Example sentences of "[verb] that their [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was awfully fond of her husband , of course , but there was no denying that their own lovemaking had become just a little predictable . |
| 2 | For example , in India , graduate schools of social work are a major training resource for the social welfare services but some observers suggest that their educational approach might not be congruent with local needs and might not be making their best contribution to the nation 's social welfare and social development goals . |
| 3 | That band is Nirvana , and if you 're one of the 12 million owners of their last album , Nevermind , you 'll know that their radical reworking of what was heavy metal into what is now grunge has completely destroyed the old image of the moronic metal band . |
| 4 | A classless society would no doubt constitute subjects who ( like Miss Beale and Miss Buss ) , would be different from us , but they would be constituted nonetheless , and could not know that their own conviction of being unexploited was not mistaken . |
| 5 | All Qualified Teachers attending the Coburg Course are reminded that their final payment of £170 is due by the end of the month . |
| 6 | By the time the Warriors had reached the objective , the riflemen in the back had been sufficiently aware of what was going on around them to know that their own survival would depend on the spirit of fight they could produce . |
| 7 | Indeed , people often report that their early sex lives were relatively unrewarding . |
| 8 | More than one ex-dealer has claimed that their old firm would still have an employee 's banking details , and would ring the bank to check whether the ex-dealer was currently receiving a direct debit , and if so , from what firm . |
| 9 | Choreographers who do not adhere strictly to the old conventions of court etiquette realise that their total design will flow more easily because their dancers ' behaviour will appear more spontaneous and natural . |
| 10 | Both sides of the compartment were lined with machinery and metal boxes so crushed and mangled that their original function was incomprehensible . |
| 11 | The NRA argues that women are the first victims of the collapse of the criminal-justice system , and the message seems to be getting through : gun-dealers say that their fastest-growing market is among women . |
| 12 | They say that their novel sensor can measure the concentration of the active ( - ) -isomer of ephedrine , the sympathomimetic decongestant and bronchodilator , down to a limit of 10 -5.3 mol dm -3 in the presence of common serum ions ( J. Chem . |
| 13 | Many women say that their own mother 's attitude also had a big effect on them . |
| 14 | He added : ‘ We started producing CD and SRi versions with the airbag a few weeks ago so several customers will already have been pleasantly surprised to find that their new car has one fitted completely free of charge . ’ |
| 15 | Although the villagers of Zubaydat significantly increased their productivity through the introduction of drip irrigation , they quickly found that their real problem lay with marketing . |
| 16 | One of the less well-known consequences was that , when the companies who wrote unit-linked business wished to introduce personal pensions , they found that their natural mode of operation led them to return on death the fund which had built up for the policyholder , rather than any specific guaranteed rate of return . |
| 17 | They did not so much as consider that their physical safety could be at risk . |
| 18 | As well as having samples tested , manufacturers must also demonstrate that their quality-control system is up to scratch . |
| 19 | Most often known to us as witch doctors or medicine men , it has now been realised that their accumulated knowledge and experience of which natural substances work in the rapid healing of wounds , or alleviation of pain , is a major resource which modern science can use to good effect in producing ‘ new ’ drugs . |
| 20 | Some realized that their first year savings were intrinsically ‘ once only ’ : ‘ We ca n't go generic every year , ’ said one lead clinician . |
| 21 | Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate . |
| 22 | An appeal court later agreed that their first trial was ‘ wrong in law ’ , but upheld the death sentence . |
| 23 | To forestall rival suitors who might become political enemies , Ernst August and his wife agreed that their eldest son , Georg Ludwig ( George Lewis ) , must marry the girl ; Sophia Dorothea 's own parents were delighted in view of the English royal connection . |
| 24 | While in Bali the ASEAN leaders agreed that their forthcoming summit in Singapore would proceed as planned . |
| 25 | One of the major chain stores has calculated that their own management time has been reduced by 80% as they are now only involved in inspecting the finished result of the cleaning operation . |
| 26 | There is some movement either way , but in broad terms and it seems to me what proponents of other sectors are doing basically , is suggesting that their particular segment is better because of erm possible improvements which may or may not take in the future . |
| 27 | However , no-one would listen to us and the Dampness Group realised that their first task was to get evidence to prove their common sense approach . |
| 28 | Instead of accepting that their normal circuit is not possible and organising an alternative , they may try to make their formal pattern and so run themselves into an even more difficult situation . |
| 29 | The defendants contend that their contractual right to indemnity costs entitles them to recover or retain all costs actually incurred save only those that are incurred otherwise than bona fide or are incurred for an improper motive . |
| 30 | In practice , he claimed at the union 's Annual Dinner , the shipowners had conceded that their free labour policy was no longer workable . |