Example sentences of "[adj] that [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bernard brothers were so struck by this that for some weeks afterwards Henrietta was known to them as ‘ Piss-off darling ’ . |
| 2 | No censorship would take place beforehand , but it was made quite clear that on these issues the press was expected to censor itself , to know what ought not to be reported . |
| 3 | These do require a certain degree of inference , but it is clear that under some conditions such remains can suggest the name of a sponsor , the reason for sponsorship , and the presence of a respected craftsmen or group of craftsmen At Avenches — and probably at Bavay — in France , and at Seriana and Timgad in North Africa , the names of individual craftsmen are attested ( although , as is shown by the inscription from Timgad , even differing ideas of the practice in which the craftsman was involved are apparent ) . |
| 4 | In both cases , however , it was clear that among those respondents who thought in terms of ‘ class ’ the most common designations were ‘ working ’ and ‘ middle ’ . |
| 5 | Differences remained ; but it was also clear that in many cases the two countries could work together , on an equal and principled basis , without prejudice to the interests of other countries . |
| 6 | Looked at from the ground , however , a rather different picture emerges , since it is clear that in many constituencies local issues were of greater importance , and even where national issues played a role , they were often distinctively shaped by peculiar local circumstances . |
| 7 | When we look back to the present , it will be perfectly clear that in many sectors of the economy , the recovery has indeed started . |
| 8 | Such criticism was premature , as it is now clear that in many parts of the world long dead-straight trackways were laid out and , in several cases , are still used . |
| 9 | In place of the nineteenth-century sense of a succession of literary historical " periods " , scholars have now revealed a continuum of " interlocking elements " making it clear that in all times the " spirit of literature " is one . |
| 10 | It is clear that in most cases limited sanctions such as disapproval of a particular form of conduct can be most effective . |
| 11 | It is clear that in both places , the higher the status group the greater the tendency to approximate to the spoken norm of Received Pronunciation , which retains [ h ] . |
| 12 | The levels and movements of urban rent are hard to document , but where substantial series of records survive , it is clear that in some towns at any rate , rents fell in the fifteenth century . |
| 13 | First of all , the case made it clear that in some circumstances statements of protest alone , however well argued and legitimate , were not sufficient to stop library censorship , particularly if it was widespread and co-ordinated . |
| 14 | It is also clear that in some places , Marx at least , seems willing to envisage qualifications which are even more fundamental ; for example , that there might be more than one line of evolution . |
| 15 | It is clear that in these circumstances external or police assistance should be called . |
| 16 | So if the law was clear that in those circumstances they should have been on notice and should have therefore watched where the money was going , there would n't have been a problem and are we not saying that legitimate stock lending which I think is what is about is suggesting , if carried on properly on the market , would be all right , but if it immediately goes off market into the back doors and back rooms and people ca n't see what 's going on and the Financial Institutions take part in that , then they are doing something that un undoubtedly is probably going to cause loss to pension funds and should n't there be a clear law which makes them liable in those circumstances . |
| 17 | So if the law was clear that in those circumstances they should have been on notice and should have therefore watched where the money was going , there would n't have been a problem and are we not saying that legitimate stock lending , which I think is what Good is abou is suggesting , if carried on properly on market , would be all right , but if it immediately goes off market into the back doors and back rooms and people ca n't see what 's going on and the financial institutions take part in that , then they are doing something that un undoubtedly is probably going to cause loss to pension funds and should n't there be a clear law which makes them liable in those circumstances . |
| 18 | It is notable that it was Bunting , in his generation the only British emulator of Pound , who was most confident and insistent that in these matters Pound 's immediate master was American , the Walt Whitman of ‘ Out of the Ocean Endlessly Rocking ’ . |
| 19 | I am not convinced that even in theory this is an accurate reflection of section 2 , for I think it possible that in many cases the investigation will have concluded at an earlier stage . |
| 20 | It is possible that in many studies such hybrid searches have remained undetected , particularly if users were questioned prior to the catalogue consultation . |
| 21 | First , it seems possible that in most cases the conditional statements about what would be observed in certain circumstances can not all be verified , because there will be cases where if you verify one you lose the chance of verifying another . |
| 22 | It is therefore possible that in some circumstances a stimulus at fixation serves as an anchor such that processing occurs first for material appearing to the right of fixation . |
| 23 | It is also possible that in some cases ‘ improved attitudes ’ is another way of saying that nothing of substance was achieved . |
| 24 | The examples in ( 8 ) are representative : ( 8 ) the visiting scientists are nuclear farmers who will qualify are arable the expert was meteorological Ascriptive adjectives on the other hand may freely occur predicatively ( although it is possible that in some cases an ascriptive adjective may be excluded for different reasons ) . |
| 25 | It is also possible that in some patients concurrent radiation proctitis caused rectal irritability and contributed to a stool weight that was lower than would be predictd from stool frequency . |
| 26 | Contrary to popular belief , recent studies reveal that wood ( especially firewood in the shape of logs rather than small twigs and branches ) has become so scarce that in many villages only the rich can afford to buy it . |
| 27 | It does seem strange that in many schools governors ' meetings are not open to the public . |
| 28 | How ironical that in some aspects the Church is entering the modern world , but in so many other ways it is still stuck in the past . |
| 29 | The sand is so hot and dry that in many places no bush or clump of grass can grow to provide a signpost from which to take bearings . |
| 30 | The dominance of the corporate publishing sector is such that for many writers the most available social relations are those of employment in this sense , with the ideas for books coming from new professional intermediaries ( publishers ' editors ) within the market structure , and authors being employed to execute them . |