Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb -s] that [art] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he suggests that the three possibilities need not be mutually exclusive , Baker 's sympathies clearly lie with the last of these ; but many scientists still need convincing that man can make use of a built-in magnetic compass , even if he possesses one . |
| 2 | It is the success of these petitions that Mrs Whitehouse feels are a more realistic indicator of her support , and she claims that the 31,000 or so members who pay the small annual subscription are but ‘ the tip of the iceberg ’ . |
| 3 | I am surprised to hear a defence spokesman ask that question , because he knows that the two cases to which I referred are covered by the negative security assurances which made the use of nuclear weapons in such circumstances inconceivable . |
| 4 | One normally thinks in terms of the 3 year rule as applying to a person who emigrates from the United Kingdom whilst one considers that the 17 year rule is applicable to someone who becomes resident in the United Kingdom whilst retaining his overseas domicile under general principles . |
| 5 | The Parliamentary majority in favour of including women was still small and as Martin Pugh has commented , ‘ when one remembers that the 1918 Act actually enfranchised boys of nineteen if they had served in the forces , the limit on women [ to those of thirty years of age or over ] was almost an insult ’ . |