Example sentences of "[adj] that [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of the practical implications for employers , this was a controversial proposal from the earliest days and it is clear that its implementation met with strenuous and effective opposition from different interests . |
| 2 | She showed up in her Rolls in the car park of the supermarket , and , although there was a lot of nodding and smiling and remarks about coincidences , it was pretty clear that her presence had been arranged for someone 's benefit . |
| 3 | It was clear that her father had been wrongly advised and Emily thought she knew exactly who was responsible . |
| 4 | I should make it clear that my construction did not depend upon the children of the staff taking up surplus places in the sense that if there were sufficient fee paying pupils , the staff 's children would not be given a place . |
| 5 | I went on to say to him that I wished to make it clear that my disquiet did not relate to any particular name , but if in fact the names that I had heard turned out to be a correct report , and he published the List , the List would support legitimate criticism . |
| 6 | So , while they would never encourage my sisters to leave , they made it clear that my time had come . |
| 7 | Father McGiff , however , did not himself seem to share the surprise and it was clear that his participation had been decided on beforehand . |
| 8 | Although Mr. Philipson demurred when the suggestion was put to him , it is palpably clear that his submission amounts to a direct challenge to Mr. Barnes ' affidavit , which contains the clearest possible evidence that the Bank of England did indeed require these documents for the purposes of its own supervisory functions ; this will of course involve collaboration and co-ordination with the Federal Reserve Board 's supervision , on which , as he states expressly in paragraph 13(b) , the Bank of England is in part dependent . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman seems to be totally ignorant of and unable to adjust to President Yeltsin 's announcement in which he made it absolutely clear that our determination to maintain a minimum deterrent is no obstruction to the determination that he and President Bush have to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the super-powers . |
| 10 | A wave passed , so high that its spray burst against a side porthole as they stared at each other . |
| 11 | One , Jim 's Inn , became so popular that its cast produced an LP . |
| 12 | And of course when you 're playing a lead role , everybody 's very careful that your make-up looks right and they come and powder your face and brush your hair before every shot . |
| 13 | Throughout all stages of the coaching session you must be careful that your authority does not create a passive assent to questions and feedback . |
| 14 | I 'm afraid that my money brings death with it . ’ |
| 15 | Witches were also often midwives and healers , and it is interesting that their persecution coincided with the beginning of a ‘ takeover ’ process in which the ( predominantly ) male medical profession acquired control over the care of women in childbirth — an area in which women were originally autonomous . |
| 16 | I find it very interesting that your laibon knew Fairfax . |
| 17 | Was it possible that her sister had taken on a new maid for the Fanshawes ' flat and not said anything about it ? |
| 18 | He asks if you would inform her as soon as possible that her son has had a serious accident and would she go straight to the hospital . |
| 19 | ‘ Is it possible that your father had a woman visitor ? |
| 20 | Ranulf was full of himself , rather peeved that his master did not thank him properly for his rescue , making sly references to his own archery . |
| 21 | She had a brow so low that her hair seemed to begin sprouting from just above her eyes which moved independently . |
| 22 | His head sank so low that his collar dented his bottom lip , and Sarah had touched his arm in sympathy , earning an even stronger rebuke herself . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm sorry already , ’ she replied , ‘ sorry that our love has come to an end . ’ |
| 24 | and I 'd always been sorry that my dad told us , you know . |
| 25 | She walked out of the door , grateful that her marriage had brought her perhaps one thing of value , and that was freedom at last from her belief that she 'd never been loved . |
| 26 | Scarlet supposed she should be grateful that her daughter had not shaved her head , tattooed her nose or chosen to go around in floor-length black , hung about with chains and crucifixes like so many of the girls on the streets . |
| 27 | She marvelled at this phenomenon , but was humbly grateful that her mind worked in this way . |
| 28 | Sylvia found it strange that her mother had never connected the incident with her daughter 's later distress at being in closed-in places , but I pointed out to her that the awareness of the link between early incidents and later emotional problems was a comparatively recent phenomenon . |
| 29 | Now firmly perched at the top of the Hollywood ‘ A-list ’ of actresses , it seems strange that her career has been made up entirely of films that really have n't been all that good . |
| 30 | In fact she was so wrathful that her mind conjured a bleak picture of the situation . |