Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story goes that a young king held out his hand , declaring , " I am the commander of the faithfully . " |
| 2 | The story goes that a housewife , who was making pancakes before Lent , realised she was late for church … and rushed off , still clutching her pancake . |
| 3 | Fifth , class action suits mean that a shareholder with just one share can sue on behalf of the entire body of shareholders and , finally , the widely misused Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act allows any firm that has been charged with fraud more than three times in the previous few years , whether or not it is found guilty , to be perceived as a corrupt organisation and therefore liable for triple damages . |
| 4 | Most moral entrepreneurial groups contend that a ( partial ) sexual revolution has taken place , though little evidence of radical changes in sexual behaviour is forthcoming — other than evidence of a circumstantial kind . |
| 5 | Belgium , France , Denmark and West Germany agreed that a community-wide ) carbon tax should be applied . |
| 6 | Decio where the courts ruled that a corporation could not recover unless it first proved that it had in fact been injured by the insider 's illicit trading . |
| 7 | Unit trusts , building societies and banks would be able to provide personal pensions and Nigel Lawson agreed that a 2 per cent National Insurance incentive should be given to those who joined the new schemes . |
| 8 | A significant court ruling on the subject of sexual harassment was handed down on April 16 , when a judge in Fukuoka ruled that a publishing company had violated the rights of a former female employee who had felt obliged to leave her job after allegations of alcoholism and sexual promiscuity against her . |
| 9 | As the two girls whirled downstairs towards the clattering dining room , Victoria realised that a wedge had been tapped into their ten-year friendship . |
| 10 | Both clubs agreed that a team called Borussia Munchen Urchfont and Hotton Farm Colliery Sports and Social United Reserves was stupid . |
| 11 | There is a further clause in the 1950 law that permitted Manor to confirm that a man or woman was not an absentee if that person left his place of residence ‘ for fear that the enemies of Israel might cause him harm or otherwise than by reason or for fear of military operations , . |
| 12 | On Dec. 14 Compaoré announced that a national reconciliation forum to consider democracy , human rights and development would be convened forthwith . |
| 13 | A seminar held by Lothian and Borders Police in connection with road safety issues involving the older road user revealed that a key element to ensure enhancement of the safety of this group requires guidance to impress upon them the importance of individual responsibility . |
| 14 | On Feb. 17 the RAF admitted that a 1,000-lb laser-guided bomb had missed its target during an attack on a bridge at Fallouja , but claimed that the incident had occurred on Feb. 13 . |
| 15 | Similarly , the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany argued that a member state might legitimately adopt appropriate criteria with regard to the grant of flag rights in order to safeguard the objectives of the Community system of fishing quotas ; it considered that , if necessary , the criteria adopted to that end might be contrary to the E.E.C . |
| 16 | The majority concede that a complaint which is not supported by evidence of injury is unlikely to be pursued by the police . |
| 17 | The move to set up the staff commission comes after local authorities asked that a body be set up to protect the interests of employees . |
| 18 | These authorities suggest that a promise to pay money , or to do any other act , in a certain event but without any express or implied request to the promisee to bring about , or to promise to bring about , that event , is made without consideration . |
| 19 | In contrast to these results , Slobin and Welsh found that a child was able to imitate one of her own utterances immediately after she had produced it spontaneously , but that errors occurred when the child was asked to imitate the same utterance some minutes later . |
| 20 | The carrack was brought to anchor in the Bay of Cascais two evenings later , and after an uncomfortable night rolling about in the confused waters of that harbour , Sara rose early and went on deck to find that a thick mist had descended . |
| 21 | The Nov. 4 referendum proposed that a simple majority should in future be sufficient to pass constitutional amendments . |
| 22 | After a letter to the Home Secretary in 1934 complaining that the IFL speakers had stated at these meetings that they would clear all Jews out of the country , and if this was not possible they would starve them and murder them , Special Branch reported that a Mr Pipkin and a Mr Smith of the IFL , both about twenty-one years of age , had made reckless and rash statements at such occasions . |
| 23 | Miss Spencer-Nairns solicitors say that a better way must be found of compensating the victims of medical treatment , regardless of if there 's any blame . |
| 24 | Taylor found that a kangaroo hops at the same frequency at which gazelles of equal weight run or , for that matter , at which humans of equal weight bound on a pogo stick . |
| 25 | With costs rising and income harder to come by , the Wanderers found that a £20,000 a year official was something of a luxury . |
| 26 | The researchers found that a change of curriculum from traditional academic subjects to topics of local relevance forced a change of roles for teachers and pupils ( the latter becoming knowledge-holders ) and a change of methods and time-tabling which in the end proved non-acceptable , least of all to parents who favoured the traditional approach as a gateway to success , and resisted innovation ( 17 ) . |
| 27 | G. Lightheart reported that a television set had been given to the youth club . |
| 28 | G. Lightheart reported that a television set had been given to the youth club . |
| 29 | A snap survey in the West Country by New Scientist found that a number of garages want £8 or more for what should be just a few minutes ' work . |
| 30 | Or , better still , maybe we should question the present shibboleth that a bath or a shower a day is necessary for hygiene . |