Example sentences of "[conj] this [verb] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know that the ‘ black baby ’ campaign was merely an attempt at fund-raising , but when one realizes that this implies that black children were ‘ for sale ’ one can see that this term would be deeply offensive to black Catholics and others . |
| 2 | However , two major points rule out the view that this means that indiscriminate attacks ( including the use of nuclear weapons ) are how legitimate . |
| 3 | He moved round the room — in so far as it was possible in such cramped quarters — glad to he relieved momentarily of desk work but perhaps by way of indicating that the interview must be conducted as if we were both on the move ; and this meant that certain remarks were addressed to the window or the mantelpiece . |
| 4 | Thucydides wanted to give a wholly reliable account of the wars between Athens and Sparta ; and this meant that unverified assumptions about the past had to be excluded . ’ |
| 5 | We are determined to see the earliest possible introduction of cable and this means that national requirements should be minimal . ’ |