Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rune 's tone was bland , his expression suggesting that if it had n't been impolite he would have challenged her rash assertion . |
| 2 | We may observe in passing that while it seems obvious enough in the abstract that we should distinguish between what is good in itself and what is good as a means , more is at stake here than conceptual clarity . |
| 3 | I sent the cheque back , saying that although it had been immensely good of them to bring me up , I must have been a great burden and was now a disappointment , so I would prefer them to keep this money as some repayment for all they had done . |
| 4 | In response to further letters in A Quarterly , the Society justified its stance by saying that while it accepted some correspondents ' views that certain butlers of excellent quality were to be found in the houses of businessmen , ‘ the assumption had to be that the houses of true ladies and gentlemen would not refrain long from acquiring the services of any such persons ’ . |
| 5 | Third-World countries appealed to the USA to reconsider its stand , saying that unless it did so , countries which had not signed the Montreal protocol would be unable to do so , rendering efforts to save the ozone layer fruitless . |
| 6 | When Aunt Lilian wrote to tell him of my mother 's death — she said she had died from pneumonia — he sent a wreath of lilies and a letter , saying that if it had not been for her tuition , he would not be where he was now . |
| 7 | Will he explain why he wrote to UKIAS on 7 October threatening that unless it accepted the Government 's proposals he would withdraw its funding or curtail it completely ? |
| 8 | Britain has been muttering that if it perceives a ‘ consensus for democracy ’ in Hong Kong , it will start ‘ talking tough ’ to Peking at a diplomatic level , and perhaps even adopt the Legislative Council proposals for 1995 in the teeth of Chinese opposition and without regard to ‘ convergence ’ with the Basic Law . |
| 9 | As I sat in the mouth of the cave looking out at the change in the weather , I wondered how a man in the Old Stone Age must have felt , staring out at the rain , knowing that if it did n't let up soon he 'd have to go out in it and knock a mammoth on the head for tea . |
| 10 | On she walked , quarter of a mile , half a mile , watching the sun begin to set and knowing that when it touched the horizon she might see the horse coming and Ferdinando waving and maybe , if he was not slumped asleep in the saddle in front of his father , maybe another small hand too . |