Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adj] [that] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A fulsomely congratulatory message to me from Reuters later in the day made me aware that no representative of my rival overseas agencies had been present at the Jeanes conference .
2 He 'll count himself lucky that the rabbit-punch only stunned him and did n't lay him out .
3 I found it intriguing that the image on the screen was almost indecipherable , especially when blown up to five and a half metres square .
4 He found it odd that the church should block a nursery .
5 Sabine still found it astonishing that the family were n't making more use of the legend to promote their wine .
6 The Government have made it clear that a decision on the site would be premature at this stage .
7 The courts have made it clear that an employee who responds to an employer 's initiative by volunteering to go is not resigning , but making himself available to be dismissed .
8 A vast majority of Arab leaders and Arab people have made it clear that the invasion of Kuwait is an issue for the Arab nation to resolve , but to no avail .
9 My right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General has made it clear that the law is not suspended and therefore it would remain a matter for local authorities if they wished to bring actions .
10 At a press conference on March 15 Gen. Suchinda had made it clear that the neutralization of the state-enterprise labour movement had been one of the prime objectives behind the military takeover .
11 But the House of Lords has since made it clear that the scope of judicial review does not depend on any distinction between judicial and administrative functions but on whether the challenged decision affects the applicant 's rights or legitimate expectations and on arguments about the suitability and propriety of judicial review in the circumstances of the case .
12 With regard to a single currency and economic and monetary union , my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made it clear that the Government are not prepared to commit Britain now to a single currency .
13 However the Prime Minister has made it clear that the government is ready to discuss any further proposals that the uish union may wish to put forward that are consistent with our overriding objective of safeguarding national security .
14 I have made it clear that the cost of running a Trident deterrent will be well below 2 per cent .
15 2 If a future Parliament is " hung " with the centre parties holding the balance of power between Conservative and Labour then the Liberals and Social Democrats have made it clear that the price of their giving support to any minority government would be a binding agreement to introduce proportional representation .
16 First and foremost he had made it clear that the decision in the imperial affair as to who was the " suitable " ( idoneus ) ruler must rest in his hands .
17 The term ‘ caring ’ is too wide to have much utility and the use of ‘ tending ’ as an element of caring has made it clear that the focus is upon those who perform physical tasks for others .
18 The court held that the covering letter had not made it clear that the seller was intending to contract on his own terms and conditions , and that he had merely mentioned the offer by way of reference for its main terms ( eg quoted price and delivery ) .
19 This was a separate transaction from the auction and the auctioneers had not made it clear that the exemption clause was being incorporated into it .
20 The Prime Minister , John Major , was reported to have made it clear that the Commonwealth was still a pillar of British foreign policy , together with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) and the European Communities , whereas his predecessor , Margaret Thatcher , had repeatedly clashed with other Commonwealth leaders .
21 I have made it clear that the reform must include legislation enabling us to do that .
22 ‘ I have made it public that the country needs to have its own identity , its own institutions . ’
23 I had literally had everything possible that a judge can give you .
24 Viewed in this light we consider it important that the movement as a whole should adopt a balanced approach to the problems that have arisen .
25 For one thing , the repetition helps to reinforce whatever suggestion he may have been given ; and , for another , I consider it vital that the patient realizes he is playing an extremely significant part in his own cure .
26 Have you ever thought it strange that the curse of the working classes is none other than that beloved boardroom nectar that evaporates executive stress and wins over the most capricious of clients ?
27 Given the widespread fragility of confidence in the economic recovery , the directors believe it prudent that the dividend for the year to March 1993 should reflect that year 's results and not be presumptuous as to any future economic upturn .
28 The contrast between nature and architecture here was too much indeed for the ungenerous Hippolyte Taine , who came here on his Journey to the Pyrenees in the middle of the last century and wrote that ‘ One finds it grotesque that a bit of hot water should have brought cuisine and civilization into these declivities . ’
29 I find it sad that the business of getting practitioners , medical or alternative , to provide evidence of the efficacy of the treatments they use is left largely to consumer organisations , and to a financially hard pressed charity like HealthWatch , which has to step in where the professionals seem afraid to tread .
30 I find it odd that the position has so changed compared with 15 months ago when I became Secretary of State , when some Conservative Members were alleging that standards had declined and Opposition Members were denying those allegations .
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