Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt as though all her bones had melted and that everyone knew it . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | The experience was painful enough to ensure that no-one did it again ; it simply was n't worth the risk . |
| 4 | You see — ’ she looked up once more and met his direct blue gaze ‘ — you think I wanted to marry you , that I planned it all , but you were wrong , I did n't . ’ |
| 5 | It was only when friends accused me of being a pompous , humourless prat that I realised it was meant as a joke . |
| 6 | ‘ It was only when a few of the details were released that I realised it was me . |
| 7 | It was n't till the evening when we sat down and talked about it that I realised it could have been quite dangerous . |
| 8 | It 's small wonder that this plateau has claimed lives , since in the weather that I experienced it 's impossible to have any sense of direction at all without the constant use of a compass and map . |
| 9 | It was just lucky that I spotted it in time and did something about it at such an early age , or God knows what the child might have turned into , with Saul 's soul possessing him . |
| 10 | ‘ It was just that I heard it call so I knew there must be one about . ’ |
| 11 | Even if I 'd told you that I heard it on the local news , I doubt you 'd have taken my word for it . |
| 12 | It was just then that I heard it ; a small knocking sound coming from the direction of the cupboard . |
| 13 | I am not sure now if I ever proceeded to knock ; it is quite possible , given the alarming nature of what I heard , that I judged it best to withdraw altogether . |
| 14 | No , you do n't : for the simple reason that I suppressed it a few pages ago . |
| 15 | The point of this is not the trivial name involved , but the fact that I remember it so clearly . |
| 16 | The fact that I knew it was wicked to expose my smooth bare slit gave me a feeling both of pleasure and of power , never vocalised . |
| 17 | I loved him so much that I knew it would be all right . |
| 18 | The laugh she gave was so dirty that I knew it was going to be all right . |
| 19 | It had been running through my thoughts so often that I knew it by heart , yet now I was suddenly afraid that I might do the wrong thing ! |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , not that I knew it at the time , of course , else I 'd never have gone . ’ |
| 21 | I think that the real reason that I wanted to do Total recall was that I knew it might make me famous which then might help me get better parts . |
| 22 | You must take my word for it that I saw it by accident . |
| 23 | It was n't until much later that I saw it metaphorically . |
| 24 | that 's the way that I saw it . |
| 25 | And therefore it is only because I believe this particular phrase is quite literally to do with the very crux , the very cross , of our Christian understanding that I bring it before the general assembly . |
| 26 | ‘ But if I 'm honest , I must admit that I regret it now . ’ |
| 27 | I , I just put it on his dinner , cos there 's no way that I squirt it in his mouth , I 'd probably choke him . |
| 28 | I 'm going to have some headed notepaper as soon as I can get the laser printer printing out things that I tell it to rather than printing out Courier Ten . |
| 29 | I had beaten so many of my idols that I hope it does n't sound too arrogant to say that I was proud of my performance . |
| 30 | Not that I hope it does . |