Example sentences of "that [prep] a [adj] [noun] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | The power of the Establishment came not from the fact that a few dozen people imposed their will on the rest of us , but from the fact that for a long time we felt it right that the opinions of such people should have respectful attention paid to them . |
| 2 | Now I 'm sure you , Brian , would acknowledge that in a certain sense we are all laymen most of the time . |
| 3 | God alone knew why we wanted to sail to New Zealand together , except that in a strange way we were friends . |
| 4 | In the Diaspora , our Jewish people have been inclined to sit back and think that the battle has been won and that in a little while we Jews will have our National Home in our Promised Land . |
| 5 | And we have done something about it , grasped the mettle , and I believe that in a short while we 're going to solve this problem , and it wo n't be thanks to you and the Conservative Party . |
| 6 | It always was a surprise , the pure majesty of the scene approaching the Alps , more especially in moonlight ; it seemed odd to me , whilst devouring this special panorama that in a short time we would be raining all the horrors of war down on people not seriously willing to fight . |
| 7 | Furthermore , points out O'Connor ( 1973 p 123 ) , because languages have " different numbers of phonemes , and different allophones representing them , it follows that in a foreign language we do not hear the sounds in the same way as a native speaker does … |
| 8 | So that on a monthly basis we will tell you if you 're on target , checking your watch , you 're below target , you 're above target . |
| 9 | I hope that at a later stage we can persuade the Minister that a compromise is possible , feasible and affordable . |