Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] [adv] that " in BNC.

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1 This view avoids the necessity of explaining how an increase in complexity can occur by denying that it happens , but only at the expense of supposing not only that there is a minute homunculus in the egg but that within that homonculus there is an egg containing a still more minute homonculus , and so on , in Chinese box fashion , ad infinitum — or , if not ad infinitum , at least back to Eve , who carried within her a sufficient number of successively smaller homunculi to account for all the future generations of mankind .
2 As Guha points out , there is none of this management ego trip stuff of going upmarket so that people compliment you on your Littlewoods tie when you go to the golf club .
3 Er could I just return to the line of questioning very briefly that the Senior Inspector was was pursuing a moment ago with with the County Council , in terms of the assessment of the environmental impact that the forty one thousand figure .
4 As I understand it Chair , what you 're saying is , that there are , at three there is a , a request for an exclusion of press photographers , but the convenience of press photography we 're saying that instead of taking immediately so that we 'd have to call them back here for the even later , we 're asking you for it to be taken at the end with the rest of exclusion
5 Yet let us always beware of jumping to conclusions , of assuming too readily that those experienced parliamentary draftsmen did not know their business and , perhaps above all , of attributing legislative intention too readily simply because we think that we , the judges , had we been the legislators , would have found such an intention sensible or morally or politically desirable .
6 ‘ Then why have you developed your powers of hearing so acutely that you are able to detect the click of the gate and the snap of the letter-box , even above the roaring of that vacuum cleaner ? ‘
7 ‘ In part , I think it was that Brian Eyre and I managed to establish a way of working together so that the potential for internal conflict was minimised .
8 We examine hypertext briefly below ( see 3.25 ) but it is worth noting right away that the hypertext model appears to be extremely effective in structuring multimedia applications .
9 It is worth noting once again that calls have an unlimited profit potential similar to that of the long share while that of the puts is limited to E — P ; i.e. the maximum is reached when the share price S has reached zero .
10 Like shouting out loud that they should be fighting a war . ’
11 Now the the control of the audit commission is on record as stating quite clearly that it is not possible to account the equation .
12 It is worth pointing out here that sewage sludge deposited on land is treated as industrial waste , except :
13 It is worth pointing out however that there is n't really much difference in speed ( or for that matter in fuel consumption ) between the 1.8 and the 2.0-litre .
14 It is worth pointing out however that the neoliberal perspective concentrates on the efficient delivery and financing of services and on issues of consumer choice .
15 From the foregoing discussion it is obvious that , as things currently stand , any person attempting to recover damages from an insider will , under s.62 as amended , face enormous difficulties in proving not only that a breach of the relevant insider dealing rule has actually occurred , but also that he has suffered a loss as a result of it .
16 It is essential to obtain confirmation in writing not only that services are available on or adjacent to the site , but in addition that they are adequate in capacity , and the cost of connection .
17 The argument postulated above is , however , dependent upon showing not just that this may happen , but that it must happen .
18 ‘ Rourke , ’ she said carefully , ‘ it 's cold out here , and I 'd be grateful if you 'd make a start in clearing up so that we can be on our way . ’
19 She ate quickly , partly because she was so used to eating alone now that it seemed more a practicality than a pleasure , and partly so that the servants might have their own dinner at leisure in the kitchen .
20 For example , Peter Winch comes at least close to maintaining not only that there can be no action outside some governing public rules but also that a full account of the rules obeyed also yields a full account of the action done .
21 And lastly , when we reached Magdalen Bridge , Dennis insisted on coming alongside so that he could visit an off-licence at the Plain and buy a bottle of champagne , the sale being recorded in his credit card records .
22 … one may get on knowing very well that one 's courage does not come of itself …
23 Before we get down to examining this unusual and highly specialised guitar , it 's worth mentioning once again that there are two Manson brothers , behind two quite separate operations : Hugh is in the solid electric guitar business , while Andy makes acoustics , electro-acoustics and carved arch-top jazz guitars .
24 You do n't want to start by bellowing so loudly that people shrink in alarm .
25 SATELLITES : They are in SPACE and stay there by going so fast that they never stay in one place long enough to fall down .
26 He saw the Labour Party 's position as a difficult one , and began his conversation with Stamfordham by saying rather patronisingly that in MacDonald 's position , he , Asquith , would decline office ‘ on the grounds that he and his Party were not yet fit to undertake the responsibility ’ .
27 Erm is before you to confirm on er Council and I 'd like to start by saying very briefly that there is as you know a government legal distinction between the er the operational side of waste disposal and the regulation side , and properly er issues on recycling have been referred er and decisions on that should be referred to the policy committee but er we work very closely with officer 's before you hear us er request it .
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