Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] that this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using specially arranged cognitive tasks it has been possible to show that this inhibition is weaker than average in psychotic individuals , otherwise ignored information being relatively more available for conscious processing . |
| 2 | But , I am afraid to say that this month 's Ultimate Brandy Snap , filled with gooseberry fool ( page 124 ) , is best served either on its own , or with a small tot of brandy . |
| 3 | With great respect to the learned Lord Justice I am disposed to think that this reasoning rests on an ambiguous use of the word ‘ duty . ’ |
| 4 | We are fortunate to announce that this year George Hatfield will be demonstrating on the Woodworker stand , at the Woodworker Show for the Saturday and Sunday ( 19–20 October ) . |
| 5 | I am glad to say that this act of faith has since been amply rewarded and the blazer 's fit is perfect . |
| 6 | It would be absurd to claim that this day is already near . |
| 7 | It would be possible to acknowledge that this type of emotional layer exists in human beings , and that it finds expression in the brutality men are capable of inflicting on one another . |
| 8 | It would be pleasant to think that this decision was made purely on conservation and environmental grounds , but on all the evidence of the past this seems unlikely . |
| 9 | These studies were not " wrong " , but it would be wrong to conclude that this pattern of interest-group politics holds for all issues . |
| 10 | However , it may be wrong to assume that this inability to create a coordinated response is a bad thing : a truly-integrated response to the cities from the Conservative governments elected in 1979 and after might have been even more detrimental to the major conurbations than it has been . |
| 11 | It would be easy to say that this volume is just another book ’ on organic synthesis — one which will sit alongside the excellent texts of S. Warren , and the more recent book by E. J. Corey and X. M. Cheng , The logic of chemical synthesis . |
| 12 | Finally , subscribers will be relieved to know that this work is done at minimal cost to the Bar — all the work is done pro bono by individual members of the Bar in their own time . |
| 13 | It would be dangerous to suggest that this impossibility is in any strong sense theoretical , i.e. open to mathematical proof , and I will assume it is no more than a strong empirical impossibility . |
| 14 | It would be dangerous to assume that this balance of topics necessarily reflects the Authority 's PNP priorities very accurately . |
| 15 | It would be natural to assume that this attempt to create a rift between Offa and the papacy occurred before the visit of the legates in 786 and that the visit was part of a process of reconciliation , but this is not wholly justified for Hadrian 's letter could date to the late rather than the mid-780s , and reflect hostility to one or more of a number of Offa 's actions . |
| 16 | The teapot , milk jug , sugar basin and tongs will require cleaning with Goddard 's powder before midday , so that all will be proper , and the visitors will not be able to say that this house is a slum inside , even if there is one outside . ’ |
| 17 | But absolutely right , I mean there the guy should be able to see that this person is closing up on there . |
| 18 | A character with Herb Lore , Manufacture Drugs or Prepare Poisons will be able to see that this place was used for preparing poisons . |
| 19 | Though it might be fanciful to assert that this passage heralds the arrival of Hercule Poirot on the literary scene , it is clear that the Digression prepares the way for the development of the whodunnit form , and particularly of the private detective , ‘ the righteous unraveller ’ , whose task it will be to solve the murder . |
| 20 | Speaking of not indulging , you 'll be pleased to hear that this place is conducive to staying off the ciggies . |
| 21 | It may be fair to say that this book , perhaps above any other , has generated a great deal of interest , world-wide , in the healing art of aromatherapy . |
| 22 | And looking round the hall tonight , I think I would be inclined to say that this occasion seems to have been successful in doing that . |
| 23 | TODAY being Armistice Day , it would be nice to think that this afternoon 's League programme can be completed without the police having to separate fighting footballers . |
| 24 | It would be nice to think that this presentation is the end of it and that the client says " Go ahead " , and the agency produces the campaign . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ I am pleased to see that this budget recognises that education and training are a high priority in job creation . ’ |
| 26 | We are pleased to say that this Policy is one of the best in the market to meet the requirements of Policyholders . |
| 27 | To us , the glacier now appeared to lie more than half a mile away from the river , but scrambling across the black gravel of the terminal moraine , we were surprised to find that this rubble concealed the true icy snout . |
| 28 | It is pleasant to find that this believer in the perfectibility of mankind was a good father to them all . |
| 29 | It is possible to think that this plebeian has been lent some part of Naipaul 's aristocratic fastidiousness , some part of his hostility , while also suffering the consequences of an exposure to these qualities , and to recall that both Ahmed and the author of An Area of Darkness are preoccupied with the hanks of human shit that litter certain landscapes . |
| 30 | This immediately puts their organisation in a good light and the journalist is disposed to feel that this outfit may be a useful source of information in the future . |