Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] [verb] that " in BNC.

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1 When a craftsman adds his father 's name to his signature it can often be shown that the father was a craftsman too ( e.g. above , p. 34 ) ; and the practice may regularly have meant that .
2 What other Fourth Division club could possibly consider facing that sort of challenge ? ’
3 The fall itself did n't kill her — it was hitting her head on the stanchion ; Georgina could n't have planned that . ’
4 I am sure that the more sensible people in racing and in the Jockey Club would not want to see that . ’
5 Apart from the monocle , and the cab-driver might deliberately have concealed that . ’
6 So there was no more talk about the far-away things that were coming nearer ; but as for thinking — well , Auntie could n't help doing that , in her way .
7 The case is well documented and even official bodies like the Northern Ireland Economic Council would increasingly tend to accept that .
8 Even England would not dare claim that .
9 ( Of course , Boy would never have used that word , husband , that 's my word .
10 Even the most enterprising squirrel could scarcely have done that .
11 Ten days before , the lad could n't have said that .
12 Daddy would n't have liked that . ’
13 : Wilkinson will not hesitate to do that .
14 There are a number of significant steps that have to be taken before the IB can even contemplate making that sort of decision .
15 But the hoaxer could n't have known that .
16 ‘ Oh no , Harry would n't have done that . ’
17 ‘ I could see that he was touched by my offer , but of course his wife would not have allowed that .
18 Right if Edie would n't mind doing that , we 'd be pleased .
19 Hong Kong can not continue to accept that situation .
20 In a matter as fundamental as that of the constitution of the church , God could not have allowed that error should have persisted over such a period of time .
21 Mariot capped this by suggesting that , since the Earl Patrick would presumably intend to yield that castle should Berwick town fall to King Edward , he could expect a greater reward from that monarch if the castle was nominally his own , not just a crown possession .
22 In this instance there 's nothing er and er justice Bingham er did say specifically that he was n't pursuing er the matter of er audit , it was n't his responsibility er the government should certainly have repaired that omission by pursuing it themselves , by inquiring er into er what went wrong .
23 Now , I wonder whether the opposition members might not like to take that up with their M P .
24 And even the county champions could n't hope to defend that .
25 Tell that story to one of America 's many grumblers about Japanese investment and the response is that Mr Dukakis would never have made that mistake at a Japanese firm : he would have been able to tell the difference .
26 Having acquired a dominant position in a market , a firm will presumably seek to exploit that position , unless it is constrained by the threat of potential competition .
27 Pool may well have gone that way had Gibson , Knowles and Murray not worked their wonders .
28 The Ipswich Borough Police could n't have done that .
29 Humans would n't have done that , would they ?
30 In accepting a building society deposit as a substitute for a bank deposit , the customer may well have put that bank deposit into more active circulation .
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