Example sentences of "[that] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Tipler argues — hopefully , but un-convincingly — that a natural tendency towards altruism will ensure that this resurrection is pleasant : heavenly , rather than infernal . |
| 2 | ‘ It seems to me , ’ said Henry Tyler , in the last analysis a Ministry man , ‘ that this stuff , whatever it is , is something that ought to be put a stop to . ’ |
| 3 | What is so amazing is that this stuff keeps going on . |
| 4 | There was only himself and the vast , endless mansion of the skies , and Fergus , used all of his life to human companionship , thought that this solitude would be more than he could bear . |
| 5 | Need it be emphasized that this exposition claims to be no more than schematic ? |
| 6 | ‘ But Kit , ’ Tom reminded him , barely a year ago , we hardly knew that this paradise existed . |
| 7 | Study of the religious story shows that it has always been organised religion which has eventually retreated before the inexorable advance of science , and religious leaders should acknowledge that this retreat provides the living proof of the falsity of their position . |
| 8 | The road , which is an important link in Rome 's traffic system , was constructed on orders of Mussolini in 1931–32 in the hope that this highway through the remains of classical Rome would enhance his fascist regime with echoes of Imperial grandeur . |
| 9 | I was told that the wind was blowing in a different direction that day and that this smog ( caused by the local power station ) always occurred when this happened . |
| 10 | Formerly , the difference between the Germans and the French was that the Germans wanted to await greater economic convergence before implementing a monetary union , while the French thought that this goal should be achieved by economic dirigisme , including monetary union . |
| 11 | Giving a person a hearing before deciding to refuse such a licence application can help to ensure that this goal is correctly applied in a particular instance . |
| 12 | Miss Harker was n't just baffled , she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the whole class , but she managed to smother up her rage in tones of exasperated concern . |
| 13 | In the first study we were able to show that clients treated in either mode were significantly less depressed at the end of treatment than those held on a waiting list for the same length of time ( Scott and Stradling , 1990 ) , and that this reduction in symptoms was maintained for up to 12 months post treatment — see Figure 3 . |
| 14 | It may well be that this reduction in severity of symptoms has brought the symptoms of NSU much closer to those of gonorrhoea and thereby exaggerated their importance . |
| 15 | Unlike the UK , the Netherlands has for most of the time since 1950 pursued a consistent policy of reducing and limiting the prison population ; overall it is difficult to argue that this reduction in punishment has adversely affected the Netherlands ' crime rate , which has risen in a roughly similar manner to that in the UK over this period ( Downes , 1999 : 33–41 , 194–5 ; NACRO , 1991a : 93 ) . |
| 16 | It should be noted that this reduction in utility is not caused by deadweight loss associated with taxation . |
| 17 | It emerged from the London dock strike , " the greatest struggle between capital and labour that this generation has seen " , with an augmented status in the labour movement , a reputation for militancy and a foothold in the Port of London in which organising success had hitherto eluded it . |
| 18 | Dhuoda and Nithard wrote at the very beginning of Charles the Bald 's reign : Nithard believed the young king showed promise , Dhuoda that this generation of Carolingians were predestined by God to rule , and with His help would shine forth in their success . |
| 19 | Linda Theophilus , in her catalogue introduction , suggests that this generation is able to reclaim the title ‘ embroiderer ’ with confidence , rather than slip embarrassedly into ‘ textile artist ’ . |
| 20 | Does this mean that this story is not about faith , but faithlessness ? |
| 21 | Since the early years of this century it has been recognized by scholars that this story had its origins in a tale about someone being attacked by the spirit or demon of the Jabbok , the embodiment of the great dangers involved in crossing the river at night after the rains . |
| 22 | There is the thought that this story might fulfil me as nothing ever has done in all my life previous to this . |
| 23 | Mr Wriglesworth is confident that this story will not be repeated in 1992 . |
| 24 | Some scholars believe that this story is more theological than historical . |
| 25 | They believe that Jesus died so that sins might be forgiven , and therefore that this story is an illustration of this truth . |
| 26 | One would think ( as I think ) that this story has served as a vehicle through which people expressed their love of God , but not that it is true . |
| 27 | There are clear indications that this story was made up from older ones , and earlier compositions have been found which contain some of these features . |
| 28 | I still feel that this story if I have retold it right , would have appealed to Eliot more than the tamer one about the negro . |
| 29 | Enhanced , too , by the knowledge that this story of the legions had reached the same evolutionary culmination not once but twice . |
| 30 | Although I say that this story could really happen , I doubt that there would be the character of Simon in reality as I think that a boy his age would realise the dangerous situation he was in , and join the other boys . |