Example sentences of "[pers pn] that [indef pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I telephoned the prison , and Prison Officer Draycott told me that nobody had telephoned from there . |
| 2 | The pure white drifts of snow against the door of the hut convinced me that nobody had been that way recently . |
| 3 | ‘ Was she lying , then , ’ Miss Honey said , ‘ when she told me that nobody taught her to multiply or to read ? |
| 4 | When you put all these factors together it concerns me that nobody has been advancing the case that as with other districts , some other districts in York , it would be appropriate , even more appropriate in my view , that the migration assumption should be discounted , there are in my view special reasons why this should be the case , special reasons over and above tho those that have been applied , to the other districts , this in my view would be that the Greater York housing provision for all those reasons I 've just highlighted , should be reduced , should be reduced to the seventy five percent level , in other words that would be reducing it by between a thousand and twelve hundred and fifty houses , now I wo n't get on to the reason that the fact that that 's one reason why there 's no need for a new settlement , erm but it is a reason in its own right just to protect the character and the capacity requirements and the environmental sensitivities of the Greater York area . |
| 5 | ‘ It seems to me that everyone thinks he 's ill merely because he is less rude and rather more bearable than he has been in the past , ’ the head said irritably . |
| 6 | The racegoers from the train were on the whole easily identifiable as they all seemed to have been issued with large red and white rosettes with Race Train passenger emblazoned on them in gold : and the rosettes proved not to be confined to those in the front half of the train because I came across Zak wearing one too , and he told me that everyone had been given one , the owners included , and where was mine ? |
| 7 | It seems to me that everyone watches everyone all the time . |
| 8 | And it seems to me that everyone overlooks a very vulnerable spot . |
| 9 | She thinks you suspect her and it seems to me that everything adds up to a good cause for her condition . ’ |
| 10 | His village was at the upper end of the valley in which the woman of Lohali had been killed the previous week , and he told me that nothing had been heard of the man-eater since , and added that the animal was possibly now at the other end of the district . |
| 11 | It seems to me that anyone attracted to practising psychology or psychotherapy or psychiatry has not been so without some needs of their own . |
| 12 | It seems to me that anyone having a job done should take careful note of the hours worked , or spent , on it and how many men are employed , or , at least , on the spot . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I thought it was going to tell me that someone had died . |
| 14 | In 1966 , soon after the book appeared , my agent told me that someone wanted to make a film out of it . |
| 15 | Several times it 's happened to me that someone has come up to me and asked if I 've ever done a play . |
| 16 | WE hear that there was a big attendance at the first meeting of the new Basingstoke branch of the League Against Cruel Sports , when the League 's information officer , Kevin Flack , told them : ‘ I believe that most people are opposed to hunting but it has been recent antics of the Quorn Hunt and publicity from the MacNamara Bill that has convinced them that something has to be done to put an end to their activities . ’ |
| 17 | But Nicky , I 've come to tell you that somebody does care . |
| 18 | Though they say ‘ a change is as good as a rest ’ I do agree with you that one needs both in order to end up feeling refreshed . |
| 19 | And a cobweb across an entrance hole tells you that nobody has passed that way for the past few hours , but little more . |
| 20 | It 's important to him that everyone knows he is the champion , that he is better than anyone else and not necessarily looking for easy pay days . |
| 21 | She saw Penry 's eyes on the silver brooch on her shoulder , knew he was remembering their time together on the island , and for a moment she was tempted to throw herself into his arms , to assure him that nothing mattered as long as he loved her , Leonora Fox , not Melanie . |
| 22 | He thought of the pattern of his visit so far ; the revelation of Rose McGarry 's death ; the discovery of the swan ; Jos 's warning ( had it been Jos 's strong arm holding him back in the dream ? ) ; and this most recent sign , which at the very least told him that someone had entered his room , his own sanctuary . |
| 23 | The next day he tried to beg for money , but large signs in some villages warned him that anyone caught begging would be sent to prison . |
| 24 | In the play , such is the force of the opinion against her that one wonders at her resolution , which increasingly seems to go against common sense , decency , and even the fundamental duties of a parent . |
| 25 | Did you not tell her that everyone dresses up for Willi 's party ? |
| 26 | There was no point telling Mom that , because whenever she did so her mother just told her that everyone needed to study and her grades would drop if she stopped . |
| 27 | She had met John briefly on Friday night and he told her that someone had told him that men who fought with the International Brigade would not be accepted in the Forces . |
| 28 | So one may take it that everyone receives at least a smattering ; and more flexible A-level and university courses make it possible for people to combine more advanced science with arts subjects in a way that was virtually impossible in my day . |
| 29 | ‘ I can vouch for it that nobody has moved from his or her desk all the time you 've been here , except for Nigel and he has not moved from his corner . ’ |
| 30 | Had she arranged for the sets to be changed three times during a dinner party , she would have seen to it that everybody noticed . |