Example sentences of "[vb pp] that [pron] [verb] [pron] " 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 ‘ I would not for a moment have it supposed that I mean anything derogatory to Dr. Yeats … but human nature is fallible .
3 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 .
4 And , anyway , she was n't so deluded that she thought they might make a life together .
5 She had n't forgotten that she owed him taxi money .
6 He had forgotten that he held it in his hand .
7 ‘ Have you forgotten that I know you were involved with him six years ago ?
8 I 'd forgotten that I pay you a salary !
9 It was claimed that they poured their drinks over the counter and then smashed their beer glasses .
10 Many would have claimed that it served none , that it was but the result of the Fall and of sin , and that it brought only harm and hurt to the world .
11 That there was a pattern for her in Lermontov 's novel is conceivable : but it ca n't be claimed that it fits her with exactitude , or that it provides an explanation of her conduct .
12 A fourth man , said to have provided the bomb , has added that they had nothing to do with it .
13 Several times he almost stopped himself , but it felt so good to be unburdened that he let his tongue defy his better judgement .
14 ‘ You had n't considered that it had nothing to do with you , I suppose ?
15 Like most LIFESPAN activities , CREFDL will inform you of its progress as it works , so it is recommended that you run it from a hard copy terminal , or log the session to a file .
16 As the number of tickets available at the museum is limited it is recommended that you purchase your tickets before you travel .
17 ‘ My apologies , ’ he cut in evenly , ‘ I had n't realised that you spoke my language . ’
18 And he has realised that he had nothing to lose even if I am spying for Carlotta .
19 Had he realised that she wanted nothing more to do with him ?
20 You must have realised that I resented him . ’
21 ‘ Some also commented that they thought we were not fit enough , ’ added Walter .
22 Given a set of forces and an assurance that equilibrium prevails , the human sense of balance is so finely developed that it directs us to their focus .
23 ‘ I am honoured that you feel you can talk so freely in my presence , Chieh Hsia . ’
24 He 's guessed that I suspect something , but he ca n't possibly know just what , nor how .
25 Blanche drove on and three hours later she was safe in Dornaway Castle , where she seemed so shaken that they put her straight to bed .
26 She had sensed that he believed she had asked for the locket , that she was guilty of abusing his father 's generosity .
27 From an early age , Sara had sensed that she irritated him , by her presence , by the fact that she was there to remind him of his wife 's earlier marriage .
28 They had heard that they sold them in Clery 's , and that was only a few minutes from where the bus stopped when it went to Dublin .
29 You have probably heard that I found it impossible to afford living in London any longer and have come here as a master .
30 An inquiry into the death of a yachtsman during the British Steel Challenge has heard that he took his own life .
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