Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even if we assume that it is sound at an abstract philosophical level , it would be extremely dubious to assert that this theory can justify our present practices of punishment or anything like them . |
| 2 | It would be only natural to suppose that this order should apply not only to the laws , but also to the conditions at the boundary of space-time that specify the initial state of the universe . |
| 3 | In addition , although the deputy head was clearly exhausted by the enormity of the task he had set himself , he had found the experience sufficiently valuable to recommend that all teachers should extend their understanding of curriculum evaluation and develop skills in addition to the testing of pupil outcomes . |
| 4 | The pop singer , Morrissey , was so astounded to discover that some girls ' breasts are bigger than others that he wrote a song about it . |
| 5 | It is only fair to add that some lawyers play exactly the opposite role , persuading clients who are itching for a zero sum fight that they would do better to reach a nonzero sum settlement out of court . |
| 6 | It is only fair to add that this kind of language finds less favour with some modern experimenters . |
| 7 | It is extremely difficult to believe that this cult did not have political overtones . |
| 8 | It is extremely tempting to suppose that this picture and the Centauromachy and Amazonomachy on the other vase are copied from three of the murals in the Theseion . |
| 9 | Whilst the 1985 Act obliges us to ‘ afford access to our lands for the purposes of knowledge and enjoyment ’ , it is perhaps true to say that most visitors , possibly as many as 95% , make use of the Gardens as an amenity , and that we may have failed to emphasise the ‘ knowledge ’ goal . |
| 10 | It is not possible to say that all agents owe the same duties to their principals : it is always necessary to have regard to the express or implied terms of the contract . |
| 11 | It is not possible to say that these families were typical of all Caribbean families in London . |
| 12 | Given Aitken 's fervent support for the Biafrans , it is not unfair to assume that any suggestion of confidence that was not specifically expressed would have been dampened in his mind , since the publication of the document in his view would lend strong support to critics of the government 's policy . |
| 13 | Yet it is not unusual to find that many people make no distinction between even the physically and the mentally handicapped , often to the apparent detriment of the former who have more capable brains . |
| 14 | The plain shimmered below a cloudless sky , and it was not unusual to hear that some contadino ( peasant ) who had been working in the afternoon heat had been taken to the local hospital suffering or even dying from sunstroke . |
| 15 | In cases where there was more than one accused , it was not unusual to discover that some evidence was admissible against one accused only and not the other accused . |
| 16 | Is it not reasonable to ask that these proposals be carried out in conjunction with the pedestrian scheme ? |
| 17 | Condition ( 1 ) is regarded as necessary because it is clearly not legitimate to conclude that all metals expand when heated on the basis of just one observation of a metal bar 's expansion , say , any more than it is legitimate to conclude that all Australians are drunkards on the basis of one observation of an intoxicated Australian . |
| 18 | It was not surprising to find that each part of the organisation had developed its own method of personnel operation and had created personnel systems to support these . |
| 19 | Add to this the development in artificial lighting where the emphasis tends to be on cost saving and it is not surprising to find that this preference has more to do with the building professional 's training than satisfying the needs of the occupants . |
| 20 | There was always a close relationship between the Armed Forces and the railways so that we are not surprised to learn that many barracks were built by or for Service personnel . |
| 21 | It is not realistic to suggest that any meaning is possible . |
| 22 | Fourthly it is generally true to say that fewer people are required to operate such systems and those employed are normally kept outside the main storage area . |
| 23 | It would , however , be totally wrong to assume that all apparitions are angels on assignment . |
| 24 | It is also usually appropriate to emphasise that this work will be carried out by non — MAS teams and will be governed by separate terms of engagement . |
| 25 | It is much more satisfactory to say that these statements show what the speaker believes or feels , if he is speaking sincerely and correctly . |
| 26 | It would have been more accurate to say that all policemen and women ‘ should have ’ such a role , for unfortunately many do not ( see Trojanowicz and Pollard 1986 ) . |
| 27 | Although much work has been done in the decades since those words were written , it is still true to say that many texts in printed form do not reflect the contents of the original manuscripts with complete accuracy , although more recent printed transcriptions tend to be reliable , not least because they have usually been scanned by a number of scholars before publication . |
| 28 | Extrapolating from this , it is probably right to assume that these functions also |
| 29 | In similar vein , it is also possible to argue that some view of how improvement in practice takes place is a necessary prerequisite of any accountability procedure . |
| 30 | It is also important to stress that this reclaiming of Coward as relevant to gay culture is very different from the limiting ways in which some heterosexual critics have mobilized the fact of his sexuality . |