Example sentences of "[verb] [that] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abramson and his colleagues suggest that when a person is unable to resolve a problem he attributes his helplessness to a cause . |
| 2 | I do know that when a marriage , or a circumcision , or any other outstanding function took place — including meetings and large birthday parties — our big room was the venue . |
| 3 | Did you know that if a man |
| 4 | Do you know that if a dog licks their urine , it can catch something called leptospirosis , which is very , very dangerous . ’ |
| 5 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |
| 6 | Palace aides secretly expect that if a divorce did take place , Charles would renounce his right to the throne . |
| 7 | I wonder how many people realise that although a guarantee has run out , you still have a right to claim ? |
| 8 | And every residential social worker knows that I am not exaggerating when I say that after a death has occurred — often alone or with one of us holding the dying resident 's hand — the family will descend like vultures , demanding a complete inventory of all their belongings , ransacking their personal clothes for valuables , and insisting on receiving all that is left of the petty cash . |
| 9 | The old zeks say that if a man has a nightmare then he should not be disturbed because the awakened life of the camps is more awful than the pain of any dream . |
| 10 | Er you get , sa instructor and they say that if a training course which is gon na start at half past eight on February the tenth , erm yeah well that 's what we got ta do then you got ta start looking to the planning towards have n't you ? |
| 11 | For the present purposes , however , the model 's general validity for European societies pre 1980 illustrates that although a state is necessary in a capitalist economic system its particular form can vary substantially to reflect local circumstances : form and function should not be confused . |
| 12 | He found that when a hen has decided where to nest , she works her whole body about to mould a comfortable shape , then pecks up more loose stuff to tuck in around her . |
| 13 | Additionally , he found that when a horse discovered that the messages it was trying to convey were understood , either by another horse or by a person , its range of communication could be extended considerably . |
| 14 | Preliminary investigation found that when a topic is closed two options for the ensuing course of the interaction may be relevant : making a definite move to close the whole conversation , or beginning a new topic by actively searching for something to keep the conversation going . |
| 15 | He arranged the pictures used in advertising into some fifty categories and found that whilst a representation of men and women embracing was most common there were no representatives at all of people at work . |
| 16 | Approve that the SRO is amended to provide that where a bill is paid by deduction , then either [ i ] if within a three month period following delivery of the bill written objections are made by the entitled third party or client , notice of rights under the SRO should then be given , or [ ii ] the notice of rights under the SRO must be served on all clients and entitled third parties at the time of delivery of the bill . |
| 17 | Assume that almost every lawyer and judge in Britain accepts that if a statute is duly enacted by Parliament with royal assent , and there can be no real doubt about what the language of the statute means , then the law is what the statute plainly says it is . |
| 18 | The British Government recognises the democratic right to aspire towards Irish unity but also accepts that until a majority here wishes otherwise , Northern Ireland 's status will be unchanged . |
| 19 | Davy reported that if a candle were surrounded by a wire gauze mesh , the gas would diffuse into the gauze enclosed space and burn there without exploding . |
| 20 | He reported that if a house caught fire nobody attempted to put it out because they were all concentrating on protecting the cats , forming up in lines to prevent the panic-stricken animals from running into the flames and burning themselves . |
| 21 | In discussing the findings the author concludes that while a number of people do have cause to complain about their medical examination , these results indicate that only a small percentage have problems . |
| 22 | Yes , I would think that if a person had a normal personality , if the interaction between the in institution and the personality was normal , you 'd expect their interaction with other people to be normal . |
| 23 | He had no hobbies , maintaining that if a person needed hobbies , then there was something wrong with his work . |
| 24 | ‘ The principle that a defendant must take the plaintiff as he finds him involves that if a wrongdoer ought reasonably to foresee that as a result of his wrongful act the victim might require medical treatment he is , subject to the principle of novus actus interveniens , liable for the consequences of the treatment applied although he could not reasonably foresee those consequences or that they could be serious . ’ |
| 25 | This time , Ridley 's decision was quashed ; the three Appeal Judges agreed that if a minister departed from a clearly stated policy he had to explain why — something Ridley had failed to do in this case . |
| 26 | Before commencing it should be emphasized that when a geologist talks of a volcano having been recently active , he means that it has been active within the last ten thousand years . |
| 27 | The wise heads realised that when a side is given such consistent attacking time points must be scored . |
| 28 | We expected that if a task was set as a group task , then it should be done as a group . |
| 29 | The CEGB itself admitted that if a plane weighing over 2.3 tonnes — a five seater light aircraft — struck one of the core buildings of the complex at a critical point it could lead to an ‘ uncontrolled release of radioactivity ’ . |
| 30 | During the four weeks of hearings , the Authority admitted that if a waste store was eventually built under Mullwharchar , it could involve a continuous mining operation extending over fifty years . |