Example sentences of "that [noun pl] [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time of the interviews , there was a growing feeling in some LEAs that projects had developed unintended procedures which would be difficult to dismantle . |
| 2 | Atmospheric pollution in Athens reached such a high level on October 3 that authorities had to ban all traffic from the centre of the Greek capital . |
| 3 | It should not have been a surprise that companies sought to use that range of permissible techniques to present their results in the best light . |
| 4 | Certainly , but knowing that captains had to make official reports on the umpires after each match , only the foolhardy would go against such an influential skipper , who had played six times for the Gentlemen against the Players . |
| 5 | Three years ago riots were sparked by a ludicrous tale that Christians had used American-designed spray guns to stain Muslim women 's clothing with indelible crosses . |
| 6 | Simmons ( 1978 ) noted that geographers had taken little notice of the wave of concern for environment which peaked about 1972 and he proceeded to argue in favour of a humanistic biogeography ( see p. 124 ) . |
| 7 | Last night , a ministry official delivered a notice to the monastery , stating that officers intended to return this morning to carry out the order to slaughter the birds . |
| 8 | One big reason was that firms failed to curb non-interest costs , notably pay . |
| 9 | ( While the Factory Acts did not usually greatly affect book-printing , it sometimes happened with legal or government work that compositors had to work longer hours than normal to meet deadlines . ) |
| 10 | For example , in looking at the way in which primary-school teachers respond to new ideas in environmental study and mathematics , Briault and West ( 1990:20 ) pointed out that teachers came to understand environmental studies more fully by engaging in such work [ i.e. action learning ] , became more confident about investigative approaches in mathematics by undertaking problem-solving activities in a supportive , non-threatening climate . |
| 11 | In this case heterostracans are considered the closest relatives of gnathostome ; this is based on the speculation that heterostracans had paired nasal sacs and paired nostrils as seen in jawed vertebrates . |
| 12 | In a report in The Times of Aug. 28 it was confirmed that police had filed criminal charges against Bhutto 's husband , Asif Ali Zardari , on grounds of illegal possession of arms , as well as on corruption charges . |
| 13 | Mr Samra said yesterday that police had arrested two people , including one , Schultz Frankson. with a German-sounding name . |
| 14 | The assistant chief constable also said last night that police had arrested four people in Derby after the shooting and they were assisting detectives with their inquiries . |
| 15 | Here a series of influences — the isolation of mining communities , the absence of any opportunities for female work outside the home in an area like South Wales — were important in establishing a firm familial tradition , while a high infant mortality rate , 50 per cent higher than for most factory workers , meant that women had to bear 4½ children to achieve the average family size in 1911 . |
| 16 | In addition it was established that women tended to receive less support services than male carers ( EOC , 1982 ) . |
| 17 | On Sept. 9 the dismissal had been reported of Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt.-Col. Mahamat Garfa , following allegations by the Chadian League for Human Rights ( LDHT ) that soldiers had massacred 150 people at Doba in the south . |