Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 've promised to meet my cousin at that Inn on the Point at half past one .
2 True , it was but a small village , but the fact was maintained that the railway would have to establish their station at that point .
3 Both sides struggled to find their rhythm during that opening 45 minutes , perhaps a legacy of the fact that they were already through to the quarter-final stages .
4 William could see the village where they lived and the smoke from the fires rising straight up into the air and the dark tower of the church rising above a cluster of stark trees , and because he was nervous he wanted to work his way in that direction , so it would not be so far to run , but because his father was beside him , smiling his reassuring smile , he did n't .
5 This still leaves open the question of what counts as sound evidence , and this in turn leads to a central theme of this book : ‘ How can we collect sound evidence about the social world that can be used to increase our understanding of that world ? ’
6 All behaviouristic theories of cognition are viciously third-personal , where that expression signifies , first , that they can not be applied to the first-person perspective and , second that our ability to apply them to the third person really rests on our bringing to bear first-person knowledge : as with rats in mazes , where my plain and unreduced apprehension of the rat 's environment enables me to see its grasp of that environment in terms of its behaviour within it .
7 Nothing Sylvie said seemed to penetrate her loyalty to that daughter who was n't hers .
8 In fact , Lewis was in no position to reproach his friend on that score , because he would drink far too heavily himself , which in his case was against doctor 's orders .
9 It would have been easy to nick his wallet at that point .
10 Where did Terry Place come in , to play his part in that triple killing ?
11 I can certainly confirm on behalf of the Government that we shall take any sensible steps that are necessary , consistent with our security , to play our part in that effort .
12 I know you 'll be there to play your part in that campaign .
13 She would absolutely hate it if she had to submit her family to that sort of ordeal .
14 Erm , has had chance to cast his eye over that list ?
15 The lord James had undertaken that the Sultan in Cairo should not contravene any article of the pact , and his emir Tzani-bey al-Ablak had been asked to give his word to that effect .
16 The onus is on us to extend our understanding of that society , rather than to insist on seeing everything in terms of our ready-made distinctions .
17 ( 2 ) If during a break you are allowed to leave your station for that period you are not entitled to payment .
18 What you then do make a note of that all that , as I read it to you what you then do is to put your solution into that container you have to otherwise it comes out the ends !
19 I had seen the man on the night when Sir Henry and I had chased Selden , so I decided to start my search near that place .
20 ‘ What shall I do to keep my mind off that thought while the day passes ? ’
21 They thus have some control over the speed with which the AGV moves through their section , and for those sections where the carrier does not move for the full 20 minutes there is the opportunity to pace their work over that span .
22 He 'd fallen in love with the decorative arts of France of the 17th and 18th centuries and wanted to furnish his house in that style .
23 He strove to keep his face from that wall as it inexorably pulled him closer .
24 Like my Lord , Hodson L.J. , I prefer to base my judgment on that ground rather than on the alternative ground — that apart from any question of an offer by the wife to return , while she was still in desertion , there might have been trouble , expense or embarrassment if the wife had incurred debts .
25 At the same time I felt so inordinately tired that all I wanted was to lean my face against that corduroy and shut out the world .
26 Airlines attracted the attention of corporate buccaneers like Carl Icahn who was to turn his attention to that icon of American might USX ( the former United Steel ) .
27 A problem might arise if he was required to demonstrate his knowledge in that field , but Karelius was reasonably confident of his ability to cope , not least because he had a fairly low opinion of the competence of the healing profession generally .
28 A little fold of the veil can be drawn aside to disclose his mood at that time .
29 I 'm not willing to bet my career on that type of correlation ’ ( p. 24 ) .
30 In Interdisciplinary education ( IDE ) and other broad team work , the possibilities of bringing in both specific basic scientific units and topics for all on the one hand , and opportunities for further scientific activity at a later stage for those choosing to develop their assignment in that direction , will also be remembered in the initial planning .
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