Example sentences of "[pron] that [pron] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Our defence experts have assured me that nothing of any real size could get through undetected . |
| 2 | When we finally had the showdown , he actually told me that none of them mattered . |
| 3 | That evening Mrs Puri remarked to me that none of the considerable expense of the party would have been necessary if members of her family did not insist on leaving the Punjab and pursuing business ventures Abroad . |
| 4 | ‘ Anyway , it amazes me that none of you has apparently thought of comparing the print-outs of yesterday with today 's work . |
| 5 | You 'd think there 'd be fear that the ploughman would suffer damage among the horse 's hoofs , but such was the bond between them that nothing of the kind ever happened . ’ |
| 6 | He told them that none of the servants had seen Putt since the forest ‘ accident ’ . |
| 7 | And may I remind you that none of us were exempt from that curse . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And , since you obviously assume otherwise , despite my constant reassurances on the subject , I 'd like to take this opportunity of assuring you that none of my liaisons — past or present — will be lurking in the cupboards . |
| 9 | No , the sole reason for changing one 's mind was that the newspapers and television told one that lots of other people had done so . |
| 10 | She reached for her handbag , and with a hurried final glance at the mirror to reassure herself that none of the inner turmoil showed she locked the flat and went out . |
| 11 | If he had , she could have persuaded herself that none of it had been her fault — that he 'd physically forced her into making love . |
| 12 | Joyce tried to comfort her , assuring her that none of the boys would have to go . |
| 13 | In these great welfare state totalitarianisms therefore , as in the modern world , child-rearing regimes could regress to pre-agricultural styles , and oral indulgence , Oedipal rivalry and incestuous fixation could all be allowed to occur in the individual because the state bureaucracies would see to it that none of the undesirable consequences of these things occurred in reality . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , so old Wilson used to tell us that lots of men opposed it because they felt it would lead to women in trousers sitting in pubs drinking pints of bitter . |