Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [pron] [verb] [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It must sometimes be the case that I bring British fish back to London , but it will probably be in better condition than if it had been bought there as foreign agents insist on good transport and packing . ’ |
2 | See what I 'm saying is ask a nice open question an easy one at the beginning that you know most people are bound to understand you get a lot of participation and then start building it up . |
3 | A trade union or union official calling its members out on strike is therefore protected but it has been said to be arguable that an individual striker has no protection against a claim that he uses unlawful means when he withdraws his labour because this situation does not appear to fall within section 13(1) . |
4 | It described as exaggerated the FMLN 's claim that it controlled 5,000 sq km of territory — a quarter of the country . |
5 | For many years university academic staff have enjoyed the unique position of having tenure for their working lives , the argument in support of this being that it protected academic staff from political pressure and avoided the possibility of someone being dismissed for expressing unpopular or unconventional views . |
6 | I was told later by the Flight Sergeant that they counted five cannon and thirty 7.62mm holes in the machine . |
7 | I 've just planted a seed that I know other people |
8 | No financial details were revealed on AT&T Co 's acquisition of Shaye Communications Ltd ( CI No 2,148 ) , and no indication of the company 's size was given apart from the fact that it employs 60 people , many of whom are involved in the design and engineering of the firm 's products . |
9 | Apart from the fact that I think most people were able to afford a far bigger range of furnishings , for instance , the number of homes that actually had a carpet in the living room , there was very small percentage of people who could afford to have any sort of carpeting except for a small square of something in their living room . |