Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been a hard year , the public felt Lauda had been ill done by , and everyone felt that they were seeing the apotheosis of one of the great drivers and the first signs of greatness in his natural successor , Alain Prost . |
| 2 | Seven of the 10 practices had made an overall saving on their first year 's budget , and everyone felt that the benefits of being in the scheme outweighed the costs . |
| 3 | In November church bells were rung to celebrate the victory at El Alamein , and everyone felt that at last the war might be near the end , although Churchill told them they were wrong . |
| 4 | Salah said it was much easier to persuade people in a small community : Huaiwiri had only twenty-seven households and girls could continue schooling after puberty because everyone knew everyone else , because in any case no house was closed to any other , and everyone knew that the girls would come to no harm . |
| 5 | And everyone knew that now it was time for Madame 's famous song . |
| 6 | It was a local concern , employing whole families , and everyone knew that in order to flourish they must give it their all . |
| 7 | All the talk now was of the Second Front , and everyone thought that the Army would have to land in France to finish off the war . |
| 8 | Baron of Buchlyvie was brought into the ring and everyone agreed that it looked magnificent . |
| 9 | One or two people had felt afraid of the head noises , and everyone agreed that there was a need to have tinnitus explained and that professional workers , such as occupational therapists , lip-reading teachers , general practitioners and so on should be aware of the effect of tinnitus and the reality of the complaint . |
| 10 | And everyone agreed that the swinging couple had a ball at the London nightclub . |
| 11 | The other score — of damage to sons , property and livestock — was never calculated , but the injuries sustained were not considered excessive , and everyone agreed that it was one of the best hurling matches they 'd seen in several years . |
| 12 | And , thought Busacher to himself , it would also help with the awkwardness of Suzi and Georg no longer speaking and everyone knowing that the little Hoflin was currently messing about with Gesner . |
| 13 | Thirty-one showed positive results after four weeks and everyone reported that their skin felt smoother , more supple and better toned . |
| 14 | And everyone knows that such ‘ idol-worshippers ’ abound in the ‘ East ’ . |
| 15 | And everyone knows that Siban has no desire to sit on the Dragon Throne . |
| 16 | And everyone knows that really he is advising medieval kings and nineteenth-century Prime Ministers . |
| 17 | The fact of the matter is , carp are an endangered species , and everyone knows that the only diet they will accept if the winter has been especially harsh and the spring turns wet before St Oursin 's Day is that of young minced Wolf Cub . |
| 18 | there 's two elements in relation to the air conditioning itself , er spreading viruses , and we take two preventative actions one of which is that we spray all the air conditioning ducts work quarterly with , what 's known , as a virucide and I relate that to the equivalent of sticking a a toilet block in the toilet , it kills all all known airborne germs sort of thing . |
| 19 | And I worry that the tension of gambling might be bad for the heart . ’ |
| 20 | We gained energy from each other and I determined that this strength must be used creatively . |
| 21 | And I liken that to the power from above which can execute our sinful selves . |
| 22 | Such writing rapidly palls , and I hope that in the novels to come , Motion can curb his reckless passion for it . |
| 23 | ‘ His investigative talent , which he displayed in this instance , will no doubt stand him in good stead in the future and I hope that he will have a long and distinguished career , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Success in this field is going to become even more important as we move into the 1990s and beyond and I hope that in this book I 've been able to give you the benefit of my experience , to pass on the kind of backstage know-how that can make that vital difference between winning and losing . |
| 25 | ‘ And I hope that we shall be paying the taxman quite soon , ’ he beams . |
| 26 | At £12.50 the book is good value , and I hope that chemists will find it useful as an introduction to an area of growing interest and application . |
| 27 | We are , therefore , anxious that he should not be thrown away in some other role and I hope that any plan he has made will be carefully examined so as to ensure that as far as possible he does not do something foolhardy . |
| 28 | This is a very useful book , and I hope that the organisers can be persuaded to hold other symposia covering areas they were not able to cover this time — eg corrosion inhibition in manufacturing engineering . |
| 29 | Presumably that 's why you read the column , and I hope that you are considerably richer as a result . |
| 30 | ‘ And I hope that stepmother of yours appreciates it , too . |