Example sentences of "that they [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It follows that they absorb a large part of the national resources in terms of money and man- and womanpower , and that the financing , staffing and administration of them is very complex . |
| 2 | So , a possible explanation of the unions ' behaviour is that they judged a Labour victory uncertain , if not unlikely ; that they preferred to make hay while the setting Labour sun still shone ; and that they felt secure against whatever weather a Conservative dawn might bring . |
| 3 | The crucial process , which the British Technology Group is patenting , aligns the polymers so that they form a coherent layer . |
| 4 | Secondly , effective defence in depth presupposes that castles have been sited with this end in view , and that they form a coherent group under unified control . |
| 5 | A single small male cone produces several million grains and if you tap one in spring , they fall out in such numbers that they form a golden cloud . |
| 6 | These immigrant groups then tend to become part of the lower classes , unless there are so many that they form a separate sub-culture ( as is the case with Turks in West Germany ) . |
| 7 | Their specific significance is that they form a crucial element in what has been called the ‘ self-production ’ of modern societies . |
| 8 | For mile after mile along the dark beaches , the living tide of horseshoe crabs is so thick that they form a continuous strip , like a causeway of giant cobbles . |
| 9 | Once in a while someone has such a severe throat infection that they form a large boil behind the tonsils . |
| 10 | The more phosphate that is available , the more algae grow and multiply , sometimes to such an extent that they form a dense mat over the surface of the water . |
| 11 | Trade figures , despite the fact that they show a sustained increase in the volume of exports , tell a particularly sad story of relative decline for a once dominant trading nation . |
| 12 | There is also a danger that , particularly in relation to inherent uncertainties arising from going concern considerations , added emphasis paragraphs would be used to such an extent that they become a standard paragraph . |
| 13 | Applying the principles of the 12 Steps in all aspects of life so that they become a natural way of life and provide the capacity to live happily and confidently without the need for mood-altering substances or behaviours . |
| 14 | Although the collusion of Roger-Bernard in Saisset 's alleged fantasies was strenuously denied , the mere existence of the charges suggests that they carried a certain credibility . |
| 15 | He should insist that the correct wing is held , and direct the car or tractor driver so that they take a safe route which is clear of any hazard from dropping winch cables . |
| 16 | I asked that they take a different route each time , as far as possible , and to occasionally drive him there . |
| 17 | It 's only by ignoring them that they make a real effort to survive . |
| 18 | In large organisations the assumption of the supervisory role is often made easier by transferring staff on promotion so that they make a fresh start among strangers ; |
| 19 | The French were so proud of introducing these alien craft to unaccustomed northern waters that they struck a special medal to commemorate their proposed use , at which English sailors laughed aloud . |
| 20 | Yet in the first half of the century the number of unmarried women increased substantially , so that they formed a significant minority group Spinsters maintained an anomalous social position and were often seen as a threat to a society that assumed all women would marry and be subject to the control of their husbands [ Hill , 229–30 ] . |
| 21 | It was also during the winter months that vines were taken down from their wires and their ends tied ( often to the water pipes ) so that they formed a large bow shape . |
| 22 | I know that they combine a macho enthusiasm for selective violence with a rigid adherence to middle-class morality , but you are n't seriously suggesting that they 'll suspect me of cutting Paul 's throat because I go to bed with his wife ? |
| 23 | It is also true that many older people , who were trained rigorously in the disciplines of study fashionable before 1960 , think that they know a great deal about language , but in fact imbibed many false notions from their schooling . |
| 24 | Where they do differ is that they know a great deal less about the properties of social and psychological phenomena than do the natural sciences about the properties of the natural world . |
| 25 | Compacts should strongly recommend that trade unionists should be released on full pay to work with teachers and students so that they gain a balanced understanding of how industry works . |
| 26 | But an increasing number , typified by the conservative Heritage Foundation , define themselves above all by the fact that they hold a coherent body of ideas , and want to spread them . |
| 27 | First it was claimed that LEAs had inadequate information about curriculum provision in schools ; and , second , that they lacked a clear policy on the curriculum . |
| 28 | But more than that they imply a specific theory about the genesis of social violence . |
| 29 | Overheats and it would melt , so because of that they put a little protector thing on to cut out a thermal cut out to stop the current flowing |
| 30 | It is a lot easier these days , so make up a little cocktail of compatible systemic insecticide and fungicide , plus a drip or two of washing-up detergent to achieve a good wetting , in a small bowl , and swish the two leaves of each cutting in the solution so that they get a good wetting and protective coating . |