Example sentences of "[vb past] that [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He clearly demonstrated that they formed their spores in sac-like structures known as asci , typical of the Ascomycetes . |
| 2 | It is customary for artists to feel antagonism towards critics , and though Sylvester was welcomed at the Royal College 's Senior Common Room , the painters sometimes joked that they found their ideas a week later in the pages of The Listener translated into the very different language of the critic : Minton , accordingly , coined the term ‘ pre-Sylvestration ’ to refer to this process . |
| 3 | Later , when I was more familiar with the beliefs and practices of the movement and had ‘ learned the language ’ , I would interact with the Moonies as though I were one of them , and , although I never pretended that I accepted their beliefs or that I was anything other than a sociologist studying the movement , members who did not know me would mistake me for a member — the Moonies themselves were no longer ‘ translating ’ for me when we were interacting . |
| 4 | I mentioned that I missed my son and how I could n't see him . |
| 5 | When Hellen was transferred to Toronto to continue her documentary film-making career , I found that I missed her cheery presence more than I had expected , despite many activities . |
| 6 | Having loved Martha from the bottom of his heart , Sam now found that he loved his daughter every bit as much , and could hardly tear himself away from the cradle , where he would spend hours gazing at the fruit and blessing of the union . |
| 7 | When at last he laid down his brush and palette and came across to help her up , she found that she resented his breaking the mood . |
| 8 | Of course , I had never walked in snow before , and I found that it made my feet very cold . |
| 9 | Kaye enjoyed helping the group but found that it eroded her own identity . |
| 10 | He was in a small home reserved for ‘ difficult ’ juveniles , where the matron in charge reported that he wet his bed on occasion and had bad dreams but showed no other signs of disturbance . |
| 11 | In the past they had a degree of self-doubt because many realized that they owed their position to factors other than merit . |
| 12 | She realized that she achieved her most impressive results when faced with an empty room ; this forced her , she said , to feel the sort of fabric and decor that was required . |
| 13 | Before long , he agreed that it suited his single-minded purpose to make peace with his co-star . |
| 14 | MMC recommended that we improve our market intelligence particularly on market share analysis by product and service . |
| 15 | After a few seconds ' thought I realised that she meant their President , that is the former General who was dictator with the continuing consent of their other commanders . |
| 16 | Actively disliking him , she nevertheless realised that she found his company annoyingly … disturbing ? |
| 17 | QUAKERS manager Ray Hankin revealed that he gave his players ‘ a bit of a roasting ’ after their fighting 1–0 win at Valley Parade . |
| 18 | Later , he would tell Radio One 's Janice Long : ‘ I believed that I had my own work to do . |
| 19 | They believed that he held his kingdom from God , that it was his duty to provide peace and justice and to further Christianity , and that his life should be a fitting example to his people . |
| 20 | She had come to terms with Newley 's affair with Arabella ; she believed that she had her husband precisely where she wanted him . |
| 21 | Recalling that ‘ this country was built on ruins ’ , he added that it remained his aim to strive for a classless society . |
| 22 | And now it seemed that she had his understanding — and his love . |
| 23 | He 'd expected it , he added , since he noticed that I had my own plate and cup at work , and bought tea for whoever was sitting with me . |
| 24 | They noticed that he kept his hands clasped inside the voluminous sleeves of his gown and rarely raised his eyes to the face of the governor or the senator . |
| 25 | We shook hands warmly ; I noticed that he had his old clay pipe in his mouth but there was no tobacco in it as he sucked at it and repeatedly removed the pipe from his mouth . |
| 26 | Mungo noticed that he shaved his black eyebrows . |
| 27 | Shelley noticed that he put his glasses on as soon as he had towelled his face and head dry , and combed back his damp hair . |
| 28 | It was when the older man turned that he caught her eye . |
| 29 | Campbell in 1747 gave nominal hours of work for hatters , for example , but the men in their evidence in 1777 stated that they measured their day by output , not time . |
| 30 | He alleged that he had been the victim of a politically motivated investigation and stated that it remained his intention to seek a 16th term of office in November 1992 . |