Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | They both enthused over my new look and I became weepy and wailed that I could n't keep them . |
| 2 | It 's also why , when you suggest that it might not be the most credible thing for a label in their position to sign old bores like Paul Weller and Madness , McDonald looks bewildered and offers that Go ! |
| 3 | Mace declined to comment other than to say that ‘ we are in the process of trying to figure out how to set up a separate company . ’ |
| 4 | He tried to sound jocular but realised that he sounded almost pleading . |
| 5 | She seemed embarrassed and muttered that her mother had given Terry the photograph , but before she said any more Mrs Redmond began to ask Joe about the war news . |
| 6 | The three of them were so smoke begrimed and blackened that it was difficult to tell what they were wearing but two of them appeared to be dressed in white while the third was in a navy blue overall . |
| 7 | In particular , he will consider the problems faced by those who come back from Germany who may be made redundant and ensure that they have somewhere to live while they are looking for a job . |
| 8 | She was more than a little astounded , however , that , as Naylor stood facing her in the hall of her home , she should suddenly feel breathless and find that she was extending that courtesy even further . |
| 9 | During the course of that discussion there was no way in which the Minister could do other than acknowledge that , after the Bill goes through , the existing privileged structure of adult basic education and further education in the county of Leicestershire can be other than damaged . |
| 10 | Bank Assistants can feel aggrieved and betrayed that the Bank declared in the Labour Court that their claim was debarred by the National Pay Agreement , the P.E.S.P. At no time during the previous two years was the P.E.S.P. ever mentioned by the Bank . |
| 11 | A club spokesman said Gaydon , who joined the club from Winstonlead Kent League Cray Wanderers , was made aware when appointed that a low league position had to be avoided . |
| 12 | So it pays the nest-owners to sit tight and hope that the killers will pass them by . |
| 13 | And all Mr Clinton 's supporters look nervous when reminded that California 's Proposition 166 , which tried to make firms pay for health-insurance for all their employees , was shot down in flames last November on the grounds that it would destroy jobs . |
| 14 | He could not see Dhani but calculated that he might by now be opposite him in the north transept . |
| 15 | It seems likely that documents that have hitherto been limited largely to Board discussions will shortly be made more widely available to staff . |
| 16 | He had smelt burning and realized that the time pencil in one of their bombs had activated . |
| 17 | A coupling rein broke loose and thinking that the coach was about to crash , the plaintiff jumped out and broke his leg . |
| 18 | Keep strong and remember that I 'm with you every minute . ’ |
| 19 | When I moved to Gloucestershire in 1961 I was told by a neighbour to lie low and remember that , although the progeny of an adjacent county ( Worcestershire ) , I would be held a foreigner by Gloucestershire folk for at least 25 years . |
| 20 | He felt guilty but relieved that he had not put his name to it . |
| 21 | Despite this she continued to wheeze daily and thought that her inhalers were of no benefit . |
| 22 | Old ladies trapped in time imagine they are in 1929 and love 's first blossoms are just around the corner , an old man feels angry and cheated that 40 years of his life have disappeared . |
| 23 | He also wore uniform but explained that he only held an honorary rank . |
| 24 | Another leading rebel Bill Cash looked disappointed but vowed that the fight will continue . |
| 25 | ONCE , when Japan faced pressure from abroad , it would either give in reluctantly or keep quiet and hope that the fuss would die down . |
| 26 | ‘ Do you remember , Mark when you had to strip naked and tie that sack around your waist ? ’ he asked . |
| 27 | The White Paper accepted that it was sometimes necessary for whole categories of documents to remain secret but felt that the existence of such categories should be reviewed every 20 years . |
| 28 | If your child takes a peculiar liking to washing up , and you give it a sweet every time , it will start to get suspicious and realise that washing up actually is n't as much fun as it thought . |
| 29 | I must come clean and admit that the concept of secularisation has become extremely confusing in sociological usage . |
| 30 | At this point I will come clean and admit that the cyclists beat the support vehicle to Royston ! |