Example sentences of "[that] [noun] [verb] [pron] in the " in BNC.

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1 It was as a result of this new approach that Haslam found himself in the Plastics Division , a more glamorous part of ICI , in contrast to the Nobel Division he had recently left .
2 It is true that there were unforeseen obstacles for Hibs to overcome — not least of which was an ankle injury to goalkeeper Chris Reid who was stretchered off after 37 minutes after a 50-50 challenge with Colin West — but it was difficult to disagree with Alex Miller 's belief that Hibs shot themselves in the foot .
3 Whilst we recognise that conditions favoured us in the first quarter in that weather-related losses were comparatively light , the worldwide nature of the improvement , together with encouraging indications so far in the second quarter , lead us to believe that the worst is behind us and that trends will continue to improve .
4 It was not until autumn that Jennifer found herself in the city again .
5 Will somebody tell me : if the Chicago-based Harmony company mass-produced ten million guitars since 1945 ( as they claim ) , were the guitars so bad that people threw them in the bin like you did with my last letter and lovely photograph ?
6 Gary said : ‘ It 's obvious that people want him in the England team . ’
7 It would seem that students need something in the way of formal instruction as well as acquisition by natural exposure and engagement .
8 This not only involves a mutual understanding of the common-sense notions in everyday life about what counts as an excuse , it requires that constables put themselves in the position of the offender to test whether they would have done the same .
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