Example sentences of "[pers pn] that the [noun] were " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the barrier at Gatwick , I was met by a friendly policeman who told me that the injuries were not as bad as had at first been thought , and that none of my family was in danger — news which immediately reduced me to tears . |
| 2 | Goff J at p555 stated thus : … it seems to me that the payments were for his benefit , since they enabled him to withdraw an equivalent amount of his frozen capital . |
| 3 | The stink told me that the heaps were also depositories for organic matter that did n't even have the excuse of being fertilizer . |
| 4 | School friends who spent their summer holidays at the shieling have assured me that the cows were as alert as they to the seasons and the signs of preparation . |
| 5 | ‘ She warned me that the constables were on their way , right enough , and I 'll always be grateful to her for that . |
| 6 | The next day Professor Pearn , who was working in intelligence , came in to warn me that the Japs were breaking through from Taung-gyi and that it was only a matter of hours before they would reach Maymyo . |
| 7 | I wrote to my parents ill POW camp telling them that the crew were alive because Jimmy Marks had stayed with the aircraft in order that we could escape . |
| 8 | Eventually , to the amazement of Murphy and the stable lad , she informed them that the livestock were all in their care until further notice and that the carriage horses could be put out to grass . |
| 9 | I could tell you that the eyes were so beautiful they could actually make you feel giddy when he suddenly looked up from the floor and straight at you . |
| 10 | you know , he was , he was kind of very conscious of that , that erm , you that the parish were aware and that we all understood the situation and he commented on the generosity of the , which he said not all religious orders have been so generous in the past . |
| 11 | Piggy 's glasses became the only part of him that the boys were glad to have — as they lit the fire . |
| 12 | After consultation , the representatives of the Company told him that the gradients were 1 in 18.9 . |
| 13 | The Liberals … and Conservatives returned to MacDonald late that evening and told him that the economies were quite inadequate , and unlikely to be accepted by Parliament or to restore confidence . |
| 14 | But in his judgment the RM said the defendants had failed to satisfy him that the dogs were not pit bull type terriers . |
| 15 | He noted his mother 's fluttering glances across at her daughters , and he winced , as the understanding pierced him that the men were oblivious to him . |
| 16 | As she knelt there , water soaking into her furs , it seemed to her that the masks were singing to her . |
| 17 | Elisabeth finished pouring and the activity took long enough for it to strike her that the Hulsbys were the sort of tourists who only appreciate sites for which postcards have been printed . |
| 18 | And every night , before Swan arrived , he saw to it that the curtains were drawn back and the window was open wide so that the great white bird could come gliding right into the room and land on the floor beside his bed . |
| 19 | Optimistic leaks had it that the negotiators were making good progress on a statement of ‘ principles ’ . |
| 20 | She told us that the hominids were quite vulnerable to these carnivores , which in her time included the sabre-tooth cat , and were often killed and eaten . |
| 21 | ‘ Then you showed us that the cuts were not made when she was stabbed . |
| 22 | England defeated Poland 1-0 , Roger Hunt the goalscorer and the tenacious manner of that victory persuaded us that the possibilities were immense ; of that team , only Jimmy Greaves would be missing from the World Cup Final . |
| 23 | Guerrillas warned us that the CIA were about to spray the area with a new defoliant and anthrax contaminants . |
| 24 | They told us that the Serbs were dangerous . ’ |