Example sentences of "[vb past] that [pers pn] have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also transpired that he had done virtually no mathematics . |
| 2 | It also proved to be a fall from grace , as it transpired that he 'd stolen millions of pounds from his workers ' pension funds , to pay off mounting business debts . |
| 3 | Er and that er in my view anyway demonstrated that we 'd got it about right in terms of our assessment of the effects of the Southern Bypass . |
| 4 | ‘ We demonstrated that we have come a long way since our first game in Zimbabwe . |
| 5 | Today he made a humiliating climb down in the Commons and demonstrated that he 'd lost his political touch — that he did n't realise how upset the voters would be if he put 30,000 — going on 100,000 — people out of work . |
| 6 | Indeed , Eoin O'Duffy , who led an Irish contingent to Spain to help Franco , maintained that they had gone to fight the battle of Christianity against Communism , a view which was confirmed for them by the Irish Dominican father , Revd Paul O' Sullivan when he said : |
| 7 | The prosecution alleged that they took part in a plan to offload cannabis resin at the Norfolk coast , the accused maintained that they had helped to load the cannabis on to the tug , but the drug was destined for Holland and not the UK . |
| 8 | Roger , an art historian , had first gone to the Mansions as Margaret 's friend , and maintained that she had said : ‘ Of course I never read Ivy 's trash . ’ |
| 9 | Richards , a reformed alcoholic , was plagued by allegations that she had used marijuana and cocaine ; she maintained that she had used no " mood altering chemical " for the last 10 years , but refused to state whether she had ever used illegal drugs . |
| 10 | The accused maintained that he had gone to her home to ask if she had received a letter of apology from him for his earlier crime . |
| 11 | They encountered no opposition though Ranulf maintained that he had seen a rider watching them as they crossed the bridge at Dalmeny . |
| 12 | After the Fleischmann and Pons press conference in 1989 Jones recalled this early achievement of ‘ breakeven ’ in muon catalysed fusion and joked that they had wondered whether to call a press conference in 1982 and announce that energy output from fusion had been accomplished . |
| 13 | Associates were shocked by the transformation , and joked that he had become a plain-clothes policeman . |
| 14 | When Robert McFarlane was charged with withholding information from Congress about diverting arms sale funds to the Contras , Reagan openly joked that he had done the same and withheld information from Congress . |
| 15 | For myself , I pretended that I had left home with full approval , inventing for myself a Harrogate doctor father , fleshing out an imaginary family … . |
| 16 | Every precaution that she 'd taken had proved to have been justified , but she doubted that she 'd managed to do any good . |
| 17 | Er I mentioned that we have made an allowance for students in this migration . |
| 18 | Venture capital giant 3i had not used executive search at all in the past four years but mentioned that they had lost a number of people through headhunters . |
| 19 | Er but she 's a member and we went there for lunch and it was the ideal place , you know , cos there were n't any , many people around and so we had quite a nice lunch and erm whilst we were there we then had a drink in er in the bar and erm her the , the secretary of the club , a lady , came to talk to Barbara and she mentioned that she 'd seen her on Blind Date you see , and so I got to know more by listening to them two speaking er and er that 's where I learnt about er that . |
| 20 | Eliot mentioned that he had written to Belgion , gently protesting against the intemperate way in which this comment had been conveyed . |
| 21 | In the end of season video ( I think ) he mentioned that he had recognised a problem at right back VERY early on . |
| 22 | In his forties it grew worse and he decided to see a specialist When Alan mentioned that he had taken a lot of antibiotics just before the urticaria began , the specialist suggested that he try a diet with no sugar and very little starch . |
| 23 | But they were waiting and , into a pause , he mentioned that he 'd met them over at Jimmy 's . |
| 24 | ‘ Bill mentioned that you 'd started work here — I 'm an associate of his , by the way , Greg Carey — but he did n't mention how lovely you were . ’ |
| 25 | In the second letter you mentioned that you had asked Wyre Borough for further details of ownership of the site etc . |
| 26 | John Gorman says … he 's happy but in some ways disappointed that they 've had to wait so long for a win … it 's been hard week after week … but they 've shown great character and the fans have been very supportive |
| 27 | ‘ It would have been better if he had praised us no matter what anyone said , ’ Sheila said when the girls were alone with Rose , disappointed that he had failed to support them in public no matter what his intentions were . |
| 28 | Suddenly the door bell rang and she blessed that she 'd blissed the afternoon away . |
| 29 | One suffragette , Rosa Lamartine Yates , recounted that she had witnessed the double-standard in action while standing bail for two women at the west London police court . |
| 30 | Comedian Michael Bentine recounted that he had asked a sensitive why some parts of the chalk countryside around Folkestone , where he lived , gave him a great feeling of security and peace while others made him feel uncomfortable and nervous . |