Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Gilgamesh later dreamt that Enlil , the father of the gods , had decreed his destiny , it was Enkidu who interpreted for him , explaining that it indicated his certain mortality as well as the gifts of unexampled supremacy over the people and victory in battle . |
| 2 | The farmers ' wives indulged him in the harshness of his religious practices , never minding that he brought his own delph and cutlery and would eat only boiled eggs and bread . |
| 3 | Once again the movies were proving that they had their own version of what was real . |
| 4 | While staying at The Vyne in Hampshire at the end of the last century , Lord Charles Beresford made a spectacular conquest which led to the object of his desire suggesting that they furthered their acquaintance in her room after the rest of the party had retired . |
| 5 | However that may be , a member of the Coordinating Team visited the school shortly afterwards , and explained the principles of the Major and Minor Projects to the head , suggesting that he developed his ideas a little more specifically . |
| 6 | You 're suggesting that I damaged your car deliberately . |
| 7 | IBM Personal Systems Business Unit Europe/Middle East/Africa says it had record volume of sales in the first quarter of this year , and points to Dataquest figures suggesting that it outshipped its nearest competitor by 66% during the last quarter of 1992 and the first quarter of 1993 — gaining 4% in market share over the previous six months ; the company also said it reorganised its manufacturing and distribution operations at its Greenock , Scotland , plant , cutting distribution costs for its ValuePoint and ThinkPad brands by more than 65% , cutting its inventory by 17% since the end of 1992 ; this magnitude of savings will also be realised for the PS/2 and PS/1 lines this year . |
| 8 | Joe just put your hand up now just put your hand up I 'm just seeing that you remember your number . |
| 9 | On yet another level , however , de Gaulle provided just enough mystery about his own preferences to allow those who wanted to believe in " francisation " to go on believing that he shared their views . |
| 10 | While encouraging us to eat more complex carbohydrate foods , the WHO report is quite clear in recommending that we limit our intake of added sugar . |
| 11 | Was he implying that he found her desirable ? |
| 12 | North Sioux City , South Dakota-based Gateway 2000 Inc reports net sales the year to January 31 were $1,100m , up about 76% on the 1991 figure ; pre-tax profit was up some 77% to $106m , the company said , adding that it expanded its workforce 43% to 1,847 in 1992 and intends to hire more people and to expand its product line and geographic reach . |
| 13 | One of the things I most remember about 1971 was my favourite artist , Kenneth Noland , deciding that he wanted his annual income to pass through the million-dollar barrier . |
| 14 | Keeping pets , providing that you take your responsibilities very seriously , genuinely love animals , and look after the pets properly , is marvellous whether you live alone or with other people . |
| 15 | These changes strike at the very base of rugby union football as played for the last 100 years in that a player could play when , where and for whom providing that he paid his subscription before departing from his old club . |
| 16 | From Wimpey Homes to Dr A.J. Watson stating that they regretted their inability to level the area of open space and provide some form of play equipment at Baberton Mains . |
| 17 | But unless you spent a lot on flowers and balls for the children and on Mary 's birthday present , considering that you had our 15/ and some 5/ or more yes more of your own a month ago , on which no calls but fares need have been made , to which was added about 30/ ( or more ? ) lately , and from it all not 30/ was spent on the dress , you should have a sovereign left : add to this the wages of this month to come , and there should remain , after 35/ to the spectacle man , fully a sovereign , which , considering our needs for the future & also your promises , nay , certainties , at which I laughed , should go to the bank . |
| 18 | Considering that he started his adult life as a wine and spirits salesman , he had certainly learnt the art of showmanship : whatever the fluctuating state of the theatre , he always managed to pay an enormous wage bill for his large casts . |
| 19 | Alexander Vass was subtly demonstrating that he chose his own time and his own way of doing things . |
| 20 | If we describe ourselves as advocates of animal rights , therefore , it is quite different from saying that we rest our case with anti-cruelty or pro-welfare . |
| 21 | But I 'd also become disenchanted with pro-lifers who seemed to be saying that they loved my unborn baby but hated me ! |
| 22 | Oh I know but saying that I think my kiddies ' school 's all right so I 've got |
| 23 | Gazza reacted angrily as he explained : ‘ I 've just been told that English journalists are saying that I threw my bib down because Zoff said I was out of the side . |
| 24 | Do n't clench your fists tensely , or get so enthusiastic about what you are saying that you wave your arms about and knock over the wine . |
| 25 | It means saying that you want your organs to be used for transplantation after your death to help others . |
| 26 | Mrs Ware telephoned me five weeks after her husband died saying that she felt her children should be taken into care and she should be hospitalized because she could no longer cope . |
| 27 | She found herself saying that she felt her father was going to ‘ drop down ’ in some way . |
| 28 | I should think probably Mrs. Thatcher would send a letter to the Three Hundred group saying that she supported your aims , did n't she ? |
| 29 | The American embassy in Lilongwe reacted at once , saying that it viewed his arrest ‘ in the most serious way ’ and urged his immediate release . |
| 30 | IN THE days when IBM was still the unchallenged ruler of the computer universe , Bill Gates , chairman and co-founder of Microsoft , was fond of saying that he wanted his firm to become the Big Blue of software . |