Example sentences of "[to-vb] that [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I replied that as far as I was concerned his terms and conditions of employment were best used as a rectal implant preferably without benefit of anaesthetic , which roused him to suggest that perhaps the whole matter would best be served by being turned over to the florid authority of Her Majesty 's Judiciary , via PC Plod , or at the very least to some banal tribunal vested with the right to dilly-dally over contretemps between master and servant . |
| 2 | The SK 23301 compact from Siemens has three programmes ( one quick-wash , one normal , one economy 65°C ) , a triple filter system , low-salt indicator and Eco-dosing system to ensure that exactly the right amount of detergent is used . |
| 3 | Now they sat eagerly on the rows of brittle gilt chairs with red velvet seats , their exquisitely made-up faces carefully devoid of expression as they made brief notes on their programmes , pretending not to notice that sometimes the clicking cameras were directed not at the catwalk models , all of whom had already done a photo-call session for the photographers the previous day , but at them — the society women of America and the international circuit , the bored charity conscious wives of big businessmen , the famed actresses of stage and screen , even the occasional European princess . |
| 4 | This ( comment ) just goes to show that either the Chinese leadership is totally insensitive to the feelings here or they do n't care what happens anymore . ’ |
| 5 | It is interesting to note that only the Irish anthem is played in Dublin and that at Twickenham God Save The Queen — not any other specifically English song or anthem — is rightly played as the National Anthem . |