Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] that " in BNC.

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1 Following this there may be discomfort on urination , and a vicious circle is started in which memory of previous discomfort combines with apprehension at the possibility of its recurring and perpetuates the nervousness or fear that was responsible in the first place .
2 Unlike Napoleon 's mother , Elena Petrescu left no memorable quotation or hint that peasant-wisdom had perhaps already prepared her for her world to be turned downside-up again .
3 ‘ Perhaps it had tried to reveal itself in response to some wish or command that was felt in the room ’ , thinks Frodo , and he is clearly right .
4 Never be apprehensive or let that apprehension show .
5 Bachrach and Baratz argue that pluralists ignore or neglect that ‘ face of power ’ which consists in confining the scope of decision-making to safe issues ; they go on to make the less convincing point that an elite may exist without actually being aware of its own dominance since this may never have been challenged .
6 ‘ I do not know whether homosexuals are born homosexuals or acquire that trait because of the way in which they are brought up ...
7 About eighty per cent of the users are students and they 've normally been told to read this , or read that , or read the other , and if they now use one of our computer terminals , which has got a little video screen on the top and a little keyboard , they can look up the books , they can look them up by title , by the title of the book as well as by the traditional author approach , and when they 've found it the computer tells them how many copies are in the library , or whether they 're all on loan .
8 About eighty per cent of the users are students , and they 've normally been told to read this , or read that , or read the other and if they now use one of our computer terminals , which has got a little video screen on the top and a little keyboard , they can look up the books .
9 Well , lead it and have the courage of your convictions : either come into the open or drop that fellow .
10 Having said that , not saying George Best was one of the greatest players in the world , would be similar to denying Maradona or Cruyff that status .
11 Men and women both know what it is to wake in the night and find fierce emotions pounding within them — desire or rage that is not allowed such free rein during the day .
12 ‘ We could not predict that or anticipate that . ’
13 From the raggedness of the flesh at the wrist , it appeared that the hand had been hewn from its arm with a knife or axe that was very blunt .
14 That principle has now been abandoned ; the Government no longer advance or maintain that position .
15 Natural movement which is also a pleasure rather than a chore is infinitely superior to indoor exercises with weights , or exercise that is so taxing that one aches from head to toe afterwards .
16 Once you have configured the drive as Master or Slave that 's all you have to do , in theory .
17 What I 'm trying to do is chair a meeting and to prevent what happening what 's just happened when people start jumping up and shouting I do n't think that 's productive ways to chair any meeting or allow that to happen .
18 The court can waive any requirement to serve a document or direct that service be effected in a particular manner ( FPCR , r4(8) ; FPR , r4.4(8) ) .
19 If the parties can not agree on the terms of the mortgage , application can always be made to the court who will settle the terms of the mortgage or direct that conveyancing counsel be appointed by the court to do so .
20 With eighty percent of the scholarly publications in research libraries printed on acidic paper and major campaigns underway in the US and Europe either to reformat or substitute that material in new formats such as microfilm or digital media it is possible that retrospective conversions will eventually digitize millions of volumes .
21 Exceptions occur when a position is so specialised or obscure that search is the only way ; but by the laws of demand and supply , such jobs as these usually attract high salaries in any case .
22 Would you like me to try Veronica later or deliver that ?
23 I have written elsewhere ( Bolton , 1982 ) that the basic skill of acting is : ‘ an ability to engage with something outside oneself using an ‘ as if ’ mental set to activate , sustain or intensify that engagement' and I go on to say , ‘ I am using the word ‘ engagement ’ as a central feature because it implies a relationship at an affective level between a person and the world outside him' ( p. 135 ) .
24 But what does the word curriculum denote or connote that ‘ course ’ does not ?
25 Cary Cooper , professor of psychology at Manchester University 's Institute of Science and Technology , who analysed the results , said : ‘ Kids who watch video games a lot actually use that behaviour or transpose that behaviour in other social situations — maybe not grossly but they certainly show much more aggressive behaviour than the kids who do n't watch video games .
26 After all , who would you rather hang out with : Byron or Take That ?
27 Or take that smaller one .
28 Cushions and pads may help for a while but they will never convert a seat or chair that is bad for your back into one which gives you comfort and relief .
29 Such laws assert connection between determinate properties in every object or stuff that is of a certain kind — arsenic , benzopyrene , coal , and so on .
30 If you make a claim for any liability , loss or damage that is also covered by any other insurance policy we will only pay our share of the claim .
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