Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Norman , however , recollects that at first Minton did not take it very seriously ; but one evening , when the two men had arranged to meet in a pub before going to the opera , Norman arrived late , having spent the afternoon with Henrietta , and realised on seeing Minton that he had begun to feel left out . |
| 2 | It was when Johnny made plans that she could n't bear it . |
| 3 | This showed that the conditions in space were unusual and that unusual chemical processes were taking place , and they were then producing molecules that we did n't expect . |
| 4 | Both pledged in speeches to cheering crowds that they would work to unite Somalia . |
| 5 | Failure to do so would confirm the fear of those who say that the Government is so hell-bent on pursuing ideology that it ignores the pressing needs of our industrial community in the build-up to 1992 . |
| 6 | BIG Ron Atkinson took a microphone on to the Villa Park pitch to promise fans that he and chairman Doug Ellis would pull together next week to sign Dean Saunders from Liverpool . |
| 7 | ‘ I was so sure I got silver that I congratulated Lance and climbed out of the pool , ’ he commented as this one Gold medal verdict more than any helped speed acceptance of the touch-pad timing that has now become standard . |
| 8 | The smell of freshly-fried falafels hung on the air , reminding Huy that he had not yet breakfasted . |
| 9 | Astute readers might also have found a small note , placed in the magazine 's gossip column , referring to the front page story and reminding readers that it was 1 April — placed there by Birbeck as a precautionary measure . |
| 10 | We made mention that we 've already submitted something in writing . |
| 11 | Employers also try to discourage the mobility of their highly skilled labour because they wish to retrieve the investment made in training over the long term , and they certainly would not want competing firms to poach labour that they have trained . |
| 12 | It was only in the hotels and catering industry that we encountered a widespread use of temporary working which was not only called casual working by the parties concerned but which also was likely to be , or had been , unequivocally accepted as such by labour courts . |
| 13 | Your detractors will ask challenging questions or make speeches that they try to disguise as questions . |
| 14 | No , but if the hon. Gentleman has views that he would like to express to me on that closure , I should be delighted to hear from him . |
| 15 | For most months I have included titles that I think are worth ‘ having a go ’ with , although they may not figure in the first rank . |
| 16 | 17.33 With regard to spelling , the aim should be that by the end of compulsory schooling pupils should be able to spell confidently most of the words they are likely to need to use frequently in their writing ; to recognise those aspects of English spelling that are systematic ; to make a sensible attempt to spell words that they have not seen before ; to check their work for misspellings and to use a dictionary appropriately . |
| 17 | Can you write me a story which has words that I can manage . |
| 18 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the carefully targeted aid that she has given to Zambia in recent years . |
| 19 | Lennox-Boyd visited Accra in January 1957 to inform Nkrumah that he had to accept these provisions , or forgo independence . |
| 20 | Sarah told her that John was so discouraged by his failure to find work that he had decided to try elsewhere in the country . |
| 21 | Now we never set up questions on the show — we 'll discuss areas that we might go into , but we never say , ‘ You say this to me , and then I 'll say that to you ’ , it just does n't work like that . |
| 22 | I 'm sure I do n't need to inform Gadfly that it is the media that put faces to names . |
| 23 | Thus , in spite of the large amount of flying experience I had accumulated overseas , I found that it was of little use to me back in the UK , I did find , however , that my seniority as an NCO seemed to attract functions that I found difficult to avoid . |
| 24 | The Bank of England reserves the right to decline to accept bids that it judges to be out of line with market conditions even if this should mean that it does not sell all stock on offer . |
| 25 | This , combined with the previous episode , created suspicion that he had been malingering to avoid going into action and resulted in his being charged with cowardice . |
| 26 | On Feb. 19 an estimated 5,000-8,000 miners from the Jiul Valley area arrived in Bucharest to show their support for the NSF and promised Iliescu that they would get rid of the " hooligans " . |
| 27 | Mr Adams scotched speculation that he might take up his Belfast West parliamentary seat , and use parliamentary privilege to overcome the broadcasting ban against Sinn Fein . |
| 28 | ‘ But he promised Nicola that she 'd take over Jane Pargeter 's presenter 's job ? ’ |
| 29 | MARK NICHOLAS has been re-appointed Hampshire captain for next season , ending speculation that he would be joining a Sunday newspaper as a cricket correspondent . |
| 30 | Keegan , angered by the absence of the £1m spending money he was promised when succeeding Ossie Ardiles , and upset by boardroom unrest , issued a statement at 7pm yesterday , ending speculation that he had resigned after less than six weeks in his first managerial job . |