Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] that it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her credibility increased when she advised me that it did not really matter whether I believed in homeopathy or not . |
| 2 | And she believed me that it did n't match three piece suite or carpet and it was stupid , and that sh and she says what shall I do about them ? |
| 3 | She instantly strode across the shop and took a book from among thousands and assured me that it contained all I would ever need to know about cooking for ever . |
| 4 | John assured me that it did n't matter in the least , and amused himself by taxying the machine up and down the runways , testing and running-in the VW engine at the same time . |
| 5 | So , I told them that it had new blades on but they wanted it really tight , and they wanted tightening up and that so yeah . |
| 6 | Surely someone told them that it rained in Scotland . |
| 7 | They would have married sooner but had to wait for her divorce ; Pamela Chrimes told me that it took some time to obtain the evidence of adultery which was then necessary . |
| 8 | We chose retinoic acid because I met a friend , at a meeting , and he told me that it affected cell communication . |
| 9 | One glance at Hannah 's meadows told me that it had very real prospects because it did not have the lush , emerald green appearance of chemically fertilized land . |
| 10 | And when I asked her what she was doing with it , Emma — or maybe it was Sophie — told me that it had been dropped by two men , who were fighting each other behind some trees on the other side of the park . ’ |
| 11 | They let me have one last look and told me that it belonged to someone in another band — which made me feel really guilty . |
| 12 | An engineering expert in stress told me that it has recently been discovered that two pieces of metal , indistinguishable unless subjected to sophisticated tests , react differently to precisely the same amount of stress . |
| 13 | She had never farmed before , and she told me that it did not come easy . |
| 14 | All about running for trains they could n't catch or being sat on by scaly monsters , and they got hold of books that told you that it meant Sex . |
| 15 | He found a rusty man-trap in a cupboard — an evil contraption of chains and springs and teeth — and assured her that it had taken the leg off more than one poacher in its day . |
| 16 | ‘ I told him that it had been great . ’ |
| 17 | Then when I told him that it takes a man to make a man , he hit me right across the face . |
| 18 | The teacher , by now worn down by Mrs Singh 's refusal to accept Jeetinder 's limitations , told her that it had been written by ‘ a highly intelligent girl ’ . |
| 19 | She told her that it had been suggested to her that she should remain behind to rest , but she did not consider her darling Thomas would have approved of this . |
| 20 | The Bank told us that it does not reject applicants for loans unless it has some firm reason ( such as serious doubt about ability to repay ) . |
| 21 | During my recent visit to Libya with George More , a top Scots lawyer , the British community told us that it does not want sanctions or reprisals against the Libyan regime . |
| 22 | A month ago my bank informed me that it had been obliged to arrest £250 of my money to satisfy a court order obtained by sheriff officers . |
| 23 | Later in the day she was busy again when the Intelligence Officer informed her that it had become necessary for a UDR soldier and his family to move from their present house . |
| 24 | When he satisfied himself that it had n't , he turned to Larsen . |
| 25 | A final glance at the cavity bed reassured her that it looked just as it should . |
| 26 | First he reminded us that it had taken him no time at all to find the Ardakkean thief — an off-world technician working in one of the phetam refining plants . |
| 27 | It struck him that it seemed weird that Leeds rejected continuous bids from Blackburn all through the season and then suddenly , out of the blue , accepted one . |