Example sentences of "[vb pp] that it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he changed from an acoustic to an electric guitar so overloaded that it made the windows of the little studios rattle , you could still sometimes hear his feet rapping on the boards and the irregular chord sequences and the trademark himmahimmahimm drifting through the air . |
| 2 | Equally the press , almost as a whole , had decided that it liked the girl . |
| 3 | Although hurriedly completed for the presentation , it was felt that it embodies the Jaguar spirit better than any of the others . |
| 4 | It is felt that it leaves the police too great a discretion as to what type of conduct is unacceptable . |
| 5 | Could it be said that it benefits the land ( i.e. it seeks to keep the residential character of the area ) ? |
| 6 | The Government has wisely ensured that it has the powers , under section 116 of the Planning and Compensation Act , to amend this regime as it sees fit . |
| 7 | But I welcome any participation in the debate I have called for on these issues , provided that it addresses the issues in a realistic way . |
| 8 | I had assumed that it meant the characteristic of being alive , livingness , whatever it is that makes life life . |
| 9 | The Torit faction also declared that it accepted the application of the Islamic sharia legal code in the north of the country , to the exclusion of the south . |
| 10 | The Council issued a statement on 13 September , correcting some points in the press reports , emphasizing that the visiting party had indicated that it believed the Polytechnic had ‘ the potential to rectify the grave situation in which it finds itself , and stressing that the visiting party had not suggested that courses as currently taught were below an acceptable standard . |
| 11 | The Labour Party also announced that it found the peace formula " totally acceptable " . |
| 12 | India , however , immediately reaffirmed that it supported the unity of Sri Lanka . |
| 13 | As a result of Napoleon III 's grave error of judgement , the affair of the Holy places became so inflamed that it set the powers on a collision course which led to the Crimean War . |
| 14 | Factors such as the parasitic reliance on the stage and the book , the lack of attention given to screenwriting , the lack of flexibility in studio-based production and , at Stoll , a studio floor so constructed that it accommodated the noise and bustle of five films at the same time , had a deadening effect on anyone who came into the industry with new ideas or fresh visions . |
| 15 | Right-wing parties for their part had complained that it entailed the abandonment of the country 's constitutional claim to all territory within the German borders of 1938 , including lands east of the Oder and Neisse rivers which were now in Poland or the Soviet Union . |
| 16 | After Mr Runciman had complained that it appeared the firm was acting on privileged information , Mr Malcolm had instructed his salesmen not to initiate any further sales . |
| 17 | The Bush Administration has been extremely cautious in its relations with Iran , which has consistently denied that it controls the hostages ' fate . |