Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [adj] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When one recalls that for decades geography was not recognized as a scholarly discipline , one can not perhaps be surprised that some scientists have unsuspectingly spent their whole careers studying geography — rather like the well-known character of Molière who did not know that he had been speaking prose all his life ! |
| 2 | Until the proper motion of the pulsar is measured , we can not be sure that this star is its optical counterpart , but it seems likely . |
| 3 | That Marxists may or may not be correct that this threat is illusory is not the point : the United States ' political leaders felt a threat , and this was the reason for their involvement in the Cold War . |
| 4 | Drife should not be surprised that many women respond to a strange man with a conditioned response that arises from a long learning experience in a male dominated society . |
| 5 | Avuncular men in their fifties and sixties may not be aware that this term of endearment causes such a reaction ; you could enlighten them by telling them that the form of address is out-of-date and out-of-favour these days . |
| 6 | I need to see this action as one step — even if we lose it will perhaps serve to show the nation how far it has fallen , that it no longer is concerned that such things happen in its midst . |
| 7 | Although these social situations are not strictly part of the scheduled group interview , candidates should always be aware that any awkwardness or irregularity in their behaviour will be noted . |
| 8 | And I think you know , the C P S by investigating the case must always be aware that these people are innocent . |
| 9 | Clearly , it must also be apparent that any subsidy would have to be long-running to be effective . |
| 10 | Clearly some treatments can not be disguised ( e.g. surgical operations ) and we must also be sure that some side effect does not reveal the true drug to the doctor . |
| 11 | It should by now be apparent that this recording is obligatory to all Handelians . |
| 12 | One does not wish to appear in the role of kill-joy or pedant , but it really is true that these things lose their value enormously when they are used too much . |
| 13 | Standing there , looking out over the expanse of the tarn , the reader will surely be astonished that these miners of old had once contemplated draining the tarn by driving a level underneath it . |
| 14 | Guinness Today is sure that all Tony 's lifelong friends and colleagues in the industry will join in sending their sympathies to his widow Jean . |
| 15 | Some satisfaction , let it be conceded ; and it will certainly be true that most voters will find that a candidate for whom they have expressed some preference will have been elected . |