Example sentences of "[noun] [that] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The physics and cosmology that provided the framework in which this astronomy was set was basically that developed by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C. In the second century A.D. , Ptolemy devised a detailed astronomical system that specified the orbits of the moon , the sun and all the planets .
2 It has interested me very much to learn from the Air Historical Branch of the Royal Air Force that after the war , since nothing had been heard of Warrant Officer Crane 's Stirling , its crew and S.A.S. passengers , a search was made of the Morvan region .
3 Phar Lap was ridden by Bill ‘ Urn ’ Elliott , who got the gelding smartly into his stride , but Phar Lap drifted right over to the outside rail , with the result that after a quarter of a mile of the ten-furlong race he was well adrift of the field .
4 The cumulative effects of section 3(4) ( which provides that no bystander need be or be likely to be present ) and 3(5) ( which says that affray is capable of commission in both public and private places ) complete the march of logic , with the result that if a person assaults another in private ( for example in a domestic assault ) and uses violence ( of such a degree that the other members of the household would be frightened if they were there ) , he is technically guilty of an affray .
5 That question was thought to have been partially settled by the House of Lords in United Scientific Holdings Ltd v Burnley BC [ 1978 ] AC 904 where it was held that prima facie time limits are not of the essence , with the result that if a time limit is missed the review can still take place .
6 Plugs or outlets too , are often fitted in a haphazard way around the room , with the result that when a lamp is placed where it seems most needed , it frequently has to trail a dangerous mess of flex or wire with it .
7 The corn earworm moth , whose hungry larvae can decimate an otherwise healthy crop , has antennae tuned to these as well as other specific frequencies , with the result that when the female flies about on a clear moonlit night , she ‘ sees ’ — through her antennae — the whole field lit up , like an array of a myriad natural light bulbs .
8 It is an irony that as the government makes great claims about its job creation record for West Belfast it is at the same time in the process of running down some major sources of employment in the area , most notably the Royal Victoria Hospital .
9 In fact , if you always bear in mind that once a table is set for dining , lights lowered , candles lit , that table becomes an oasis , complete in itself , you can make a dining room wherever the table is .
10 He got some kind of perverse pleasure out of this , thinking at the back of his mind that when The Graduate opened in the movie houses around Manhattan , the face would be seen magnified on a big screen and imprinted on audiences ' minds .
11 It must be borne in mind that when the painter settled in the square at Ambleside , his house was very near to Wordsworth 's stamp office .
12 But bear in mind that if the person
13 Before embarking on a management buy-out , the advisers to the management team must read carefully the provisions of the directors ' service contracts , bearing in mind that if the buy-out attempt fails , the members of the team may well wish to continue working for the company as before .
14 Bear in mind that if the situation merits physical self-defence much may depend upon the attitude with which it is attempted .
15 Bear in mind that where a procedure is approved , the published instructions include the minimum heights to be flown at successive stages in the approach and a final obstacle clearance limit or minimum descent height recommended .
16 For it remains a curious anomaly that although the marathon has been the classic test of long distance endurance throughout nearly a century of Olympic history , the fastest timings have never enjoyed the status of world records .
17 Friends of the Earth fear that once the site is full , there 's a risk the expensive process of pumping out leachate might not be continued and that it could then leak through the clay lining and contaminate groundwater .
18 I wonder if deep down that peppery gentleman 's irritation might perhaps have been due to fear that once the gaff about whisky not being suitable for the kitchen was blown the master 's bottle would no longer be quite sacrosanct .
19 The unseemly haste is dictated not merely by the Government 's electoral timetable , but by the fear that if the measure is given proper time for debate there will also be time for the real , but as yet nascent , concerns of Tory Back Benchers and their constituents to grow and mature .
20 With each of the Picassos conservatively valued at some $10 million , there is a fear that if the family are successful in their claim , the works would no longer be accessible to the public and , worse still , that they might appear on the market .
21 It was agreed by the parties that if the proviso on its true construction operated as a restraint of trade it could not be justified on the ground of reasonableness .
22 It is a good indication that once a skill is learned , reproducing it is purely instinctive .
23 Playing for your province does n't count , but it has been practice that if a player is banned at club level , he is n't considered for selection at that time .
24 However , it is apparently the practice that if the prisoner inquires in such a case whether the tariff has been set at 20 years , he will be told if it has been set at that period , but not if it has not .
25 Ellen ignored my advice while I , obedient to the rule that if a job needed doing then do it without delay , found a pot of white paint and dug through the locker for a clean brush .
26 You may have a rule that if the balloon falls on the floor the person must start again .
27 This decision established the general rule that if an applicant for judicial review seeks to protect rights or interests recognized only in public law , he or she must do so by AJR under Ord. 53 .
28 There are persuasive dicta in The Wimbledon to the effect that once a waterway has been ‘ dedicated to international use ’ the riparian State can not unilaterally exclude the shipping of other States .
29 As far as you could understand him , this was to the effect that since the Government was rejecting any suggestion that it was to blame for this scandal , since most of the alleged swindlers were difficult to bring to book , and since the investors who lost the money nearly all live in Tory marginals , then the one innocent party — the taxpayer — would foot the £150 million bill .
30 There is modern authority to the effect that if the valuer knows his valuation will affect or bind another person besides his client … then he can claim an arbitrator 's immunity .
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