Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] [pers pn] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the days of the Raj , British passengers on the Rajputana State Railway received enviable attention : this handbook is a personalized itinerary for Miss Baring and warns her that she may be kept awake by one train driver 's ‘ unpleasant whistle ’ . |
| 2 | This darkness and this cloud is betwixt thee and thy God , and telleth thee that thou mayest neither see him clearly by light of understanding , nor feel him in sweetness of love in thine affection , and therefore shape thee to bide in this darkness as long as thou mayest , crying after him that thou lovest … |
| 3 | He manipulates our feelings and views towards characters throughout the book , successfully , which also shows and convinces us that he is a very competent writer and very real . |
| 4 | If he disturbs a trespasser , for example , and tells him that he is about to use force to expel the intruder , there is no doubt that the intruder realises that he is being threatened , and that violence is about to be used against him . |
| 5 | He still finds her extremely beautiful and she practically apologises to Pip for all the suffering that she put him through and tells him that she hopes they will still be friends ‘ apart ’ . |
| 6 | Tony brings me a cup of coffee and tells me that the tracks we crossed a while back were , Odd-Knut says , jarv or wolverine . |
| 7 | She believes fashion to be a Western concept , and tells me that the only other clothes an Asian woman needs besides a sari is a ‘ top ’ and a ‘ nice skirt ’ . |
| 8 | Mollie ca n't believe her new shape and tells me that her colleagues ca n't get over the transformation either . |
| 9 | It comes in the evening after a busy day and tells me that it is past my bed-time . |
| 10 | Well obviously the sad reality of the thing does n't come home to , to our countrymen and a man comes up last week and tells me that he 's been paid off by the Daily Record he 's been working for them for thirty five years and he asked what how much pension will he have and says that he 's getting four years pension . |
| 11 | In the house , he thanks Suzie and tells her that he is grateful . |
| 12 | Odd-Knut is much amused by all this talk , and tells us that in Greenland the sledge dogs will eat it if they can get at it . |
| 13 | The Venezuelan poet Juan Liscano sits by the sea and tells us that Europeans ‘ tend to classify us as exotic birds-parrots , or toucans … ’ |
| 14 | The latter , a gentleman of cultural and literary tastes , is in the practice of providing tuition in various languages to those desirous of obtaining his services in that behalf , and tells us that Herr Hamnett , being a young gentleman of similar intellectual inclinations , had kindly offered to assist him in his labours … ’ |
| 15 | ( The receptionist then locates Mr Wyatt as quickly as possible and informs him that there is a call from Mr Williams , Secretary of the Sailing Club , who wishes to discuss the seating arrangements for their dinner on the twelfth of November . |
| 16 | The baby 's mother has since married and informs us that , at great expense , she has had our grandson 's name changed by Deed Poll to that of her new husband . |
| 17 | HOW many of you have stood in front of a skeleton , usually in some quiet corner of a school or institution and thought to yourself , who was he or she ? and then some bright spark walks past and informs you that ‘ Oh yes , that 's a female skeleton ’ ! |
| 18 | One more time my skin warms against his and reminds me that I am this person , not generic , wife of nothing . |
| 19 | ‘ It teaches you to be patient and determined , and reminds you that it takes hard work and practice when things are n't going right . ’ |
| 20 | The Express dubs the Grant-Livingstone team the ‘ nightmare ticket ’ , and reminds us that Grant has sometimes been known to the tabloids as ‘ Barmy Bernie ’ . |
| 21 | He hopes that the discussion will not take up too much of their time , but assures them that their advice and guidance will be of great importance . |
| 22 | There are , however , clear attempts to make us giggle , like when the Swamp Thing ( Dick Durock ) conceives a passion for Heather Locklear 's leading lady but tells her that he ca n't give her the love she wants because he 's a plant . |