Example sentences of "[vb pp] that [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newbon disclosed that he told his former managing director a couple of years ago : ‘ I could get Oxford United very cheaply , ’ — but his boss was n't interested . |
| 2 | For example one woman set fire to her kitchen accidentally and the carer , her neighbour , realised that it would not be safe for her to remain at home ; another carer , a husband , found himself becoming so stressed that he struck his wife ; he then requested institutional care . |
| 3 | It was claimed that they poured their drinks over the counter and then smashed their beer glasses . |
| 4 | Several times he almost stopped himself , but it felt so good to be unburdened that he let his tongue defy his better judgement . |
| 5 | As the number of tickets available at the museum is limited it is recommended that you purchase your tickets before you travel . |
| 6 | ‘ My apologies , ’ he cut in evenly , ‘ I had n't realised that you spoke my language . ’ |
| 7 | An inquiry into the death of a yachtsman during the British Steel Challenge has heard that he took his own life . |
| 8 | An inquiry into the death of a yachtsman during the British Steel Challenge has heard that he took his own life . |
| 9 | They are bringing their children to a school about which they already know a great amount and have decided that it meets their needs . |
| 10 | The organisers — Hogg Robinson Travel and Greater Manchester Radio — felt so sorry for her when the true value was revealed that they upped her winnings to £380 . |
| 11 | The Indian Government have said that they appreciate our continued close co-operation in the fight against terrorism . |
| 12 | An example of the first might be Mrs Thatcher , insofar as it is said that she dominated her Cabinets . |
| 13 | They had had a bitter , sniping quarrel in the hall , because Sara had said that she needed her car . |
| 14 | He 'd walk me home from school and it 's often said that he carried my ballet shoes , which sounds kind of romantic , but he actually did sometimes , if I was carrying a whole load of things . |
| 15 | He has said that he wrote his second novel to say , ‘ Up you , Charlie ! ’ to those who had told him that getting out one book was easy . |
| 16 | Vic Williams has said that he left his regiment only after concluding that he had no other option remaining ( at no time prior to his decision to leave was he made aware of his rights as a soldier to register a conscientious objection to military service ) . |
| 17 | Willis was blamed for costly delays that plagued filming throughout , and it 's said that he antagonized his co-stars by constantly ad-libbing during takes , leaving the other actors speechless . |
| 18 | He was ‘ permitted to put in a long day 's work for his Master , and it can be truly said that he gave his best ’ . |
| 19 | It has been argued that they derived their name from that of Kenchester , which is identified as the Magnis of both the Antonine Itinerary and the Ravenna list , suggesting some tradition of local continuity , but there remain serious problems with this suggested derivation . |
| 20 | discounting : it is argued that we attribute our first impressions to the person ( e.g. to a person 's traits or abilities ) , and later or more recent information to the situation ( e.g. the task , environment , influence of other people ) . |
| 21 | You may , perhaps , have thought that I put my point of view too emphatically to you on a matter on which you hold strong views , whereas I am not a partisan on the question of the death penalty . |
| 22 | Although I must confess that I was nervous and wary about meeting him , I had thought that he used his smile as a mask and his laugh as a barrier against what was probably monosyllabic narcissism . |
| 23 | To look at her you would have thought that she had her life perfectly in control — but how wrong you would have been . |
| 24 | ‘ I was told that you broke their hearts . ’ |
| 25 | The court was told that he beat his wife unconscious before pushing her and her car into a river . |
| 26 | Ali had requested that he leave his cameras outside ; just one shot of this scene , of Ali on his back , the forbidding purge of progress , of fame and mystique splayed raw , would bring Bingham a minor fortune . |
| 27 | It is alleged that she placed her hand over the baby 's mouth , compressed her nose and tried to murder her . |
| 28 | Research on field independence in a wide sample of people has shown that it reaches its peak at fifteen years of age , remains on a plateau until the mid-thirties and thereafter declines . |
| 29 | I do not consider that it has been shown that she exercised her discretion inappropriately or wrongly . |
| 30 | Some people have average abilities , but are so driven that they get their way . |