Example sentences of "[verb] that [pos pn] [adj] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to lock myself in my bedroom sobbing and praying that my real mother would come back to comfort me . |
| 2 | Realizing that my opponent and I were safely separated , I struggled violently , hurling threats and abuse at the poor boy , while praying that my large saviour would n't let go of me . |
| 3 | For example , in India , graduate schools of social work are a major training resource for the social welfare services but some observers suggest that their educational approach might not be congruent with local needs and might not be making their best contribution to the nation 's social welfare and social development goals . |
| 4 | ‘ Today 's events suggest that my future movements could be uncertain , ’ he told her . |
| 5 | Larry adds that his optimum rig would be two 4x10s , and listening to the tens perform under an extreme load does tend to qualify his argument . |
| 6 | They will know that their maturing children need not be committed to anything that they will not be free to abandon in later life if they so wish . |
| 7 | Did you know that your EC-approved pads must be ‘ as light as possible without prejudicing design strength and efficiency ’ ( sub-section 1.3.2 ) , or that your box ‘ must be so designed and manufactured as to facilitate correct positioning on the user and to remain in place for the foreseeable period of use , bearing in mind ambient factors , movements to be made and postures to be adopted . |
| 8 | No seeker after truth should doubt that his daily bread will be provided . |
| 9 | He promised that his new government would issue an economic statement early in 1992 . |
| 10 | I promised that his further education would be no burden to them , and that after the war , I would see to it that he received a free college education , which should not be denied him , but all I got was ‘ You take ‘ im , Mr Burton , you take ‘ im . ’ |
| 11 | Students are reminded that their eventual employers will expect them to have made good use of their time at university . |
| 12 | By the time the Warriors had reached the objective , the riflemen in the back had been sufficiently aware of what was going on around them to know that their own survival would depend on the spirit of fight they could produce . |
| 13 | Enough to know that her righteous indignation would fade under the realisation that no malice had been intended and no real harm done . |
| 14 | Jane Cristofani steered Helen towards soft separates instead , explaining that her curvaceous figure should be echoed in the shapes of her clothes . |
| 15 | More than one ex-dealer has claimed that their old firm would still have an employee 's banking details , and would ring the bank to check whether the ex-dealer was currently receiving a direct debit , and if so , from what firm . |
| 16 | I shall vote for the amendment and I hope and expect that my honourable friends will do likewise . ' |
| 17 | He had added that his new possession would need ‘ a bit of doing up ’ , but other engineers working at Nigel 's firm seemed almost as fascinated as he himself , and once it arrived on the premises Nigel remarked jokingly , ‘ Not too many lighthouses were made for a couple of years . ’ |
| 18 | Choreographers who do not adhere strictly to the old conventions of court etiquette realise that their total design will flow more easily because their dancers ' behaviour will appear more spontaneous and natural . |
| 19 | They say that their novel sensor can measure the concentration of the active ( - ) -isomer of ephedrine , the sympathomimetic decongestant and bronchodilator , down to a limit of 10 -5.3 mol dm -3 in the presence of common serum ions ( J. Chem . |
| 20 | But you may think me merely biased if I say that my own father could in many ways be considered to rank with such men , and that his career is the one I have always scrutinized for a definition of ‘ dignity ’ . |
| 21 | He attempted to go to the bathroom , but found that his left leg would n't respond . |
| 22 | It is tragic that it is most unlikely that the Jewish race would ever seriously consider that its terrible sufferings can in any way be attributable to it 's religion , even in part . |
| 23 | They did not so much as consider that their physical safety could be at risk . |
| 24 | The employee therefore see his involvement in a union , or support for his union , to be the best means of securing his personal objectives ( eg. through extra pay or shorter working hours ) or the employee may consider that his own goals would be furthered better by loyalty to senior managers in the organisation and acceptance of the organisation 's goals . |
| 25 | It was realised that our first aim should be to secure more tangible evidence and , if possible , further witnesses . |
| 26 | We were shocked to discover how important this secretive and ill-attended rite was , and realized that our aquatic curiosity might well have offended these creatures on whose appearance , or otherwise , rested the continuation of the entire festival . |
| 27 | If they are so much our superior in everything else , one would think that their insurance-based systems might be better also . |
| 28 | What does he think that his minimum wage would do to it ? |
| 29 | I do not think that my hon. Friend will be able to do quite that . |
| 30 | In November the Six agreed that their foreign ministers would meet every three months . |