Example sentences of "[adj] that [pron] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although precise definitions are hard to come by , it is clear that they looked to some kind of ideal worker , that is , someone who was trustworthy , interested , intelligent , literate and numerate , full of initiative , and capable of mental and physical agility . |
| 2 | The linguistic explanation of legare as a general term helps , then , to explain some serious awkwardnesses , but it is not clear that it disposes of all entirely . |
| 3 | In fact , the Report makes clear that it aims at much more . |
| 4 | You need some sort of order and some sort of security , it makes your mind so sort of universal that you look for some sort of order … ’ |
| 5 | Yeah , it 's interesting that we talk about single parent families but the two or three people at the beginning talked about erm , the one parent , the father was in actual fact , I know he was actually resident there was probably his his erm interest was non-existent . |
| 6 | Thus , as far as the spadefoot is concerned , it is quite possible that what appears at first sight to be a random collection of toads arbitrarily mating with anything and everything is actually an ordered process . |
| 7 | It is possible that he contributed to early issues of the newsbook , but there is no evidence that he was responsible for editing it , and nothing in his future career or conduct to link him directly with the Levellers . |
| 8 | Unless you absolutely hate cooking , or are just too busy , it is preferable that you experiment with some of the recipes in order to keep the diet interesting . |
| 9 | I reckon 'e 's ate new-born babies in 'is time , so I was 'ighly relieved that we parted on friendly terms , as yer might say . ’ |
| 10 | The eastern Saxons are almost certain to have remained at this time within the orbit of Oswiu and it may also be the case that Aethelwald , the brother of Aethelhere ( HE 111 , 22 ) ( see Appendix , Fig. 5 ) , received Oswiu 's support as the new king of the eastern Angles ; it is certainly not at all impossible that he ruled at first in a dependent relationship . |
| 11 | When we come to revise , it 's really more appropriate that we read through these |
| 12 | Otaka has clearly had a most inspiring influence on the BBC Welsh , so much so that I am quite convinced that anyone coming to this excellent new recording blindfolded would never guess its provenance . |
| 13 | I 'm deeply sad that he feels like that and I would hope that when it happens , he might feel it 's not quite so bad and that he might change his mind . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm so glad that you know at last , ’ she said . |
| 15 | David Lloyd , his captain at Lancashire , tells a story that once in a Gillette Cup match against Gloucestershire at Old Trafford , Clive Lloyd edged a ball from Mike Procter so hard that it went for six . |
| 16 | Throughout the proceedings people were conscious that they spoke for all Zuwaya , addressing each other formally as ‘ You , Zuwayi there ’ and referred to themselves collectively as ‘ We Zuwaya ’ . |
| 17 | Perhaps Lord Ashley-Cooper was so horrified that he moved to another property , for there is evidence that the Manor reverted to being a tenanted farmhouse and remained thus until it was sold by the Shaftesburys in 1912 to Colonel Canning . |
| 18 | It really is incredible that we talk about sixth form education , the education of our young people between sixteen and nineteen , as a peripheral area . |
| 19 | We 're expanding rapidly , and it 's imperative that we function with more efficiency . |
| 20 | The scrolls of the ears flat against the side of the skull were so large that they looked like abnormal excrescences . |
| 21 | But of course , the ‘ life from space ’ hypothesis does not answer the question of how the very first organic molecules arose ; and it seems at least as likely that they arose on primitive Earth as elsewhere . |
| 22 | Being in the same business , it 's inevitable that we bump into each other all over the world . |
| 23 | It is perhaps inevitable that I think in these terms , since I have more direct experience of leading the British than any other nationality , and I am deeply conscious of our national foibles . |
| 24 | The temper of the tools seems good , just soft enough to give a razor-edge , but not too soft that they bend against hard grain . |
| 25 | The winter wind skeetered viciously along the dirty pavement and the grey air was so thick with cold that it felt like frosted glass against the raw flesh of my face . |
| 26 | Secondly , it means that the person who has been arrested under section 7(3) of the Act of 1976 by a constable without warrant has the matter resolved one way or the other within 24 hours , or sooner if practicable , subject to the exceptions of Christmas Day , Good Friday and Sundays , and the prosecution , if they wish a remand in custody or the imposition of more stringent conditions , must make sure that they have within that time period sufficient material to place before the justice to enable the justice to form one of the opinions set out in section 7(5) . |
| 27 | Perhaps we should conduct annual examinations from an early age to be sure that we do as little of this sort of damage as possible ? |
| 28 | ‘ I have to make sure that whatever happens by next Saturday night we will have done all we can . |
| 29 | Make sure that you ask about any residents who may behave like that . |
| 30 | So , make sure that you get from each other what you 've all got . |