Example sentences of "[vb -s] that [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He remembered a Chinese fable Ellen had once told him about a man who falls off a cliff , saves himself by clutching at a plant , and then notices that two mice are gnawing away the branch on which his life depends . |
| 2 | Figure 4.14(a) shows that one course can be given by a number of lecturers and Figure 4.14(b) illustrates that one lecturer can lecture on a number of courses . |
| 3 | The commission accepts that one country 's excessive borrowing would not bust the EMU apart . |
| 4 | In addition , SUCE accepts that 91003 Communication 3 satisfies the English component of the general entrance requirements and has issued , through its Mathematics panel , guidance on the groups of modules which , in appropriate combination , are acceptable for University entrance . |
| 5 | In a final report , which has not yet been made public the Atlanta group concludes that seven babies died of deliberate overdoses and that another 2 I deaths could have been avoided if the hospital had been better equipped to spot trouble . |
| 6 | Hey , in reviewing the nine recommendations by Seebohm relating to the organization of workers and to specialization , concludes that three elements are critical — the kind of work , the branch of work and the level of work . |
| 7 | Mr Goeldner thinks that one day the summer revenue of Colorado 's ski towns will exceed the winter one . |
| 8 | Because he thinks that one day you might help his son . ’ |
| 9 | Where the points score is equal , a decision can still be given if the panel thinks that one contestant used better techniques , used a greater variety of effective techniques , or made more of the running . |
| 10 | According to Cyril Ray in his penetrating profile Bollinger ( 1971 ) , one house was spared and he records that fifteen years after the riots Madame Bollinger overheard a passer-by outside one of her windows say , ‘ That 's the Bollinger house , you know : we did n't touch it during the riots here — as a matter of fact , we lowered our flag to it when we passed ! ’ 'Probably the red flag , ’ Madame is supposed to have commented with pleased irony . |
| 11 | The first of the lists published by Turan ( base date 849 ) records that sixteen years have passed since the death of , among others " Mevlana Shams al-Din [ -i ? ] " ulema-i sultan Fenari-oglu " ; the two lists reproduced in part by Menage ( base dates 856 and 858 ) likewise show the death of " Mevlana Shams al-Din sultan al- " ulema Fenari-oglu " to have occurred in 833 ; and Nesri records the death of " Shams al- " ulema Shams al-Din ibn Fenari " as having occurred in 832 : in each case his death is at least implicitly associated with a great plague occurring in Bursa in that year . |
| 12 | No one doubts that five bars of chocolate eaten for lunch is unhealthy eating . |
| 13 | The offline system automatically guarantees that two copies are taken before the online copy is deleted . |
| 14 | The story goes that one photographer on board the Queen Mary on her maiden voyage sent film back to Fleet Street by carrier pigeon . |
| 15 | An official report stated that ‘ it too frequently happens that one cow will cause a furious stampede of bulls of all ages , the pursued animal suffering severe injuries in the protracted chase . ’ |
| 16 | She says that fifty percent of her trade is from passing traffic . |
| 17 | Winston Churchill , MP for Davyhulme , a leading Tory rebel , said : ‘ The report is that the White Paper says that 13 pits are going to be saved for two years and then have the chop . |
| 18 | It says that two networks are already connected at 2Mbps , and a further four — including three interfacing via TCP/IP — are expected to connect at 2Mbps in the next few months . |
| 19 | We need a signature one signature on unless of course the company says that two people have got to sign it but you have to find that out . |
| 20 | Alec says that two years ago one of his closest colleagues was dragged from his home at gunpoint and threatened by the IRA . |
| 21 | At the Red Lion , for example , Jim Stevens says that two barrels a week are pulled through his handpumps . |
| 22 | Similarly , Goscelin says that one Easter at Winchester Cnut refused to wear his crown and put it on a crucifix , with the explanation that the king of kings was more worthy of it than he . |
| 23 | She says that one reason for her not going out is that upstairs there are about one thousand people assaulting children . |
| 24 | It says that 340,000 people with two jobs are being double counted , and there is a discrepancy of one million between the numbers claimed to be in self-employment and those self-employed people paying national insurance . |
| 25 | Its deputy prime minister , Saadoun Hammadi , says that 20,000 Iraqis — soldiers and civilians — have been killed ; American military men talk of Iraq 's ‘ horrendous ’ military casualties . |
| 26 | Verse 2 says that 400,000 footmen " that drew the sword " assembled . |
| 27 | But the corporation says that 5000 jobs could be created by the scheme , although few of them would be at the airport itself . |
| 28 | In addition to the existing members of Concorde , the group says that seven retailers and suppliers are examining further opportunities to exploit the new service . |
| 29 | A report to the meeting says that 24 people , living in 14 properties near the plant , had signed a petition strongly objecting to the proposal . |
| 30 | She says that three shops have closed down since Christmas . |