Example sentences of "[conj] that you [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you decided on the first day of the PIW you could not pay the SSP or that you had to stop paying SSP during the PIW , you employee can not get SSP now . |
| 2 | These are all responses which were highly suitable in prehistoric times when events required either that you ran away as fast as you could or that you had a surge of energy to help you fight your way out of a difficult situation as ferociously as possible ( fight or flight behaviour ) . |
| 3 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 4 | ‘ Or that you 'd at least had some control over what happened . ’ |
| 5 | If someone has offered you free riding on their horse they are not going to appreciate finding their yard covered in droppings and scattered with grooming kit after you have left , or that you abandoned a sweaty horse without seeing to it after you have ridden . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't know which is worse , that you do n't give a damn about respecting your commitment to her , or that you did n't think it would matter to me that you were — were trying to lure me into bed while all the time , you knew that you and she — ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Except that you admitted last night that you do n't lead an absolutely pure life yourself , I could almost believe that you 're one of those buttoned-up celibates , offended by the mere idea of any sort of relationship , even if it 's between other people . ’ |
| 8 | Except that you did n't know about me when you went in , so there would be no reason for a bluff , would there ? |
| 9 | For martial artists it mattered less what form you studied than that you made it a way of life . |
| 10 | nothing to be nothing wrong with it than that you did n't tell them and there might be something wrong with it . |
| 11 | I hope you are well , and that you had a good journey home . |
| 12 | In earlier years , is it true that you attended a Senior Management Seminar as a representative of the International Sports Company , ( Dunlop , Slazenger , Carlton , Litesome ) , and stated that you had the two finest wooden rackets in the world and that you had no intention of following the fibreglass and graphite racket trend as it was all a flash in the pan ? |
| 13 | ‘ I simply told them that you were my wife and that you had taken all our money and our little girl and were running off to London to be with your lover . ’ |
| 14 | She asked after you and was pleased when I told her how well your business was doing and that you seemed in good spirits since she said she had been anxious for you . |
| 15 | I trust my dear Eliza you are still well and that you received my letter . |
| 16 | ‘ Considering you told me that you 'd taken supplies on in Oban and that you managed perfectly well all of yesterday , and that your boat is.probably stiff with tins and even bottles- ’ |
| 17 | I do hope that you have enjoyed the summer recess from teaching your classes and that you managed to find some sunshine for your much deserved holiday . |
| 18 | We hope the trip continued as well as it had begun , and that you got home refreshed . |
| 19 | It 's difficult to remember you 're new here — and that you came only yesterday . |
| 20 | And then suddenly I hear that you 've replaced the Minister of Interior , of National Defence , and other ministers , and that you replaced secretaries of the Central Committee . |
| 21 | In fact I see from the note that accompanied the birthday card ( thank you ) that it seemed a particularly happy visit this time , and that you planned to come home in June ! |
| 22 | He tells me you asked for advice because of tantrums and that you agreed to him asking me to call on you … ’ . |
| 23 | But what really brought it to light was your letter telling me I was contemptible and that you washed your hands of me ! |
| 24 | ‘ Jeff told me he 'd had a word with you about me and told you I had lots of experience teaching English to foreign students and that you wanted me to come and do the job . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I heard about Froggy , ’ he said , ‘ and that you found him with the shaft of a golf club stuck through his gullet , ’ he finished brightly . |
| 26 | " Next to nothing , except that the body was found , and that you handled the case . |
| 27 | It means accepting , as one grieving woman put it , ‘ that there was something alive in you , and that you ended that process ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ It was not Mrs Greville 's word , ’ said Sally-Anne , goaded unwisely into further indiscretion , still trying to break free , ‘ it was your handwriting — the same that told me that I was the light of your life and that you loved me dearly . ’ |
| 29 | He said you were born old , and that you needed to have a wife to soften you up a bit . ’ |