Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [adv] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ALTERNATIVE comedian Alexei Sayle is out to show that vandalism is a serious problem . |
| 2 | Brook is equally determined that parents should have no say over their children 's exposure to permissive sex-education material . |
| 3 | Addison was soon persuaded that houses would not be built fast enough without direct subsidy and in December that year a further Housing ( Additional Powers ) Bill was rushed through all its stages , providing for subsidies ( £160 for a four-bedroomed house , E 140 for a four-bedroomed house without a parlour , and £130 for a three-bedroomed house ) and empowering local authorities to prohibit luxury and non-essential building . |
| 4 | It is important to see , here , that Wittgenstein is not denying that people do have toothache ( that it really aches ! ) , or even that people sometimes reflect on their feelings and describe them , as in ( h ) . |
| 5 | Campbell is not saying that Christ takes our sin upon himself but he identifies so closely with us that it is as if he makes our confession and is thus separated from the presence of God for us . |
| 6 | Daisy was mildly encouraged that Ricky deliberately sat on her right , on his non-scar side . |
| 7 | Neville Chamberlain was still lamenting that Baldwin did not attack the Government instead of the press lords . |
| 8 | As recently as Feb. 6 , 1991 , Baker was still insisting that Israel had not provided the necessary technical data on its settlements policy . |
| 9 | Bonn is now hoping that Mr Gorbachev 's publicly cautious , but presumably privately firm pressure on the East German leaders to reform will produce results and doing their best to reinforce it . |
| 10 | Poor Annie was not to know that Hilary found it difficult to understand her broad moorland dialect . |
| 11 | Melissa was about to retort that Dora had every right to be concerned about her friend , but reminded herself that it was no business of hers and that in any case , Dora was quite capable of fighting her own battles . |