Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [vb past] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But in my heart I knew that another man could .
2 With practice I learned that those flames instantly settled down to a proper blue flame .
3 Despite this high figure they concluded that oesophageal manometry was beneficial in patients with chest pain , dysphagia , and those in whom achalasia is suspected .
4 In my own study it seemed that young women are becoming more critical of ‘ traditional ’ gender roles , but young men are not .
5 From this question we discovered that young men are more likely to regard being like their friends in behaviour and appearance and physical attributes as important , whereas young women are more likely to value qualities in the personality of their friends , like honesty , cheerfulness and so on .
6 She was absolutely terrified of creating her own image in case she found that some expanse of water found its way into the picture .
7 But at trial she said that this admission had been falsely made in order to protect her son .
8 For example , Christine Horton ( 1989 ) told the conference she regretted that many aspects of policing had a symbolic role which were not conducive to quantitative measures and were difficult to present with absolute objectivity .
9 She looked at him and for a moment he thought that this time it was going to be easy , this time she would believe him and go to sleep .
10 After the meeting he insisted that both governments would keep searching for ways to convene a conference and declared that the " process is not stuck " .
11 On each occasion I felt that insufficient effort had been made by the surgical teams to decide on the capacity to give informed consent , and I was dismayed at the immediate assumption of incapacity because the patient had been sectioned .
12 One of Jaci Stephen 's gems ( Spring Edition ) you omitted was the occasion she suggested that one man 's motive for daring to criticise her was a size limitation in the manhood department .
13 When Eisenhower made him its head he declared that American policy would be based on ‘ openness , simplicity and righteousness . ’
14 There was a man being interviewed on tele the other night he said that these people are trying to destroy the English language by their
15 But somebody saved the best for last : when Christie cam out of the High Court with his windfall he discovered that this car , alone of all those in the road , had been clamped .
16 Earlier this week I warned that poor tour morale was the only likely threat to England 's chances of beating an inept Indian Test side , but now misgivings have become reality .
17 So Louise got quite a shock when , flicking through the local paper she saw that ANOTHER girl had been crowned carnival queen .
18 I recall at this period that I had a new second pilot by the name of Saltzgaber , who was first generation Canadian but German born , The target was Mannheim , When we got into the area we found that thick cloud covered what we thought was tie target , so we went down , But there was no way we were going to get under .
19 In the first section of this paper we saw that algebraic laws provide a novel but precise framework for describing and defining occam .
20 By this method we demonstrated that specific sequences neighbouring position 26 and also certain structural parameters in the tRNA were needed for efficient enzymatic formation of m 2 2G26 ( 20 ) .
21 In cases considered since Roe , the Supreme Court has generally shown more deference to congressional restrictions than to the states ' attempts to overturn Roe , for example it ruled that public funds may not be used for abortions whether therapeutic or non-therapeutic ( Harris v. McRae 1980 ) .
22 ‘ Now , it had been years since I had seen Bartholomew Burghgesh and I considered him long dead , yet I am sure that man I glimpsed that cold December morning was Sir Bartholomew himself .
23 In its brief analysis of the impact of the Channel Tunnel it estimated that some £5m passengers ( or 50,000 air passenger movements ) would be diverted to the tunnel in 1995 rising to 6m ( 65,000 movements ) in 2000 .
24 Eschewing strategic analysis in favour of a more polemical approach he argued that these concessions were to be used as ‘ trans-shipping points for American combat units that are to carry out punitive operations against the peoples of the Near and Middle East , as well as in Africa ’ .
25 Secondly , when the Department asked about the balance and breadth of the curriculum it found that few authorities encouraged schools to discuss the issues and it was mainly through routine visits of advisers that concern for balance and breadth was promoted .
26 From past experience he knew that this subject was usually given a low priority , on the basis that by far the majority of business is transacted without ever having to refer to the small print .
27 As we stood to say the apostle 's creed during the communion service yesterday a statement of faith which we share with every part of the Christian church throughout the world I concluded that this statement was unnecessary .
28 DURING my introduction I said that some Regions are better placed than others to increase their growth rate .
29 In our basic model we established that total expenditure ( or aggregate demand ) derives from consumers ' expenditure on domestically produced goods and services C , government expenditure G , investment I , and exports X ; that national income Y consists of consumers ' expenditure on domestically produced goods and services C , taxation T , saving S , and imports M ; and that aggregate demand is equivalent to national income .
30 On the other hand they indicated that former President Giscard d'Estaing ( UDF ) was likely to do better on the second ballot by taking centrist votes , with the result that , in late 1990 , the UDF seemed less concerned to reach an agreement .
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