Example sentences of "[verb] that [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was very annoyed over the whole business this end , when it transpired that nobody had any information on the subject either . |
| 2 | It also transpired that he had done virtually no mathematics . |
| 3 | It transpired that he had been sleeping rough for weeks and that his last known address was a Salvation Army hostel 100 miles away . |
| 4 | It transpired that he had been scouting at the Festival . |
| 5 | It also proved to be a fall from grace , as it transpired that he 'd stolen millions of pounds from his workers ' pension funds , to pay off mounting business debts . |
| 6 | It transpired that he wanted to be able to comment on each question in more depth and indeed some staff did so on separate sheets . |
| 7 | It transpired that it had been syphoned off into private businesses . |
| 8 | It transpired that she had also been one of a party at the Hall the same day . |
| 9 | The Bishop finished by praying that what had been discussed would become an apostolic thrust of the diocese . |
| 10 | ‘ When Jones sat on the bench on Saturday in the Test we were praying that he did not have to come on . |
| 11 | ‘ When Jones sat on the bench on Saturday in the Test we were praying that he did not have to come on . |
| 12 | Her heart sank at the sight of fresh blood on the bandage , but she set about unwinding the strip of linen , praying that she had not opened up fitzAlan 's wound too badly in her frantic efforts to escape . |
| 13 | ‘ Never mind , ’ called McAllister , ‘ needs must … ’ and wobbled down Vetch Street , praying that she arrived at her destination in one piece , the balance of the wretched thing being all wrong , especially with the overloaded basket at the front . |
| 14 | We have all wished that we 'd had the perfect retort at some time , but most of us can only think of something smart about three days later . |
| 15 | ‘ And , for your information , I 've long wished that I 'd never heard of you — or your wretched grandmother . |
| 16 | Since those days I have sometimes wished that I had been able to record on tape the conversations I had with Gilbert Harding , who was an intellectual . |
| 17 | I 've often wished that I had stayed on and tried for university , but I was n't keen , and my family was n't the sort to encourage it . |
| 18 | If you have ever wished that you had a third hand to make notes we have the answer . |
| 19 | Azerbaijan 's Minister of the Interior , Iskender Khamidov , left for Nakhichevan to hold talks over the issue , denying that there had been a conflict . |
| 20 | And erm , it s it seems to be an entirely er rational position for any public politician , for instance , Mrs Thatcher before the seventy-nine election , denying that she had any plans to double V A T , or Mr Major denying some of the plans for raising taxes that we 've come up with , or indeed denying plans to privatise the forestry commission . |
| 21 | There was no denying that she 'd caught his interest . |
| 22 | In November 1989 Secord had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of making a false statement to congressional investigators by denying that he knew that funds from the Iran-contra operation had been used to instal a security system at the house of Oliver North . |
| 23 | He came to spend the night , by agreement , twice a week and she saw him every day but there was no denying that he seemed a visitor and never a member of her household . |
| 24 | Paul wanted to retch , and at the same time felt his member thrusting against his clothes ; there was no denying that he had wanted this , when all was said , for a long time . |
| 25 | After demonstrations outside his home and threats to his life , Tshisekedi refused the position , denying that he had agreed to take it at a secret meeting with the President . |
| 26 | By Nov. 20 Mahdi Mohammed was reported to be massing reinforcements in Warsheik , about 60 km north of Mogadishu , and had placed a satellite telephone call to the British Broadcasting Corporation denying that he had been ousted . |
| 27 | While emphatically denying that he had acted improperly — Richardson claimed that his resignation was motivated by the desire to avoid damaging the ALP 's prospects in the next federal elections , due by mid-1993 — he admitted meeting Symons in his Senate office , writing a reference for him , and telephoning Amata Kabua , President of the Marshall Islands , after Symons was arrested . |
| 28 | Mars-Jones J in Palacath Ltd v Flanagan [ 1985 ] 2 All ER 161 decided that a surveyor was not immune without specifically denying that he had acted as a quasi-arbitrator . |
| 29 | In it the pope said nothing about homage , and argued temperately against lay investitures , minimizing their importance , and denying that he sought for himself any increase of authority or any diminution of the king 's due power . |
| 30 | The Great Novelist was uncharacteristically coy , denying that he intended to greet his guests dressed as Louis XIV . |