Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] that the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The rejoicing was shared particularly by WACC 's members and colleagues in Central America , although news has since come through that the Guatemalan government is responding to Ms Menchu 's Peace Prize with a renewed crackdown against the popular democratic movement . |
| 2 | I sent her Nit Ac LM1 and did n't hear anything for a year when she rang up with a headache — it turned out that the anal fissure had cleared quickly and she felt she had been miraculously well given her sister had been murdered 12mths previously and she 'd had 4 months leave of absence from work to deal with the aftermath which had involved her nephew joining the family . |
| 3 | To be fair to him , he had repeatedly hinted that , when the evidence was in , it would show that Pound 's contribution went far beyond the mere passing of judgement on particular passages ; and indeed it turned out that the very structure of the poem had been extricated by Pound , rather than conceived and composed by the poet whose name appeared on the title-page . |
| 4 | When rumours leaked out that the Welsh Office , rather than grasping this opportunity , were seeking a ‘ derogation ’ to allow it to maintain the present battery of schemes , CPRW asked David Hunt to ‘ introduce a single , comprehensive agri-environmental scheme for the whole of Wales , integrating existing area-based schemes such as ESAs , Tir Cymen , National Park and SSSI management agreements , as well as the extensification and organic farming conversion schemes currently under consideration . |
| 5 | This would not only reduce its political significance but it would allow for yearly increases ( though broadcasters have been quick to point out that the general rate of inflation is below the industry 's rate and so an increase would still leave a shortfall which can only be made up by savings ) . |
| 6 | According to Ron Grant , some of these cases were appalling , but he is keen to point out that the vast majority of farmers enjoy a trusting relationship with his organisation and increasingly bring their concerns to his inspectors before problems arise . |
| 7 | As to what counsel said there is a keen dispute which their Lordships can not resolve , beyond observing that there is nothing in the abbreviated note of the arguments in the district court to suggest that counsel went further than to point out that the immediate future of the B.M.F.L. prosecution was highly speculative . |
| 8 | It is essential to point out that the Primary Control relationship is not one of position , but one of freedom . |
| 9 | Part of my mind was trying to point out that the facial expression was wholly unlike her , and she never called me Del unless she wanted something . |
| 10 | We would like to point out that the present remit of the group in no way parallels the standing conferences of the English regions . |
| 11 | They go on to point out that the typical family of ( working ) father and ( housewife ) mother make up 15 per cent of households ( Rimmer , 1981 , p. 62 ) . |
| 12 | Before you get the idea that such a bias occurs only in national competitions , I would like to point out that the worse case of this I ever saw was in a world championship . |
| 13 | It is also relevant to point out that the upper limit for Band G is £250,000 , and it is hardly fair to bracket our properties with properties of that kind of value . |
| 14 | Although BAe was blamed , it was correct to point out that the corporate plan had been drawn up before the proposed merger . |
| 15 | Having said this , however , Kiefer goes on to point out that the masculine ideal of violent pride is in tension with the religious ideal of revenge as being God 's prerogative . |
| 16 | Observers are quick to point out that the main church , the Romanian Orthodox , is well under the control of the secret service and constitutes no threat to President Nicolae Ceausescu . |
| 17 | Clearly it is no mere anthropomorphism to point out that the functional relation between these two and their capacity in man to render the species largely independent from and a controller of his natural environment has become a prime factor in the advance of man over other primate species . |
| 18 | Roberts ( 4.5 ) surveys the literature on youth , pointing out that the traditional focus on how youth cultures have functioned so as to reconcile young people to adult roles in employment and family life have lost a crucial element — the expectation that young people ( especially those with only basic education ) would have jobs available . |
| 19 | His officers were aghast , pointing out that the minimum turning circle was half a mile and did their best to dissuade him . |
| 20 | As a member of the UK Offshore Operators Association , BP will make submissions pointing out that the general tenor of the tax changes should also encourage more efficient production from existing oilfields by creating incentives to recover more oil and gas . |
| 21 | Marx was pointing out that the capitalist assumption that what motivates man everywhere and for all time is the search for profit , is totally misleading and is itself a product of capitalism . |
| 22 | Members of the public expressed some dismay that the new lighting would be yellow , pointing out that the white light gives a character and atmosphere to this conservation area which should not be altered . |
| 23 | But the Tories have been quick to draw comfort from the latest figures , pointing out that the underlying trend showed that the rate of increase appeared to be levelling off in 1990 and 1991 . |
| 24 | It is worth pointing out that the British PWR design is largely based on the Bechtel-Westinghouse Standardised Nuclear Unit Power Plant System ( SNUPPS ) . |
| 25 | He walked onto the runway but was cleared of tresspass after pointing out that the public right of way as marked on maps actually crosses part of the base . |
| 26 | Lest anyone should think that the matter is totally unproblematical , it is perhaps worth pointing out that the same dictionary gives no separate recognition to the parallel occurrences of shut . |
| 27 | Derek Bevan , whilst pointing out that the quick throw-in does not happen very often in a game situation , is convinced that , overall , it would encourage a more open style of play . |
| 28 | The pattern may look more obvious after the event , but it is worth pointing out that the French war in Vietnam in 1946 is sandwiched between their bombardment of Damascus and the eruption at Setif in Algeria in 1945 and their violent repression of the nationalist revolt in Madagascar in 1947 after similar claims had been made for independence within the French Union . |
| 29 | ‘ The man is entitled to leave the woman , to whom he is not married , and it would be wrong and impolitic to say that if he expostulates with her , pointing out that the inevitable consequence of her present conduct will be the rupture of their relations , the result , if he succeeds in changing her attitude and sexual intercourse is resumed , is that he commits an offence . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I noticed that a few counties had decided on June 6 and I sent out a letter pointing out that the recommended date was the second Saturday in June . |