Example sentences of "[adj] [that] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I think of you so hard that after a while I can almost feel you kissing me . |
| 32 | When she told me how she came to be a refugee , she paused reflectively before each statement , conscious that as a foreigner I might not know the history of Palestine before 1948 . |
| 33 | It seems likely that for a parent or spouse , the experience may well be comparable to the sorts of events and difficulties implicated in depression . |
| 34 | Instead of answering Would you like a glass of beer ? with Yes I would like a glass of beer we can just say Yes I would knowing that like a glass of beer will be understood . |
| 35 | ‘ She did n't do that , but I 'm sure that with a bit more time she would have . |
| 36 | ‘ I hope he 's not overdoing it , all that after a day 's work , ’ Terry said . |
| 37 | It has been established by the judgment of this court given on 3 February 1992 that by a letter to the mother , dated 23 September 1991 , the father expressed his acquiescence in the removal . |
| 38 | It occurred to her far too late that in a contest between fire and ice there could be only one victor . |
| 39 | The daily Clarín reported on March 3 that under a decree signed by Menem on Feb. 26 , 1990 ( expanding an earlier decree of March 10 , 1989 , introduced after the La Tablada attack — see p. 36394 and below ) , the armed forces were entitled to intervene in the event of " a state of internal disturbance " serious enough to endanger the life , liberty , property or security of the country 's inhabitants ; with this in mind the National Security Council [ see p. 36613 ] was to draw up plans for possible joint actions by the police , the security forces and the armed forces . |
| 40 | The mullahs were concerned that in a republic the Muslin clergy might be disestablished , as had recently happened in Turkey . |
| 41 | He looked so contrite that for a moment she was in danger of actually believing him , until common sense came to her aid . |
| 42 | Twelfth-century romances make it plain that for a noblewoman to suckle her own child implied a quite exceptional degree of love . |
| 43 | Tolkien never mentions reading this , but it is unlikely that as a medievalist he did not . |
| 44 | Charles Wesley congratulated himself in 1744 that as a consequence of his having preached against wrestling on his visit to Cornwall in the preceding year , the village of Gwennap had been unable to find enough men for their next contest , " all the Gwennap men being struck off the Devil 's list , and found wrestling against him not for him " . |
| 45 | that it is crucial to draw attention to fundamental assumptions in our society , and to keep open for pupils the options of accepting , modifying or rejecting these views ( Chapters 2 – 3 ) ; 2. that the purpose of RE is pupils ' self-education , engaging in depth upon the meaning and truth-claims of religions in a way which is relevant to their total experience of life ( Chapter 4 ) ; 3. that space needs to be given in which pupil involvement has a chance to develop , together with creativity , a sense of wonder and the cultivation of inner quietness ( Chapters 5 and 6 ) ; 4. that teachers need to model a positive , fair and balanced approach to the diversity of religious traditions and outlooks , and the controversy which these can generate ( Chapter 8 ) ; 5. that in a spirit of critical affirmation it is important to develop skills of evaluation and criteria for discernment ( Chapters 7 and 9 ) ; 6. that the crucial need is to put persons first , to establish genuine relationships which are affirming of pupils , believing that they have something to give , and so listening to them and responding to them — and in the light of this to encourage their capacity for self-assessment ( Chapter 10 ) ; 7. that the distinction between education and dogmatic teaching is all-important and that , provided this is borne in mind , opportunities for stillness and possible worship can be an invaluable aid to education ( Chapters 6 and 11 ) ; 8. that RE can relate in a dynamic and creative way to all other areas of the curriculum ( Chapters 12 and 13 ) . |
| 46 | It was probable that with a type of aggravated libel , and a defence that was blatantly bogus and came apart during the trial , they decided to add a nought to the amount of damages . ’ |
| 47 | They were so shocked that for a while I was convinced they would go away and not only cancel our betrothal but probably the wedding between Boz and Alamena as well . ’ |
| 48 | Yet investors were so shocked that in a day they knocked $13.4 billion off the value of the company . |
| 49 | The image experienced in a flash of gold , a flush of warmth to her face , was so vivid that for a second she hesitated at the kitchen door as if disorientated . |
| 50 | The memory was so vivid that for a second she thought she heard the echo of the slam . |
| 51 | The train puffed to a stop ; only five passengers alighted , and the only male among them a tall young man , his hair so fair that from a distance it appeared almost white , waved to them before turning back to the carriage and lifting out a case . |
| 52 | The dust was so thick that for a moment he could not see . |
| 53 | It seems indisputable that in a minority of cases , the causes of the disturbing behaviour are located wholly outside the responsibilities of the school and that the school is impotent in what it can offer . |
| 54 | Is it surprising that against a background as inchoate as this a new and virile movement should have arisen , central to whose belief is the power and reality of the Holy Spirit ? |
| 55 | It is only necessary that as a result of the transfer of assets income becomes payable to a person who is domiciled or resident outside the United Kingdom . |
| 56 | Leo McKern has some fun answering frequent calls of nature and waving a huge condom around , but he 's doing no more or less than passing the time until the phoney climax of the First Act curtain , by which time you 're aware that as a play Boswell is a fraud . |
| 57 | My hon. Friend will be aware that as a result of the debt crisis , over the past few years the ECGD has accumulated a deficit of more than £4 billion which is , of course , a deficit that falls to the taxpayer . |
| 58 | He began to say all the prayers to the Blessed Virgin and the saints which he had been taught at his mother 's knee , and all the while , as he prayed , he was aware that under a mile to the west lay Gribbin Head , where murder had been done eleven months before : murder he had been witness to and had profited by ; murder he had known full well was mortal sin for which , at the Judgement Seat , he would have to give account to God . |
| 59 | These questions are designed to encourage debate and make students aware that in a world of uncertainty accounting is not able to provide the definitive answer . |
| 60 | Is he further aware that in a city such as Birmingham , where problems arise over bringing families into the United Kingdom , there is widespread disgust and dismay at the high number of bogus asylum applications ? |