force , ’ he said , adding that he 's heard it referred to by some as Windows for Warehouses — ‘ because it sits on shelves . ’ |
| 30 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |