Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [that] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I argued that on some occasions there might simply not be enough acoustic information to make a decision , and cited psycholinguistic experiments on the intelligibility of words in certain contexts . |
| 2 | I argued that in most cases it was quite clear that the projects officers had not paid any serious attention to gender issues . |
| 3 | To my great surprise , I found that in all types of managerial organization in many different countries over 35 years , people in roles at the same time span experience the same weight of responsibility and declare the same level of pay to be fair , regardless of their occupation or actual pay . |
| 4 | However , I found that in many instances this slipping action makes the disc useless , as it is unable to cut to any depth before it stops rotating . |
| 5 | And I found that in some respects that became negative you know … in some ways that also screwed the lesson |
| 6 | I know I 'm not saying sorry , because I said that in those letters I wrote , and then I had to copy them out again , because they were n't neat enough , and that 's enough sorries for anyone . |
| 7 | In my ignorance of the situation , however , I conjectured that in these times of diminishing reactor safety research budgets , there might have to be a choice on the part of some countries between the two projects — but , ‘ tremendous hindrance ’ ! |
| 8 | I then pointed out to him that I strongly deprecated a dissolution at this moment as I had implicit confidence in him and in the Conservative Party now in power , and I considered that as most countries in Europe , if not in the world , were in a chaotic and indeed dangerous state , it would be a pity if this country were to be plunged into the turmoil of a General Election on a question of domestic policy which will arouse all the old traditional bitterness of the hard fought battles between Protection and Free Trade : also that it was quite possible that his majority might be reduced , or that he might not get a majority at all . |
| 9 | Earlier in this chapter I explained that with some foods you CAN get away with guesswork about quantity , and weighing is unnecessary . |
| 10 | We argued that for such students practice in the craft of writing would not only be valuable for its own sake but would help them appreciate the achievements of writers of the past and take an informed interest in contemporary writing : |
| 11 | Instead of finding Whites had more favourable attitudes to the police than Blacks , and had been stopped , etc. , less ( as found in the studies of larger areas ) , we found that on some measures Whites were similar to Blacks in their attitude and experience , though there was still a tendency for Blacks to be less favourable to the police . |
| 12 | They found that of those males who reported acute sickness or chronic sickness without any limiting effect on activity , a larger proportion of the lower than the higher socio-economic groups consulted their doctors ; there was no consistent trend in the case of the females . |
| 13 | When , however , in one district , private hospitals attempted to provide data they found that in most cases they could not identify patients ' districts of residence ( S Israel , personal communication ) . |
| 14 | They found that in some patients , self-cutting could be prevented by the provision of physical contact by a therapist , such as in putting an arm round the patient . |
| 15 | These were not people with chronic or serious illnesses and yet they claimed that on most days they had some sort of ache or pain or just a feeling of being ‘ run down ’ or ‘ drained ’ . |
| 16 | Indeed they felt that in many cases children who experienced difficulties in learning responded particularly well . |
| 17 | He argued that in some markets the lumpy nature of demand made it essential that contracts be shared out , to ensure that the competitors were not exposed to the risk of alternating ‘ feast and famine ’ in their order books . |
| 18 | It was strange , but he imagined that at such times as this , when there was only himself and his mother in the house , the building had left its base and was afloat in the air . |
| 19 | said that that there was no generally accepted international meaning of the phrase ; he recognised that in some jurisdictions , public law matters were regarded as outside the categories of civil and commercial , but that this was not universally the case ; he , but not the other members of the court , felt that there was insufficient evidence as to the approach of Norwegian law , but was prepared to give the request the benefit of the doubt . |
| 20 | With the handing over to the Council of Europe in 1960 of the social and cultural responsibilities it had inherited from the Treaty of Brussels , it seemed that to all intents and purposes WEU had become moribund . |
| 21 | Interviews with other staff reinforced this impression and it seemed that in many departments the self-appraisal did not receive much considered attention . |
| 22 | He acknowledged that in some cases it could be hundreds of pounds extra but argued that people would still be allowed to go to law . |
| 23 | Though it stated its hope that planning authorities would allocate sufficient land , it warned that in some cases it might have to take the initiative and , if local authorities refused planning permission , go to appeal . |
| 24 | He said that in some countries the president was no more than a decorative figure . |
| 25 | Lord Justice Neill said an examination of the Royal Charter under which the Jockey Club was set up and of the powers conferred on it suggested that in some aspects of its work it operated in the public domain . |
| 26 | It suggested that in some places students ' fees could be raised and that the Ministry and local authorities should take account of students ' contributions when deciding the level of aid ( Recommendations 16 , 17 ) . |