Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Subodh Kant Sahay , Minister of State for Home Affairs , in a statement on Jan. 2 to the Indian parliament announced that 890 people had been killed and nearly 4,000 injured in 15 weeks of Hindu-Moslem riots triggered by Hindu agitation around the disputed sacred site where a mosque currently stood in Ayodhya , Uttar Pradesh . |
| 2 | The story goes that one dismal morning they were detailed to take their Mosquito , ‘ D ’ for Dog , up for testing , and as there had been quite a party in the Mess on the previous evening , neither was feeling in the best of moods as they trudged out to dispersal at the crack of dawn . |
| 3 | The story goes that one photographer on board the Queen Mary on her maiden voyage sent film back to Fleet Street by carrier pigeon . |
| 4 | The story goes that this castle was founded by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa , ‘ Redbeard ’ no less . |
| 5 | The Highlander Lieutenant asked that one of the unlit chandeliers be raised from floor level so he could make certain there would be adequate room for his dancers ' crossed swords . |
| 6 | Some of them have concluded that existence constitutes that universal and elusive divine presence which can never be pinned down as a particular constituent of reality . |
| 7 | As we shall see , Nigerian newspapers are able to command quite large circulations , but high overheads and stiff competition for limited advertising support mean that few would survive on commercial grounds alone . |
| 8 | Scientists , publishers , students and government officials meeting last week at a colloquium organised by the research ministry agreed that poor quality produces a downward spiral of falling circulation and a further loss of contributions from respected scientists . |
| 9 | However , unemployment and the recession mean that many firms can no longer afford the creches and bonuses , and are reluctantly having to curtail them . |
| 10 | The chairman announced that one of the committee , Shelagh Godwin , of Godalming , and a former editor of the foundation 's bulletin , has had to resign , but remains a member of the council . |
| 11 | After examining a large number of hydrophilids infected with Laboulbeniales , H. W. Scheloske of Erlangen University surmised that many of these ‘ claw forms ’ actually represent abnormally developed individuals of species that produce a different ‘ growth form ’ in other places on the insect 's body ; perhaps the tarsal claws of these beetles offer less than ideal conditions for vigorous growth . |
| 12 | New rules for pharmacy funding mean that any chemist 's shop which dispenses fewer than 2,000 prescriptions per month will lose grants and will face closure . |
| 13 | Neither is it a defence to claim that best practicable means have been taken to abate or prevent the odour complained of from arising , or that it is emitted during the exercise of a business or trade in a reasonable or proper manner . |
| 14 | By the end of the inquiry the Board admitted that this had risen by a further 10 per cent . |
| 15 | The chairman of the board ruled that certain witnesses which a prisoner had requested to attend should not be called . |
| 16 | A lengthy period , if it 's unusual , can be an indication of an early miscarriage , so it 's worth checking with your GP to see that all is well , simply to ensure that any future pregnancies go smoothly . |
| 17 | Will he take this opportunity to confirm that sufficient resources will be made available to ensure that full establishment is maintained at each of those locations for men and resources , for training and administration ? |
| 18 | However , it is the housewife 's ultimate responsibility to see that all tasks get done properly . |
| 19 | It is the Chief Constable 's responsibility to see that these complaints are properly investigated and result in disciplinary action where appropriate . |
| 20 | When the king commanded deer to be taken for his use in the royal forests it was usually the warden 's responsibility to see that this was done in the proper manner . |
| 21 | Lack of internal capital and entrepreneurial experience mean that rural people are often not able to take advantage of such opportunities . |
| 22 | On Dec. 6 the Foreign Ministry announced that Soviet citizens would be allowed to subscribe ( in hard currency ) to foreign papers and magazines , more of which would also be available in public libraries . |
| 23 | On Feb. 15 the Swedish Foreign Ministry announced that four Iraqi diplomats accused of spying on refugees had also been ordered to leave the country . |
| 24 | On June 10 the Interior Ministry announced that 2,000 detainees had been recently released , in addition to those released gradually since March . |
| 25 | By the end of the three days of what one eyewitness described as a " vigilante rampage " , the Health Ministry announced that six people were dead and 502 hospitalized , seven in a serious condition . |
| 26 | Also on April 23 the Netherlands Foreign Ministry announced that three journalists and a trade attaché at the Russian embassy in The Hague had been asked to leave the country a month earlier . |
| 27 | An asterisk ( * ) and a question mark ( ? ) can be used as wild cards within the filter text to indicate that any other matching characters should be included . |
| 28 | David Raffe ( 11 ) of Edinburgh University found that more than three-quarters of school leavers from sparsely populated areas were able to live at home . |
| 29 | The board found that 105 of 177 drug products sold in Canada were priced above the median international price . |
| 30 | In July , 1989 , the Daily Express reported that ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was funding a Fame-type school on Merseyside through remarks a black friend made to him about the Toxteth riots being mainly caused by police harassment . |