Example sentences of "[adj] that [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We wold like to make it clear that we welcome new members from both sides of our community . |
| 2 | Nothing is known of his early life , but it is clear that he acquired practical experience of chemistry and engineering . |
| 3 | Remembering my conversations with him at the end of 1975 and the beginning of 1976 , it was clear that he wanted fresh fields to conquer , that he thought he had more than proved himself as a racing driver and that he thought he could , with no great difficulty , follow a Bruce McLaren , for instance , and make his own way in cars of his own . |
| 4 | Iris winced at this unnecessarily blunt reference to Eddie 's sexuality , having already made it clear that she held similar views to Sybil 's . |
| 5 | If all the people living in your house who have incomes are over pensionable age ( 60 years for women and 65 years for men ) , you will not be disconnected between October 1 and March 31 unless it is clear that you have sufficient money to pay . |
| 6 | Ford , however , has made it clear that it wants ultimate majority control of Jaguar — something which the company 's board , led by chairman Sir John Egan , is resisting fiercely . |
| 7 | It seemed all wrong that I had horizontal loops across the face of the work . |
| 8 | He waited with roused senses for what would come next ; and what came was so transparent that he had hard work not to laugh , and set out without more ado to take every advantage of a stratagem that would not have fooled a child in arms . |
| 9 | The Six took pains to make it clear that their intention was not to form an exclusive club : Christian Pineau , the French prime minister , was particularly insistent that they hoped other countries , especially Britain , would feel able to join in the initiative . |
| 10 | It is equally undeniable that they derive great pleasure from physical confrontations with rival groups of supporters and go to great lengths to evade the authorities and make such confrontations possible . |
| 11 | Of course it 's just possible that she has poor eyesight — a woman like that would be too vain to wear spectacles . |
| 12 | He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory . |
| 13 | Of course it 's possible that he made other calls not in the line of business . ’ |
| 14 | It is precisely because so many of us experience the world of work , government , the military , multinational corporations , etc. as impersonal that we seek personal fulfilment in the private sphere of leisure and the family . |
| 15 | Rose 's tact was so masterful that she resembled certain people who are so deeply read that they can play with all ideas without ever listing books . |
| 16 | In a sense this is an extreme form of heterogeneous accretion of volatiles , though the separation of planetary accretion from the veneering by volatiles is so complete that it merits separate consideration . |
| 17 | Most UK institutions charge loans on a floating rate basis such that they match floating rate liabilities , but this merely increases credit risk , as interest rate risk is passed on to the customer , with subsequent greater probability of defaults occurring . |
| 18 | The tension was such that she felt sudden relief as they went out of the small room into the air . |
| 19 | It is just that the structure of the viral RNA happens to be such that it makes cellular machinery chum out copies of itself . |
| 20 | It is ironic that IT makes fundamental change both essential and possible , but — to repeat — we need the change anyway . |
| 21 | ‘ It is an investment in our future and it is crucial that we get good returns . ’ |
| 22 | He adored Coronation Street so much that he wrote mock scripts for the show and began a correspondence with the show 's producer Leslie Duxberry . |
| 23 | Modern breeds of these homing pigeons return so reliably and are so tame and amenable that they make excellent subjects with which to investigate the homing ability . |
| 24 | After sitting in the stalls and watching the summer show , the other two were convinced that they had good reason enough to want him . |
| 25 | At some stages in their lives children are quite convinced that they have magical powers and often after a tussle about bedtime or a rejected request to watch a TV programme will ‘ wish ’ that the irritating adult would vanish . |
| 26 | Health and safety watchdogs say they 're not convinced that it has sufficient safety measures in place to protect passengers . |
| 27 | When Jean Hay had become Jean Keith , it was only natural that she assumed head girl status , so for a time , things were a little uncomfortable . |
| 28 | As to European political union , it is vital that we consider favourably proposals for increased confidence for qualified majority voting and for co-decision , not just because the Community 's budget is so large that we need improved accountability and democratic restraint , but because in so many other areas — such as in respect of the environment , conditions of employment and judicial co-operation — common responsibility requires the same observance of high standards . |
| 29 | The bid-ask spread was so large that it converted significant profits into significant losses . |
| 30 | Working-class children in general were less likely to first learn about sex from parents , and it is less likely that they have positive relationships with their teachers . |