Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adj] that a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 From being surprised that a ball rolls away on a gentle slope , a child will purposely ride his scooter down the same slope for enjoyment , knowing that he then has to push it up again .
2 All these reforms may be necessary , but alas , so far from being sufficient that a reassessment of future conservation needs to be made .
3 According to the narrator , Patrick is ‘ so far from being anti-semitic that a couple of his best friends really were Jews ’ ( but who can these two best friends be — can Ormerod , unmentioned in the later novel , be one ? ) .
4 To be sure that a patient is truly regaining their health , it is of no value just to know that the symptoms of his complaint have been relieved , rather the focus of his disease has to be seen to be shifting into less important areas , that is , moving down the hierarchy .
5 Miranda said , ‘ Firstly , I 'd like to be sure that a nursing home is the best place for her , rather than a hospital .
6 Although the police do not need to be certain that a person has heard or seen what is going on before they can call for quiet under the Act ( since it is sufficient that they have reasonable cause to believe that an offence is being committed ) , they would afterwards have to conduct house to house enquiries before they could truthfully say that the conduct was actually heard or seen by a bystander .
7 Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls .
8 Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls .
9 In such cases the bank/organisation has to be satisfied that a policy of insurance on the private dwelling , adequate to cater for the bank's/organisation 's interest , has been effected by the mortgagor on the buildings on the security of which the mortgage is granted .
10 He did n't even seem to be aware that a chill north wind was blowing .
11 As soon as it had been fired from the Simonova the pod would have started to broadcast a signal and , since the crew of the survey ship could not fail to be aware that a pod had been discharged , and that it was occupied , he supposed that his descent had been tracked and that someone at least knew where he was to be found .
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