Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The narrowest position is to say that rape is committed only where D threatens violence or knows that V is in fear of violence , and that any other threat must fall within the lesser offence of procuring sex by threats . |
| 2 | In the clearest indication possible that it regards the MVS mainframe as doomed , it has produced a colourful flyer that explains that Osiris was an ancient Egyptian king who after painful adventures became a god , and chose to act as an intermediary between the living and the dead , looking after the souls of the departed and giving the living the hope of eternal happiness in the other world ; ‘ In providing a quality solution which integrates open systems with existing System 370 and 390 environments , ’ the company says , ‘ HDS provides the best of both worlds ’ ( the living and the dead , that is ) . |
| 3 | Yes but why did Hitachi Data Systems Ltd choose the name Osiris for its new mainframe Unix combination ( see front ) : in the clearest indication possible that it regards the MVS mainframe as doomed , it has produced a colourful flyer that explains that Osiris was an ancient Egyptian king who after painful adventures became a god , and chose to act as an intermediary between the living and the dead , looking after the souls of the departed and giving the living the hope of eternal happiness in the other world ; ‘ In providing a quality solution which integrates open systems with existing System 370 and 390 environments , ’ the company says , ‘ HDS provides the best of both worlds ’ ( the living and the dead , that is ) . |
| 4 | A joyful Lou called Melissa to thank her for her kindness and to say that Rick was now reconciled with his parents . |
| 5 | These sentiments were echoed by Bourassa , who described himself as " very pleased with the results " of the new accord and suggested that Canada was now " on the way to stability after two years of uncertainty " . |
| 6 | Mr Major took a gamble by playing the Unionist card and warning that devolution and nationalism could lead to the break-up of the UK . |
| 7 | She looked round her bedroom and saw that David had left his wristwatch on her bedside table ; the scent of the citrus aftershave he used still hung in the air and when finally , in despair , she turned and buried her head in the pillow , the bed beneath her was still warm with the imprint of his body . |
| 8 | During talks with former leaders Noboru Takeshita and Shintaro Abe and with leading industrial figures , Zou promised to improve further the domestic environment for foreign investment and said that China 's repayment of its foreign debt was guaranteed , adding that the lifting of martial law on Jan. 11 was a sign of stability . |
| 9 | Kaplan and Atkinson ( 1989 ) address the problem of new-technology investment and suggest that benefits are split between the tangible and the difficult to define . |
| 10 | Here 's how the parties shape up : Labour The party aims to ‘ modernise the NHS , increase investment and ensure that patients get the treatment they need using £1 bn to begin to tackle 13 years of underfunding . ’ |
| 11 | Today 's stunt guarantees him a mention and proves that ideas inspired by a chat over a pint are n't just a load of hot air . |
| 12 | But shares in Wheway more than halved to 6p after the engineer plunged to a worse than expected £3.51m loss and admitted that talks with a bidder had been abandoned . |
| 13 | ‘ Bradl sees Luca Cadalora as the biggest rival and fears that Erv Kanemoto 's rapport with HRC could give the Italian a crucial advantage . |
| 14 | Europeans were concerned at the expansion of American investment into Europe ; Americans began to see the Common Market ( created by France , Germany , Italy and the Benelux states ) , as a trade rival and argued that Europe should pay more for its own defence . |
| 15 | This time Seitz , in an otherwise logical column , took Norman to task for going to a sports psychologist and suggested that Levi was ‘ probably ’ a better ‘ all-round ’ player . |
| 16 | Amid mounting criticism of the French government 's failure to speak out against the killings , French Foreign Ministry spokesman Daniel Bernard on Jan. 13 condemned the attacks on the opposition and said that France would only continue to support the government of President Idriss Déby if he pressed ahead with democratization . |
| 17 | Though he got some support from Board members Hilary Wainwright and Vella Pillay of the Bank of China ( who changed his mind and agreed that Sutton had to go as soon as he saw Pilger 's pages ) , there was no real point . |
| 18 | Martha , the nurse on duty , proved to be a real dog-lover and insisted that Zephyr could go of her lead and make herself at home . |
| 19 | Leiber ( 1976 ) carried out such a study and found that reaction times were equal in the left and right visual fields when the stimuli were not words , but a RVF superiority obtained when the letter-string made up a word . |
| 20 | In a couple of seasons the younger players in the side should have come on considerably and be contributing regularly — it is then players like Rocky would come into their own , providing the guidance and experience that people like Strach have been doing . |
| 21 | He stressed that we must capitalise on the traditional Scottish capacity for inventiveness and recognise that education itself is always an investment rather than an on-cost . |
| 22 | Company patronage gives the member companies opportunities for private , informal dialogue on important issues which confront the industry and ensures that HCIMA is closely attuned to the industry 's responses . |
| 23 | There were two groups in East Africa who had a direct interest in discrediting Masai administration and suggesting that officials were ‘ soft ’ on the Masai : these were , most importantly , the white settlers who wanted Masai land for farming , and enthusiasts for wildlife conservation who wanted the Masai driven out of areas where their interests were believed to conflict with those of game . |
| 24 | The violence reached a peak in August and September and threatened to disrupt the ANC-government talks , with ANC leaders questioning the government 's willingness to act against the perpetrators of the violence and alleging that members of the security forces were involved . |
| 25 | In Charlie 's loft , they had talked through the night about the sickness money brings , the violence and fear that money brings , the corruption money brings , and all along the real subject was not fear or corruption or violence , but money . |
| 26 | This is a substantial figure and suggests that individuals see the need more clearly than organisations . |
| 27 | He condemned the action and claimed that organizations such as the Black Panthers were " attempting to increase terrorist activity in parallel with the peace process " . |
| 28 | Another hesitation arises in the minds of some ministers who are men of action and feel that data-gathering and detailed long-term planning are simply a cover-up for procrastination . |
| 29 | In his first interview with American television , President Saddam Hussein told C B S News that he did n't want war with the west , but he claimed that God was on his side and said that Iraq would come out victorious in any conflict . |
| 30 | But because , in terms of our Christian moral code , this is a shameful matter we are inclined to push it to one side and to assume that kinship is the equivalent of " blood relationship " which implies , or should imply , biological connection . |