Example sentences of "[to-vb] that [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great many crocodile tears were shed , for , since Unionists had such an elevated view of the principle of leadership , they were unable to accept that they had just driven their own leader from office . |
| 2 | Now that she was forced to accept that she had n't , Celia began to panic . |
| 3 | It one thing to accept that she had no future with Harry and quite another to force her heart to give up hope , to stop loving him . |
| 4 | To tell Luke the truth , somehow force him to accept that she had never been involved with Florian in the way he imagined , might just possibly put an end to his — his persecution of her . |
| 5 | A romantic orphan , though , who was able to accept that he had caused his brother to suffer . |
| 6 | Now , in the faint light of the dawning day she had to accept that he had not done so . |
| 7 | ‘ The trouble was , Len himself refused to accept that he had a problem , ’ said Martin . |
| 8 | The first rule of surviving a disaster , I had written , was to accept that it had happened and make the best of what was left . |
| 9 | She wanted their parents to know that they had had an accident , were safely aboard a Royal Navy ship and would be home soon . ’ |
| 10 | Betty would have been upset to know that they had been talking of the devil . |
| 11 | She was flying , just within the still pocket of air , but enough to know that she had the power . |
| 12 | She said , ‘ So you see , she did think of you , and wanted you to know that she had . |
| 13 | She did n't want him to know that she had been looking at him . |
| 14 | It was n't an attractive option , especially as she did n't need to glance behind at the carefully packed boot full of vital equipment to know that she had brought no waterproof coat ; she was an optimist by nature and one with no foresight , always a lethal combination . |
| 15 | Even more , it was gratifying to know that she had coped and coped well , Lindsey thought as she began to clear away . |
| 16 | It gave her confidence a boost to know that she had spotted him , and it made her actions easy . |
| 17 | She had to know that he had considered and that he was committed by his reply . |
| 18 | Still , it was nice to know that he had . |
| 19 | She wanted to avoid Oliver , although she was desperate to know that he had moved out of the flat . |
| 20 | Pinkie could still think quite clearly enough to know that he had very little prospect of a new commission . |
| 21 | And how were they to know that he had not wanted very much ? or was that to be his real pleasure ? |
| 22 | But to know that he had been there , and she had n't seen him … |
| 23 | But she was not to know that he had had this desire , and went into the house with head bent , feeling that she had been a failure . |
| 24 | If one were subsequently to receive a report that when the event occurred , the sun had set , one would be able to infer that it had taken place at exactly 12.00 midnight . |
| 25 | It had n't taken her long to discover that they had nothing whatsoever in common . |
| 26 | Recent press coverage was given to a newly married couple , both aged 85 , who arrived at their hotel to discover that they had been allocated twin beds . |
| 27 | When they reached Aumery Park Farm , it was to discover that they had misjudged the time of their arrival . |
| 28 | He was referring to print-outs that had enabled the US Congress to discover that he had been secretly bombing Cambodia . |
| 29 | The court considered it was relevant to discover that she had spent the day drinking more than twelve pints of lager and cider along with two bottles of wine , and had sexual intercourse with a soldier during the afternoon . |
| 30 | When she woke up two hours later she was aggrieved to discover that she had spent the evening alone and went to her room to listen to music . |