Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pers pn] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only way to stop them is to get in first or persuade them that it 's a big mistake ; either way you have to fight . |
| 2 | And you can look at it one way , and say , oh I 've got , I 've got two rows here with six in , and space them out a bit so , or give him that so he 's got sort of , two rows with six in , and you say , oh from where you 're looking at it , it 's six rows with two in . |
| 3 | I keep thinking one of them will shove me in the ribs , or tell me that I 'm ugly . |
| 4 | We left as darkness was descending on that foreboding place and nothing could have made us stay or convinced us that there was not something awful waiting in the station . |
| 5 | Ask them why they are apologising , or inform them that they do n't need to : ‘ Why are you apologising ? ’ , |
| 6 | Nor to tell her that it was women like her who prevented girls doing well in sciences . |
| 7 | I quickly talked him out of that , telling him that he must find out the truth before passing judgment , and reminding him that he had had a good marriage . |
| 8 | You remember , you rushed out on Christmas Eve and got him that electric blanket … |
| 9 | Mr Simpson it was who , hearing of the accident in the Market Square , had telephoned Markby to confirm what had happened and to inform him that he , Mr Simpson , would be getting in touch with Miss Needham-Burrell . |
| 10 | I have now , through your lordship 's favour , the satisfaction of seeing them cultivated in my neighbourhood , by the skilful hand of my friend , Mr. Miller , and shall take the first opportunity of describing and engraving them that the public may see how much they are indebted to your lordship . |
| 11 | It was n't until I 'd bought one and used it that I realised how much it speeded up knitting . |
| 12 | I stood there and promised them that I would stay alive until I had killed the monster . |
| 13 | I should have knelt beside her and put my arms around her and promised her that she would be freed from the hell of anhedonia , and that there really was a God and that she did have the strength to tear herself free from cocaine , as others had freed themselves , and I should have assured her that there was true happiness without a drug , but I did not know her well enough to embrace her , so I just let her weep as the sun streaked up in glory from the east . |
| 14 | My mother came up to London the very next day and told me that I was never to go home again , I was never to contact Sarah again and , above all , I was never , ever to see John again . |
| 15 | They let me have one last look and told me that it belonged to someone in another band — which made me feel really guilty . |
| 16 | It was here that Tony gave me my ring and told me that my funghi marinati was the best he 'd ever had in spite of him getting an earful of it . |
| 17 | Adrian asked them the way to Woodbrook , then came back and told me that there was a ruined castle behind the shop . |
| 18 | However , a friendly priest emerged and told me that the whole church had been built , in an old-fashioned style , in 1935 . |
| 19 | Fagin drove into the cul de sac where I live , and told me that he had a permit for conducting his alleged legal trade . |
| 20 | Then Romano took me to one side — my father was sitting at his desk — and told me that I had a great future in front of me and that people would be prepared to sell property to the Damianis . |
| 21 | As we were giving our hands he looked up at me intently and told me that in two days there would be a gypsy wedding . |
| 22 | The Director of Education for the county walked down the stairs with me after the decision had been made , and told me that ( of course ) I would be expected to pay early attention to the reorganization of the whole of secondary education in Banbury . |
| 23 | She calmed down , and told me that she had a sudden impression , walking across the little valley , of women and children in great danger ; nothing else , but a terrible feeling that women and children were about to be harmed . |
| 24 | I asked the dragon-lady if anyone had come in who was n't an owner or a groom , and she bridled like a thin turkey and told me that she had conscientiously checked every visitor against her list of bona fide owners , and only they had been admitted . |
| 25 | Then a guy in Denver called up and told me that I should go to a plumbing supply place and try a piece of pipe , because that way you can find one that fits your finger , and I 've been using the same slide ever since 1967 , I believe . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ The reaction from my clients and business contacts was tremendous — perhaps some of them wish they had done the same — and one senior partner from the Big Six wrote and told me that his mother had been a great friend of Lady Reading , the WRVS 's founder , and that until he was 15 he thought all women dressed in green ! ’ |
| 27 | Chatterton climbed down to the deck and told me that Robin-Anne had eaten a huge breakfast . |
| 28 | Just before I went on my first furlough after five years ' service , the Bishop of Rangoon , Norman Tubbs , called me and told me that on my return from furlough he wanted me to take over the training of the Burmese clergy . |
| 29 | Spoke my name and told me that I was about to be released . |
| 30 | His wife answered and told me that he was out on a call but she 'd give him my message . |