Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb past] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provisions of May the fourth had been seriously overstepped but the communists did not realize this and thought that more land was available for redistribution . |
| 2 | Wemicke ( 1874 ) confirmed this and showed that auditory comprehension was linked to the left hemisphere . |
| 3 | Athelstan was pleased to see that it was empty and insisted that this time he should be host . |
| 4 | The government , therefore , established the Kenya Reinsurance Corporation in 1971 and decreed that all underwriters reinsure part of their business with Kenya Re . |
| 5 | The Egyptian government expressed regret over the US decision on June 21 and stated that direct negotiation and continuous dialogue were the only way to resolve the dispute . |
| 6 | Police spokesman Graeme Jarvis commented she was very , very lucky and added that woollen clothing and wet-weather gear had probably saved her life . |
| 7 | Her pure unforced natural soprano soared into the air above them all and showered that hard school of auditors with a sprinkling of lovely notes that they turned into tears . |
| 8 | The exploration of dramatic configurations has revealed possibilities that are so many and varied that any list would be incomplete , if only for lack of tomorrow 's development . |
| 9 | Old ladies trapped in time imagine they are in 1929 and love 's first blossoms are just around the corner , an old man feels angry and cheated that 40 years of his life have disappeared . |
| 10 | No problem here — Labour was sure of the answer , and Front Bench spokesperson Dr John Cunningham was so pleased and relieved that this time Labour was going to get it right , that when he rose to speak on 8th December in Standing Committee A , he repeated Labour 's position several times . |
| 11 | The government called a session of the National Security Council ( NSC , comprising the four heads of the armed forces and police , the President , the President of the Senate , the President of the Supreme Court , and the Comptroller-General ) , which met on March 27 and agreed that each branch of the armed forces would make its own report public . |
| 12 | Mr Van Leuween described the deportations as premature and argued that more time should have been given to establish whether the voluntary repatriation programme was working . |
| 13 | The moment teachers feel safe enough to tell the truth ( which is often anywhere but in their own staffrooms ) , they rush to unburden themselves of feelings and symptoms such as those which I have described , and are surprised and relieved that other people are feeling the same way . |
| 14 | But the Department has told her to destroy all copies , return the original and warned that further action could be taken if she ignores the advice . |
| 15 | The Ukraine called for the shutting down of all the reactors at the Chernobyl site in 1990 and urged that greater consideration be given to a new energy programme which eliminated nuclear power . |
| 16 | He called Bantam , who were equally appalled and decided that same day to recall and scrap the entire printing . |
| 17 | Organisers said the display was amusing but warned that some people might consider it unsuitable for young children . |