Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun] that [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the best will in the world , the library is not always going to have the book on its shelves that the student is after ; and nor are members of staff always going to be available to answer students ' enquiries . |
| 2 | Sun is counting on its argument that the box has twice the usable life of any competing machine to forestall order erosion . |
| 3 | The trial judge found against the wife on her contention that the husband acted as the bank 's agent to obtain her attendance to sign the charge , but made no finding whether the husband had exerted undue influence upon her . |
| 4 | The Republicans have placed great emphasis on their claims that the Democrat frontrunner Bill Clinton was guilty of anti American behaviour while he was a student in England . |
| 5 | They had endured an embarrassing fund-raising dinner , for which rich Americans had paid 5,000 dollars a ticket , only to discover on their return that the Confederation of British Industry had done nothing to follow it up with any kind of sales drive . |
| 6 | Recognizing that this was a complete change of view on the part of ministers , he undertook on their behalf that the Secretary of State would reconsider the whole question of listing and re-determine the issue . |
| 7 | A settlor had only to make sure that he chose a word which made clear an intention on his part that a trust obligation should arise in the trustee . |
| 8 | An earlier phone call to Springfield from Curtis had seen to that , when the lieutenant had passed on his suspicion that the sect could in fact be a front for a Triad drugs operation . |
| 9 | He was familiar with his own record of defying the court and it has never been suggested on his behalf that the sentence was other than fully justified . |
| 10 | It was argued on his behalf that the payment was not voluntary , citing Morgan v. Palmer , 2 B. & C. 729 ( a case of compulsion ) . |
| 11 | The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that the schemes have been highly successful , but I take issue with him on his assertion that the matter should be taken out of the hands of the district council and placed in the hands of the Scottish Office . |
| 12 | However , the doctor gave evidence based on his examination that the defendant was unfit to drive and the Court of Criminal Appeal quashed the conviction . |
| 13 | It was on his recommendation that the guard-rail was rebuilt , and he constantly reminded everyone visiting the belvedere of the hazard . ’ |
| 14 | It is a sad comment on our society that the Government can not see what they have done to young people and can not see the relationship between what they have done and the crime rate . |
| 15 | It 's an indictment on our society that The Porch is regarded as their home , and we 're only open for five hours a day , and yet they regard us as their family , and what we the servers are for them is the parents that they lack . |