Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A police spokesman , Roger Busby , said yesterday : ‘ We are becoming increasingly frustrated that ideal weather conditions do not appear to ever occur . ’ |
| 2 | Since then the sea defences have been built up to ensure that such a disaster will not strike again . |
| 3 | Mr Larsen has been roped in to see that all the music lovers of Gullshaven are informed — I know that the doctor and the pastor and one or two of the schoolteachers are devoted to music . |
| 4 | A new Accreditation Sub Committee has been set up to ensure that proposed SVQs meet the stringent criteria which have been laid down . |
| 5 | They should be checked regularly to endure that all nuts and bolts are secure , and also inspected for cracks and flaws which can develop at places which are subject to a lot of stress , such as the bottom of attachment posts , the hinge area and where the metal is thinner round nut holes . |
| 6 | Logistical experts will be meeting shortly to ensure that that aid gets swiftly to those in need . |
| 7 | Representatives from the CBI and the CIA suggested that a European audit body could be set up to ensure that national bodies were enforcing legislation requirements . |
| 8 | No plan should be inflexible , the services offered and the demands of clients should be monitored constantly to ensure that both are compatible . |
| 9 | Deputed to get his own disguise , he went off fuming to a wig shop : ‘ And the lady started to go through all kinds of salesmanship to sell me the wig and if I wanted to swim , I did n't want to swim , and I 'm sitting there knowing that this meeting is going to start very soon and I can not — lady , let's get on with it , I do n't give a damn , just give me a wig . ’ |
| 10 | Drugs such as cannabis specifically affect short-term memory and therefore under-achievement in examinations and in other tests is a common indicator of drug use , although care must be taken not to assume that all under-achievers are necessarily on drugs . |
| 11 | We might be tempted also to say that other benefits of depreciation accounting would ensue , such as producing a charge in revenue accounts for the use of assets , rather than as at present for the financing of assets . |
| 12 | The research evidence suggests that support from one 's family should be the last resort and not the first , and that even then it must be handled carefully to ensure that each party retains a proper independence of the other . |
| 13 | Coming on top of a worryingly high inflation rate and a sequence of record-breaking trade deficits , Labour will be working hard to demonstrate that ordinary people are paying dearly for mistakes which the once super-abundantly confident Chancellor has made in economic management . |
| 14 | Various arguments have been put forward to suggest that specific statutory provisions have been entrenched . |
| 15 | In Chapter 9 we discuss some of the arguments which have been put forward to suggest that British companies are likely to be slower than their international competitors in taking up new technology based products and production processes . |
| 16 | As part of the re–organisation negotiations a revised working rota , attendance hours and bonus scheme has been worked out to ensure that existing employees contractual earnings are protected |
| 17 | The careful and precise manner in which these financial arrangements were laid down suggests that many who served saw the war as essentially a business enterprise holding out the promise of substantial rewards for those who were fortunate or who distinguished themselves in the field . |
| 18 | Severe deficiencies of these nutrients occur only rarely , but it is becoming increasingly appreciated that mild or borderline levels of these nutrients may be found not infrequently in the " normal population " . |
| 19 | But there is a partial definition of ‘ appropriates ’ in clause 3(1) , which is included partly to indicate that this is the familiar concept of conversion but also for particular reasons later to be mentioned . |
| 20 | The centres conduct selection procedures , which involve an interview , and in the case of large dogs , make an initial visit to make sure the home is suitable , plus a follow-up once the dog is settled in to check that all is OK . |
| 21 | Many instructions are required just to specify that two numbers be divided . |
| 22 | Two surveys whose findings are published today show that many voters are unsure about some main planks of Government policy . |
| 23 | The POA , he said , was becoming increasingly alarmed that official reports were becoming more strident in their criticism of the prison service . |
| 24 | On 27th May 1854 while the Board of Guardians was in session a message was passed in to say that two persons from St. Cuthbert with smallpox had just been brought to the workhouse . |
| 25 | Whatever the problems for the CNAA and for the institutions , and however irritating it was for DES officers or some college principals , the CNAA was working methodically to ensure that complex questions of comparability of standards were resolved to the satisfaction of the various parts of the validating machinery . |