Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] that it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rose slowly to his feet , every movement so controlled that it appeared menacing . |
| 2 | We have already seen that it rejects any notion that God is changed . |
| 3 | We have already seen that it leaves unexplained one prominent feature of judicial practice — the attitude judges take toward statutes and precedents in hard cases — except on the awkward hypothesis that this practice is designed to deceive the public , in which case the public has not consented to it . |
| 4 | Even though its voice was always flat and expressionless , Masklin still thought that it sounded wistful . |
| 5 | The United States filed a brief denying the supposedly exclusive character of the Convention , but urging that principles of comity should be applied to determine whether an order should be made under the Federal Rules when the foreign country had unequivocally stated that it regarded such an order as a violation of its sovereignty ; and argued that a District Court could in any event not order the taking of depositions in Germany without compliance with the procedures prescribed by the German authorities ( in this case , those of the Convention ) . |
| 6 | The BBC has always maintained that it needs more spectrum for each service to be able to provide more relay stations in remote areas . |
| 7 | If a British multinational invests in plant abroad , it is often argued that it weakens British industry because the resources could have been used to invest in new production in the UK . |
| 8 | But it has never really shown that it has any new ideas about where it should end up . |
| 9 | Hick played what in others is a plain forward-defensive shot but for him is so sweetly timed that it brings four through mid-off . |
| 10 | It is popularly assumed that it has medicinal benefits , but there is no evidence whatever to support this , and much evidence to the contrary . |
| 11 | The company has consistently denied that it allows dangerous emissions but , sirens have been installed to warn of escapes . |
| 12 | Israel had never acknowledged that it possessed nuclear weapons . |