Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun pl] [that] [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | About four years later all three children told us in private conversations that they were missing contact with their respective fathers . |
| 2 | The legends are screen-printed on , that 's one better than stick-on , but so badly done in some cases that it 's a toss up as to which is the worst method ! |
| 3 | Casework usually involves added complexity and the opinion is gaining credence in some circles that it is almost impossible to gain sufficient experience to become proficient unless one spends two whole days a week in a bureau . |
| 4 | It is a symptom of the high esteem in which ivory has consistently been held in civilized societies that it is often linked with gold and precious stones . |
| 5 | Erm , I wonder if this is a matter which budget review might wish to keep on a continuing brief , so that , to satisfy themselves that the , this council is in fact making progress , and will be in a position to satisfy the district auditor in future years that we are er , taking on board the comments that he 's making and er , moving forward . |
| 6 | And the Bank is pushing the options in such quantities that it is keeping their price lower than it should be . |
| 7 | It is one of the enduring sadnesses of people in such relationships that they are not offered the same respect and sympathy as man and wife . |
| 8 | ‘ But there is no truth in these stories that we are romantically linked . |
| 9 | And it is in these areas that we are going to concentrate . |
| 10 | The group formed by let and the following infinitive is so close in these uses that it is the equivalent of a single verb : let fall corresponds to drop , let know to inform , etc . |
| 11 | So really it 's understood in these allegations that you 're saying that the solicitors should have invited your client to provide them with the authority to write to the bank . |
| 12 | ‘ We 're fairly relaxed about it ’ , adding that Mr Kohl has made it clear repeatedly in previous statements that he was keen for all 12 members of the Community to proceed towards union together . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , though , we are not very much closer to a genuine explanation of amnesia in functional terms that we were twenty years ago . |
| 14 | But it is in domestic affairs that they are most controversial . |
| 15 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 16 | It seemed such a good morning in many ways that he was prompted to an unbearable hope and said , ‘ Would you ever marry me ? ’ |
| 17 | Although the subject was never directly mentioned , it was subtly intimated in various ways that I was beholden to the Parsons for what was after all a free holiday , and was therefore expected to do rather more than my bit when it came to chauffeuring , chaperoning , shopping and suchlike chores . |
| 18 | I remember him telling one man that had been late three times in fifteen years that it was getting to be a habit : ‘ You 'd better look for your previous employment . ’ |
| 19 | But during the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic they occurred in such profusion in inshore sediments that they are frequently important components of the rocks in which they are found . |
| 20 | In other words that they were shifting the blame . |
| 21 | Steve Cropper says that Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt are the only two artists in recent years that he 's watched from the audience — which is either a massive compliment , or an indication of the number of gigs our Steve attends these days . |
| 22 | He had no answer — save that British scientists had been reorganised so often in recent years that it was time for stability . |
| 23 | However , the widely-perceived reluctance of the Government to raise base rates again has encouraged expectations in financial markets that it is seeking alternative monetary policies . |
| 24 | The natural sciences have proved so enormously successful in modern times that they are now commonly regarded as the supremely useful and valid intellectual discipline , and as setting the standard to which all other kinds of enquiry must conform if they are to be taken seriously as dealing with truth and reality . |
| 25 | This does , however , prove so difficult in most cases that it is not recommended . |
| 26 | It 's very interesting to note that in contemporary political philosophy there is almost no room left for democratic decision making because in most theories that we 're given , more or less everything is already decided at a constitutional level I mean think of theory of justice , it 's the theory of justice that decides the basic nature of a constitution so the role of members of a government is simply to interpret and apply the constitution so they can make the most efficient tax policies given the basic constitution , but no individual has the authority to challenge that constitution and change it by democratic means . |
| 27 | It is , to my mind , probable in both cases that it is the written expression of this understanding that is at fault . |