Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A local housing authority may perform any duty under section 65 or 68 ( duties to persons found to be homeless ) to secure that accommodation becomes available for the occupation of a person — ( a ) by making available suitable accommodation held by them under Part II ( provision of housing ) or any enactment , or ( b ) by securing that he obtains suitable accommodation from some other person , or ( c ) by giving him such advice and assistance as will secure that he obtains suitable accommodation from some other person , and in determining whether accommodation is suitable they shall have regard to Part IX ( slum clearance ) , X ( overcrowding ) and XI ( houses in multiple occupation ) of this Act . |
| 2 | ‘ The filly was desperate , even falling over walking on to the gallops , ’ Pipe explained , adding that he puts more work into training In-Keeping than three normal horses . |
| 3 | The opening pages are ravishing : exquisite cor anglais and oboe plaints , the tenderest of string bass solos , and an organ so discreetly reassuring that it sounds locked deep in the subconscious . |
| 4 | There is no understanding of religion without appreciating that it concerns this second kind of expression and communication . |
| 5 | If , for example , the poll tax were to be replaced by a proportional income tax , this would in general change the tax burden on the median person , and hence — assuming that he remains decisive change the voting outcome . |
| 6 | An opinion was expressed that such a purchaser under a suspensory condition ( that the money be only handed over on the certificate being got by the purchaser ) is not necessarily committing a violation of the Act , " assuming that he shows proper diligence in endeavouring to obtain the certificate , and is acting throughout in bona fide " : per Lord Trayner , ibid . |
| 7 | A ‘ desperate ’ candidate stands much less chance than a more relaxed candidate who goes into the interview knowing that she/he has other options . |
| 8 | Two Bosnian women have filed a civil suit against the leader of the Bosnian-Serbs , Radovan Karadzic , alleging that he has legal responsibility for mass rapes and other brutalities inflicted by his forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina . |
| 9 | In Act I Scene V she calls to evil spirits , showing that she realises human feelings must be obliterated in the fight for power . |