Example sentences of "[pron] [that] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you chairman , erm , I 've heard what Mr said then I think it is worth reminding ourselves that a significant number of members of this council are new to this council and it 's therefore quite right and proper that in the first year of the business of this council that there should be a significant number of seminars and briefings to enable members to fully acquaint themselves with the business of the council the working of the er , operations of this council so that we can in fact make informed decisions er in the future . |
| 2 | In position it performs a number of miraculous deeds ( such as ‘ promoting ravenous appetite ’ ) though , in the end , nothing that a good charcoal does n't claim to do . |
| 3 | Dorcas appeared and reappeared amongst the complicated shadows , muttering to himself , saying things like , ‘ That 's dead , that 's no good , we need a new battery , ’ and ‘ Seems OK , nothing that a good clean could n't put right , ’ and ‘ Hmm , not much in your tank … ’ |
| 4 | But nothing that a good dietitian and orthodontist could n't put right . |
| 5 | Second , given the availability of a trained and skilled operator there is nothing that a good desktop publishing system can not achieve in monochrome or spot colour publishing that was not possible by traditional methods . |
| 6 | well you already agree with me that a flat roof might require replacing in seven |
| 7 | ‘ It seems to me that a new play like Shadowlands needs to be exposed to different audiences before it settles down . |
| 8 | Someone has told me that a new carb would help , someone else reckons the distributor would be best changed . |
| 9 | The hon. Member for West Bromwich , East ( Mr. Snape ) assured me that a Labour Secretary of State would be bound by the timetable that he proposes for public Bill procedures . |
| 10 | Naturally I talked over every aspect of it with Elizabeth and the family ; and in the end I concluded that if- and only if-convincing evidence was brought to me that a substantial majority in both Houses wished me to take on the job I would do so . |
| 11 | Then about four days later it was pointed out to me that a real earthquake actually hit Germany last week , and she was n't being poetic at all , and I actually felt cheated of the wave of emotion I had felt towards her . |
| 12 | Later Seddon telephoned to tell me that a young man — actually a volunteer from the Metropolitan police — had duly appeared at Southend , and had been remanded for a week . |
| 13 | It seems to me that a correct understanding of human evolution is very relevant to projects of this kind , but that the effect of that understanding is largely discouraging to them . |
| 14 | It was apparent to me that a great deal more useful information could be derived from the FDR if the single parameter of pitch attitude could be added to the requirements , and I pressed this view very hard with the authorities when they drew up the UK regulations on the subject in 1964 . |
| 15 | He writes : ‘ It seems to me that a great number of our explicit or implicit theories , our methods and preferences are heavily influenced by the very long traditions of analyzing mainly , or only , certain kinds of written language . |
| 16 | Miss is just saying to me that a quick review of her chart , er could indicate that we have n't got any clear er how shall I say , clear indication , using the same word twice , that would point us to one sector only . |
| 17 | She informed me that a double room at the front was available , though I was welcome to it for the price of a single . |
| 18 | I 'm sure that there are hundreds of dealers getting ready to write me letters at this point to tell me that a satisfied customer is more important than a sale . |
| 19 | The potential cast for telling that story is vast , and it strikes me that a large number of both major and important minor characters is absent from Rosenthal and Joachimedes 's list . |
| 20 | Moreover , it seems to me that a local authority is to be commended for a decision such as this , made in the light of the report of an independent person of the qualification and experience of a guardian ad litem . |
| 21 | It does not escape me that a fair hand has already written some account of my early days ; but that account broke off too soon , for I returned from the realms of ice , to which solitudes my soul — if I may be presumed to have one — was attracted . |
| 22 | I ca n't remember exactly when in the sequence it first began to dawn on me that an evolved resemblance to something like an insect was possible . |
| 23 | I was of course reminded of my mission regarding the young gentleman and it occurred to me that an outdoor setting , with the general proximity of nature , and in particular the example of the geese close at hand , would not be an unsuitable setting at all in which to convey the sort of message I was bearing . |
| 24 | It seems to me that an awful lot of the voluntary sector does come from very much the individualist side of the equation which you were laying out in front of us Chris . |
| 25 | However , it seemed to me that an insurmountable problem presented itself : I had no qualifications . |
| 26 | Who is kidding whom that a middle-size country such as the United Kingdom is sovereign in the modern world ? |
| 27 | When my right hon. Friend visits the county palatine , will he hold a meeting with tenants and perhaps point out to them that a standard rate of 35p in the pound , which was described as preposterous by the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) , was the rate levied by the last Labour Government ? |
| 28 | It feels to them that a major event has changed their lives and yet people around them seem to be wanting them to forget it and ‘ get on with things ’ as quickly as possible . |
| 29 | The investigators had also come into possession of what was said to be Fhimah 's personal diary , improbable though it must have seemed to them that a trained intelligence agent would keep one or put anything in writing , let alone the incriminating English word ‘ taggs ’ ( sic ) in the middle of an entry in Arabic and then , according to media reports , leave the diary behind for the investigators to find . |
| 30 | Addressing concerns expressed about the problem of lawlessness in some parts of the country which was deterring some businessmen from expanding their operations , Khan reassured them that a special force would be set up by the government specifically to protect oil installations . |