Example sentences of "mr [noun] [verb] that [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Gummer claimed that during the negotiations the powerful American farming lobby had been ‘ all over the hotel ’ . |
| 2 | Mr Gummer argues that under the new proposals the least efficient farmers would have , ‘ no incentive to improve and every incentive to go into reverse and avoid the impact of the new system by artificially dividing the land ’ . |
| 3 | Mr Lightman said that at the time of the libel trial the defence had no idea that this payment had been made . |
| 4 | Yesterday Mr Patten said that under the Bill as it now stands he will be able to demand a re-run of voting on grant-maintained status where he has evidence it was not fairly conducted . |
| 5 | Mr Ram said that in the interests of press freedom he was offering The Hindu 's reports to rival newspapers . |
| 6 | Mr Knight anticipates that over the next few years manufacturing capacity will expand and business may be further developed via a joint venture . |
| 7 | Mr Butler explained that for the purposes of the filming there was a dummy ripcord handle for Mr Tipping 's reserve chute as well as the real one . |
| 8 | Mr Delors said that in the short run MEPs should be given greater powers to hold the EC executive responsible when national governments transferred powers to Brussels — under a new European treaty for economic and monetary union . |
| 9 | Mr Maan said that over the last three to four years , Strathclyde had become far more cooperative with moves to abandon discriminatory practices and willing to accept criticism . |
| 10 | Mr Campbell said that during the first incident , when Mr Friel and the two younger accused had been shouting at each other in the shopping centre , the lawyer had struck the 15-year-old on the face with the dog leash . |
| 11 | Mr Ackerman stressed that in the five years the 20-pupil day school had been run by the Mannafields Christian Education Association at Carberry , near Musselburgh , East Lothian , no pupil had been punished in this way . |
| 12 | Urging the appointment of party leaders with knowledge of each country and their languages Mr Biffen said that in the longer term visits could develop into reciprocal exchange schemes which would be to everyone 's benefit . |
| 13 | Mr Bradley said that under the Treaty of Rome , British publishers have no protection against the importation of American books — published as open market editions for Continental Europe — into the UK . |
| 14 | While the managers ' long-term intention is to have a balance in Europe , Mr Burns believed that with the main continental economies in difficulty , prospects in the short term do not look attractive . |
| 15 | Mr Davies warned that with the extra costs of clearing up after the floods , other services could be hit unless the Government changed its mind . |
| 16 | Mr Fowler added that in the Government 's even-handed approach to employment , people would have the right to belong to a union and could not be excluded from a job on the grounds that they were trade unionists . |
| 17 | Pressed last night on the issue , Mr Havel conceded that in the last resort he would accept the post as head of state . |
| 18 | Mr Gregg said that after the success of shows like Cats and the recent record-breaking Me and My Girl , Apollo was planning to present musicals at the Playhouse for even longer runs . |
| 19 | Mr Templeton said that at the time there had been no lifting equipment there . |