Example sentences of "that [subord] [pron] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Alternatively , the joyous sound of bells may be ringing out the tune of 'Those beautiful red roses that once you gave me ’ , all over sunlit uplands — though I doubt that . |
2 | Now you said that if I gave you X cos squared three X it might be a bit easier to integrate . |
3 | When by the third day her father had still not allowed Jessie out of her room , and Agnes confronted him , saying he could n't keep her incarcerated forever , and that if he did n't let her out then she was leaving , and that she meant it , he had gone along to his daughter 's room , taking with him a Bible , on which he made her swear that if he gave her the freedom of the house she would not attempt to leave it . |
4 | He had sworn at her , jeered at her , called her a lump of cold batter , told her to get to the devil , told her that he was sick of the sight of her , that he had married her for her money , that if she gave him any more of her canting preaching he 'd hit her one that she 'd remember . |
5 | She knew perfectly well that if she gave him any warning he 'd find some excuse to refuse to see her , so , having dumped her own things in her flat , she went straight round to his , hoping to catch him before he went out . |
6 | She looked at Sophie 's stricken face and added , ‘ He told her that if she gave them some garbled story he would sack her on the spot . |
7 | ‘ I think what I am trying to explain to you , ’ she said , ‘ is that over the years I became so completely cowed and dominated by this monster of an aunt that when she gave me an order , no matter what it was , I obeyed it instantly . |
8 | She carefully left enough of her father 's original hair tonic in the bottle so that when she gave it a good shake the whole thing still looked reasonably purple . |