Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] and [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather bitter negotiations resulted in our final victory , and our stuffing our possessions into the windowless cabin astern and ensuring that our toothbrushes — significant status symbols — joined the only other two aboard in the privileged rack at the foot of the mizzenmast . |
| 2 | His camp followers have been nodding their heads sagely and saying that all is not yet over and Hezzy may not be destined to live out his political life amid the ruins of the Department of the Environment — once he 's pulled it down , that is . |
| 3 | The women put their heads together and agreed that it would be no bad thing if Loverin laid on hard with his strap . |
| 4 | The world summit for children which took place at the weekend caught the headlines around the world and the world 's leaders put their heads together and agreed that children all round the world are suffering and something must be done about it . |
| 5 | Madame Butterfly , he thought , for he had sneaked a glance at the soldier opposite and seen that he was now weeping , the letter crumpled in his fist , scrunching apple blossom . |
| 6 | The weekend of 13/14 March was used to do the cut over and to ensure that everything was in full working order . |
| 7 | Belbin has taken the analysis of group roles further and argues that up to nine roles can be identified in a work group . |
| 8 | ‘ Quite a bit , ’ said Finch , suddenly perked up by throwing the rhythm out and hoping that Henry would follow him because he wanted to see how it worked in canon . |
| 9 | Release Slade In Flame now and show that big screen glam did n't have to be a total sham . |
| 10 | There are even a few who I 'm sure do n't have a care in the world , although I 'm almost prepared to stick my neck out and say that they 're in the minority . |
| 11 | I will stick my neck out and say that he will be the first superbike home , in at least one race , with Mitchell taking the other . |
| 12 | Tyminski declined to concede defeat immediately and claimed that people had been intimidated into voting for Walesa . |
| 13 | I saw the light there and assumed that he was working . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I was extremely happy living there and realised that if I was prepared to leave my home to move to America with Roy it must be love . ’ |
| 15 | She snatched a quick glance backward and saw that it was Meredith Wyatt , grinning like a death's-head . |
| 16 | The coordinator of a leading indigenous organisation in Mexico , Publicaciones Etnias ( Ethnic Publications ) , visited WACC 's London offices recently and reported that thousands of indigenous people are currently in prison for ‘ political reasons ’ . |
| 17 | He eyed the cravat critically and decided that he liked it — in general , he admired and envied Mr Hellyer 's casual way of dressing — then crept silently closer and pounced . |
| 18 | The usual practice , therefore , is to take each question individually and mark that one question on every script before going on to the next question . |
| 19 | Review the wardrobe regularly and suggest that the resident buys replacements . |
| 20 | Will my hon. Friend make sure that he or his officials contact the office of Commissioner Millan today and demand that the money be freed so that it can be well spent in areas such as the one that I represent ? |
| 21 | I 've visited several large gardens recently and find that in many cases the plants in the herbaceous borders are supported by plastic-coated wire frames of varying sizes . |
| 22 | I 'd go a little bit further and say well it 'd be much more likely that husband and wife would be in the master bedroom with in the small bedroom , but as you say er the adults or anybody indeed in the flat is likely to be in the bedrooms at that time , but Sergeant you see went a bit further and said that at the briefing , somehow he got information that was likely to be in the master bedroom so I understand your evidence , you certainly did n't get that impression at the brief . |
| 23 | He closed the zip , looked for a gun to finish Patrick off and saw that they were all in use . |
| 24 | And he said , it looks as though they 've put the chimney on and found that the flue is the ba the boiler 's in the bathroom , so they 've had to come down here . |
| 25 | Come the following Sunday , therefore , I returned to the site alone and noticed that my friends had indeed given the field a careful search , for much of the soil was flattened by footprints . |
| 26 | I have to remember we spent her first ten years together and hope that this will be what matters in the long run . |
| 27 | Helen turned the picture over and saw that Dorothy had pencilled on the back ‘ 18 lbs Laxtons ; 27 lbs Coxes . ’ |
| 28 | You should then turn the picture over and check that there are no creases in the material , or marks on the mount or card , and that none of the plant material has slipped out of place . |
| 29 | Or should he turn desire aside and pretend that there had never been that brief , blinding flare of longing between them ? |
| 30 | Piaget ( Piaget , Jean , The Child ' s Conception of Number , Chapter I , Routledge & Kegan Paul , 1952 ) has described many experiments of this type with children of four years upwards and concluded that it was not until about the age of seven that children were able to see that a quantity of liquid remains constant although it appears to change when poured into different shaped containers . |