Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a mental shrug she tried to ensure she kept up , knowing that nothing irritated him more than to be kept waiting even a second when he was in this mood . |
| 2 | When they say that nothing happens I wonder what they want to happen . |
| 3 | If it is so for choices of means it is so for choices of ends ; and it is one of the greatest temptations to irrationality that nothing compels us to acknowledge in the realm of ends what we can not afford to deny in the realm of means . |
| 4 | He thought back over the last few hours , the acknowledged relief of talking to Alice , the knowledge that nothing shocked her , nothing surprised her , that everything he did , if not right in her eyes , was judged by a different standard from the one she rigorously applied to the rest of her life . |
| 5 | He had no really bad faults but you had to be careful that nothing startled him , such as a bird suddenly rising , and on one occasion he did bolt . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's so strong that nothing stops him , ’ commented his trainer , Lucy Wadham . |
| 7 | Just to make sure that nothing stops you from having the best , we 've arranged some excellent flexible finance schemes . |
| 8 | The first thing to do is to rephrase the question that everyone asks themselves , not ‘ what would I like to grow , what do I want to grow ? ’ but ‘ what do I have space for , and how much time am I prepared to devote to looking after what I plant ? ’ |
| 9 | Whenever I did succeed in preparing a family meal , I insisted that everyone eat whatever was placed on her/his plate . |
| 10 | He was delighted that everyone enjoyed themselves . |
| 11 | Then I became the black sheep and I found to my horror that everyone thought I was off my bloody head . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , the negotiations between the three publishers jostling for position went on for over a year without reaching a conclusion : ‘ It was very difficult to find common ground and make sure that everyone had their fair share . ’ |
| 13 | It never occurred to Robbins that there was any need to describe the internal culture of higher education ; it was taken for granted that everyone knew what it was , or at least what it should be . |
| 14 | So she kept her doubts to herself , merely remarking that everyone knew what Frenchmen were like and turning the whole thing into a rather laboured joke in which Iris eventually joined . |
| 15 | She felt as though all her bones had melted and that everyone knew it . |
| 16 | ‘ Instructor/supervisors are being trained to ensure that everyone using it is properly advised on how to gain the best from it without running the risk of strain or injury . |
| 17 | ‘ It boggles my mind that everyone thinks they can pull the wool over the eyes of a company that 's had 30 years experience in dicking rock bands . |
| 18 | ‘ It seems to me that everyone thinks he 's ill merely because he is less rude and rather more bearable than he has been in the past , ’ the head said irritably . |
| 19 | At Billy Graham 's 1961 Maine Road Stadium Crusade , low-level , multi-speaker systems meant that music from choir and instruments was travelling around the stadium electronically and then being ‘ chased ’ by the real sound , with the result that everyone heard everything at least twice . |
| 20 | Co out of your way to ensure that everyone appreciates their own personal contribution to revenue . |
| 21 | It is the responsibility of the clinical teacher to ensure that everyone understands her role and the important part she plays in nurse education . |
| 22 | You will need to be extra considerate and remember that everyone finds their own way of living with HIV . |
| 23 | Anyway , please could you thank GEORGE most sincerely for his endeavours — the fact that everyone pulls their weight up there ensures the place runs at minimal cost to all users . |
| 24 | It seems to me that everyone watches everyone all the time . |
| 25 | These names are either prescribed by law ( wholemeal bread ) or clearly descriptive ( beef stew and dumpling ) or , in the case of fish fingers , the name has been used for so long that everyone knows what they are . |
| 26 | The group assumes that everyone knows what the objectives are . |
| 27 | The purpose of the group meeting should be made clear from the start so that everyone knows what they are about , and what is expected of them . |
| 28 | It wants to make sure that everyone knows what harassment is , that harassment will not be tolerated and that there is a procedure for dealing with the problem . |
| 29 | In a haulage firm it is prudent to make sure that everyone knows who does in fact have permission to drive ; this avoids the problems which arise if a vehicle driven by someone in the firm without authority is involved in an accident . |
| 30 | It 's important to him that everyone knows he is the champion , that he is better than anyone else and not necessarily looking for easy pay days . |