Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] that [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She cast away the unwelcome thought that if she was made redundant she would have to find new work immediately or forfeit that small oasis of security she 'd won for herself . |
| 2 | It tends to be exclusive rather than inclusive , in that our thinking may be confined to those matters which fall within accepted categories rather than accepting that all situations to which the law pertains can give rise to legal problems despite the fact that there is no immediately available legal framework for their solution . |
| 3 | But they will take into account the need for that balance that says that social spending without underpinning by economic growth will not be sustained in any event . ’ |
| 4 | The subtleties of shape that ensure that both halves of the tongs fit together and work , may only be apparent to the smith . |
| 5 | He was dangerously attractive — anyone could see that — a tall , lean figure in dark , smoothly fitting trousers that emphasised that taut muscularity of his thighs . |
| 6 | We begin work feeling that certain codes of dress and conduct are acceptable and within six months we have agreed with the norms that indicate that certain codes of dress and conduct are certainly not acceptable . |
| 7 | But in order to become philosophically interesting ( rather than simply an intellectual freak ) he must do more than assert that higher standards of evidence are better . |
| 8 | It was money that gave that snooty lift of the chin , too , that masterful stance and walk and that stuck-up voice . |
| 9 | There are many other books that offer that useful kind of advice and information , and I do n't intend to duplicate it . |
| 10 | Erm that said that this part of all ten samples came out the same , ten tree ring dating samples and said the timbers er of which that had been built , had been felled in the spring of thirteen sixty . |
| 11 | Then they turn against the Prime Minister with a viciousness and a bitterness that suggests that previous talk of unity was nothing more than a charade . |
| 12 | Certainly there are no profound conclusions to be drawn from that fact , except to note that various forms of contraception were beginning to be practised from the 1870s onwards , with a steady decline in the national birth-rate apparent during the following decade . |
| 13 | He may overcome the illness altogether but , even if this is not the case , he will certainly be able to make the most of his life and develop that special peace of mind which comes to those who are aware that they are doing all that they can to control the direction of their evolvement . |
| 14 | And I mean if they 'd not looked in a paper in nineteen eighty seven eighty eight , and realized that fifteen percent of the fund had suddenly gone missing cos it had you know dropped they they 'd have still got income from their investments , and if they did n't need to cash it , then it would have been no problem at all . |
| 15 | The Supreme Soviet ordered the authorities in those republics to set up referendum organizing commissions without delay , and ruled that alternative referendums on independence being held in some of those republics [ see p. 38014 and below ] did not constitute a legitimate substitute for the all-union referendum . |
| 16 | Perhaps you would like to learn a new skill , rekindle an interest in a former hobby — or simply try and make that new girl at the office feel more at ease . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Now that we had decided to refer to the team leader ( who would be the care manager ) we devised a simple referral form and agreed that all communications with and from social services would be made in writing and filed in our patients ' notes . |
| 19 | Binder Hamlyn supported the implementation of an accounts-system authorisation process for all new firms setting up in practice , and agreed that twice-yearly visits by the reporting accountant to check balances and examines files would be productive . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | A later inquiry blamed BR for ‘ unacceptable and dangerous ’ work practices , and revealed that faulty wiring in trackside signalling equipment had led to the crash . |
| 22 | He looked at her and made that queer sound in his throat . |
| 23 | Gradually , countries are coming to their senses and realising that non-stop exploitation of rainforest resources is not a long term answer to poverty . |
| 24 | ONE ELEGANT RELIC hardly describes the superb first prize that awaits the winner of our April competition but it is the correct answer to the anagram posed and wins that same prize for Lesley Allen of Hartshill , Stoke-on-Trent . |
| 25 | Why did she go out and buy that obvious representation of a landscape she wanted to escape , the figures moving noiselessly under the shadow of the mill ? |
| 26 | It symbolized the potential power and solidarity of the unions and demonstrated that collective action on a large scale could close workplaces . |
| 27 | R. W. Gibson and J. A. Pickett of Rothamsted Experimental Station in Harpenden believe their discovery to be the first example of a food crop plant using insect pheromones in this way , and suggest that this mode of protection could be introduced to cultivated species ( Nature . |
| 28 | Some criticise aspects of his theories , for example that the first 5 years of childhood are all important and say that all years of childhood are vitally important . |
| 29 | He looked at four fourteen patients , with well differentiated on the basis of tumours , and found that both number of tumours and size of tumours were significant in determining the likelihood of recurrence . |
| 30 | David Foulkes and Allan Rechtschaffen , showed either an amusing film or a violent TV western to adult subjects before bedtime , and found that direct incorporation of the content of either film was very rare indeed , although the violent film reliably induced more vivid , emotional dreams . |