Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb past] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was disappointed to find that nothing came immediately to mind . |
| 2 | In March the Prime Minister Winston Churchill , replying to a letter from the TUC Education Committee , gave an assurance that nothing had yet been settled and reserved some memorable prose for a concluding tribute to the value of liberal studies in adult education : |
| 3 | In the treaties with the States-General of 1654 and 1667 the English government succeeded in having its claims accepted by its rival ; and so sensible a man as Sir William Temple felt that nothing had ever given him greater pleasure than forcing the Dutch to give way once more on this point in the peace negotiations of 1674 . |
| 4 | No one had any comment to make for the excellent reason that everyone had already been convinced of the fact . |
| 5 | At Les Puces there was everything that everyone had ever thrown out : genuine , valuable antiques , odd shoes , false teeth , stuffed cats … more items than I knew existed . |
| 6 | If the Prince was going to be able to live off it when he finished his naval career and support the wife that everyone seemed so desperate for him to acquire , something radical had to be done . |
| 7 | Beating the bounds , when the parishioners walked round the parish boundaries to ensure that everyone knew where they were in case of dispute , was associated with the Rogationtide crop blessing . |
| 8 | Before long , he would be required to produce more than just carefully worded facts about the murder that everyone knew already from the grapevine . |
| 9 | It was strange , too , Anne thought , that everyone got on with their normal lives , in spite of the constant raids and disturbed nights , and had become used to seeing servicemen in so many different uniforms thronging the streets and the cinemas , and in the public houses she was sure , although she had never been in one . |
| 10 | He had offered the car to Hubert for the summer on condition that everyone promised never to stand on the running boards , because they were threatening to fall off . |
| 11 | The winning nomination , sent in be the school 's assistant headteacher , Mrs. Brenda Hart , was a tongue-in-cheek statement that everyone worked together as a friendly and cheerful team to uphold school standards in spite of Government directives and the pressures of society ! |
| 12 | And she smiled so nicely at Inchbad and Goibniu that everyone smiled back and thought it would be really very interesting to hear about some of the strange lands and the faraway worlds the Humans had visited from the great Feargach Grian , and also that it was always a shame to eat Humans when they were pretty and young and friendly . |
| 13 | Aaron Wildavsky argued that while PPBS had many shortcomings , the fundamental reason for its demise was that no-one knew how to do programme budgeting . |
| 14 | Sean ( Hallam ) Blowers chips in : ‘ The brilliant thing about Backdraft was that no-one had actually done a film about firemen before . ’ |
| 15 | The general opinion was yes , but certain it was that no-one had ever seen her . |
| 16 | I realised that I fitted happily into that sort of setting . |
| 17 | It was only when I started to receive my magazine that I realised just how courageous the lifeboat crews are . |
| 18 | It was only towards the end of last year , when the book was going to press and space was tight , that I realised how important a contribution was made not only by my work , but also the work of all the women who had contributed to the Project both nationally and internationally . |
| 19 | It was only when I was in secondary school and took notice of the relationship of children of my age were with their parents and families , that I realised how other people behaved . |
| 20 | It was n't until I 'd bought one and used it that I realised how much it speeded up knitting . |
| 21 | However , it was not until she came round from behind the reception desk that I realised how huge she was . |
| 22 | I think it was then , with his powerful fingers digging like claws into my arm , that I realised how formidable the man was . |
| 23 | ‘ Do you know , Father , it was n't until Whitton was dead that I realised how he had held us in his evil thrall . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I was so annoyed that I blurted out : ‘ Good God ! |
| 25 | Most reviewers were distracted by the ‘ satires ’ of the title , written earlier and in a very different mood , which Hardy came to regret as injuring ‘ the others that I cared most about ’ . |
| 26 | Maybe I would never be able to return to the present — not that I cared just then . |
| 27 | Not that I cared much for the way he kept them . |
| 28 | I had about five barges to look after and you could n't see everyone — not that I cared so very much , to tell the truth . |
| 29 | That I lived here for many years as a child , that — " |
| 30 | ‘ How — er — how did you know that I lived here ? ’ she muttered as he led her inside the lift , reaching across to push the correct floor button . |