Example sentences of "no matter [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do this because they are not as quick as the opposition and want to give themselves as much time as possible to play the ball , no matter that they also give the other player more time . |
| 2 | No matter that she had n't understood the broken phrases gasped from Rune 's lips as he had devoured her with his kisses ; she knew instinctively that they had been an expression of his desire for her in that sweet moment of culmination . |
| 3 | No matter that she had no idea of the story behind the dance , she watched entranced for the half-hour as the orchestra played , fauns cavorted , lovers kissed and villains fought . |
| 4 | No mater what the book is — marxist polemic , feminist social criticism , or a gothic romance — and no matter that I take notes on three-by-five notecards ranged on top of the heater with my mug and my biscuits , I still do not feel that I 'm working . |
| 5 | No matter that I had little knowledge of regional variety . |
| 6 | Now notice that no matter that I 've been careful , my hands have got printing ink on them . |
| 7 | No matter that I had no experience , I had rehearsed this role for years , blocking everything out — right down to the way I would sit , ministering to the words of the desired object — yet never believing that I might actually perform . |
| 8 | No matter that I 'm dressed up in my Sunday clothes . |
| 9 | No matter that it was an ersatz creation — Queen Anne impregnated by Prince Charles — she believed in her haute credentials . |
| 10 | No matter that it had been a failure . |
| 11 | No matter that it had been police business , and that someone had to do it , he had personally selected Phyllis Henley yesterday . |