Example sentences of "[adj] that [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cliff — who now lives in a mansion in Surrey — says times were once so hard that his dad made the family furniture from packing cases . |
| 2 | Her will makes no mention of Minton , but it is likely that her death released the trust which her late husband had set up on behalf of the Minton children and of which John now remained the sole heir . |
| 3 | It is likely that our case represents the sporadic type of the disorder , in the absence of any family history . |
| 4 | Her blue eyes widened , and Britta was sure that her mouth formed the word No ! |
| 5 | ‘ Flaubert does not build up his characters , as did Balzac , by objective , external description ; in fact , so careless is he of their outward appearance that … ’ it would be interesting to compare the time spent by Flaubert making sure that his heroine had the rare and difficult eyes of a tragic adulteress with the time spent by Dr Starkie in carelessly selling him short . |
| 6 | You claim on the one hand how wonderful you were in securing grants for under the I D O. You actually sold this city short because you went for the I D O without making sure that your Government paid the extra money that robbed that robbed |
| 7 | Every child has a right to the best education and every parent should be confident that their child gets the best start in life . |
| 8 | It does n't particularly matter to you , except it 's very important that your daughter knows the truth . |
| 9 | General practitioners were enticed to join the fundholding scheme by the promise of new freedoms in their gatekeeping role , but when it became apparent that their potential to destabilise the system threatened other aspects of the reforms regional health authorities were told to ‘ manage the market ’ to ensure that the stability of hospitals was not threatened . |
| 10 | Mary did n't get hit , but she is adamant that her father threw the tray of cups and saucers to the floor and they did n't just fall . |
| 11 | By following these simple instructions , you can be certain that your mail carries the correct postage . |
| 12 | Once that 's done and we 're satisfied that our guest has the ability to talk on the air then it goes ahead . ’ |