Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun sg] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is not so much a sign that molecular biology is a young person 's game , but rather a proof of how great a magnet for young people 's enthusiasm the structure of DNA has proved to be . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's obviously a possibility that this man could strike again , ’ he said . |
| 3 | There was obviously a danger that domestic flights in the two countries might run foul of incursions by enemy aircraft . |
| 4 | It is only a shame that this outcome will have been brought about by market forces and legislation rather than by any innate concern for dog welfare . |
| 5 | Erm , another thing too it 's a , just a pity that that chap there , well both of them actually are standing whe pity they could n't be persuaded to move over a little bit because they are , you see this chap in a dark suit , he 's right against that very dark archway there . |
| 6 | With just a hope that both locks opened to the same sesame , I turned the wheels to one-five-one and tried it . |
| 7 | ‘ Can it be just a coincidence that this tape is alleged to have been recorded just two weeks before the Diana tape ? ’ |
| 8 | It was just a shame that some machine problems spoiled the second half of the year . ’ |
| 9 | When responsibility for a child is divided among a number of people there is always a risk that necessary actions will be overlooked . |
| 10 | There is always a risk that legislative reforms which outpace public opinion will be undermined by reaction . |
| 11 | There is also a possibility that this collaboration with the BBC may be a continuing one . |
| 12 | It is likely that there was also a sense that higher education on a wider basis could be provided more cheaply outside the universities , though it is likely that at the time any such view would have been based on guesswork rather than hard information . |
| 13 | Behind this privileging of popular culture lies not only an identification with the oppressed masses , but also a sense that Latin-American reality is radically different from that of the developed , industrial West , as well as a search for an identity whose roots are to be found in Latin America itself . |
| 14 | To both of them , the human sacrifice of 1914–18 created not just a deep loathing of war but also a determination that such sacrifice should not be in vain . |
| 15 | There is also a chance that Mediterranean customers could recognise the calibre of the Scottish product and favour it above the competition on quality grounds . |
| 16 | We see this as sufficient justification to go ahead at a pilot level of say eight student places ( rather than 15 for a later course with two lecturers ) , but also a warning that considerable effort will have to be put into consulting with partners both to incorporate their main concerns , and to advertise the course . |
| 17 | When Secretary of State Marshall was cabling the Embassy in Paris that Ho Chi Minh had direct Communist connections — whether or not this was a fact depends upon what one means by ‘ connection ’ — he argued that it was also a fact that colonial empires , in the l9th-century sense , were rapidly becoming a thing of the past . |
| 18 | There was also a report that Metropolitan Vickers had a large financial interest in the Company . |
| 19 | Moreover , there is also a belief that older workers are less adaptable and not prepared to retrain . |
| 20 | Too heavy a reliance on a particular firm or industry might lead to lack of balance in research output — fundamental research without an immediate pay-off may be pushed out , and there is also a danger that commercial pressures may begin to dictate the courses on offer . |
| 21 | There is also a view that sexual crimes against men are regarded with more gravity than sexual crimes against women and that if men as well as women could be the legal victims of rape , this might assist in changing attitudes towards the offence . |
| 22 | By the time of Fritz and Hitzig 's work it had been known for nearly a century that electrical stimulation of nervous tissue would produce movements . |
| 23 | It is probably a fact that few people have ever thought about , but a fact nonetheless , that nights are not so dark now as they used to be . |
| 24 | With the Greens too hoping to increase their one per cent share of the vote , there 's clearly a feeling that many voters here may be about to switch parties . |
| 25 | It could be argued that this is an organization matter not an accounting one ; that a control needs to be introduced which prevents managers artificially postponing cash payments , e.g. a rule that all invoices must be paid within a specific time . |
| 26 | Not only may viruses incorporate themselves into our DNA , but there is now a suggestion that some viruses at least may have arisen from bits of our own DNA which have escaped from our cells and become so modified as to be capable of independent existence . |
| 27 | It is now a certainty that 60163 Tornado will see service in four or five years time . |
| 28 | The last help screen might be considered superfluous in that it is simply a reminder that all entries have to be made in an appropriate manner . |
| 29 | Moreover , there is at least a possibility that local authorities will house them and their rent will be paid under housing costs . |
| 30 | For the simple reason that , if they were to be considered as arbitrators , there would be at least a danger that one party or the other might be able to require a case to be stated before a court of law , by which means it could be suggested that the award was not binding because of some error in it . |