Example sentences of "[vb base] that it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Popular understandings of subjectivity , psychology 's object , suggest that it escapes rationality . |
| 2 | Opponents of the whole idea say that it subsidises drug abuse . |
| 3 | Many people say that it demonstrates Mrs Thatcher 's deplorable indifference to the relative importance of a senior Cabinet colleague and a mere half-cock academic adviser . |
| 4 | The Bank of England 's new accounts show that it made provisions of £115m ( $100m ) in 1991–92 , against losses incurred in propping up small banks after the collapse of BCCI . |
| 5 | These show that it takes Dagenham nearly twice as long to produce a Sierra car as it does Ford 's Genk plant in Belgium . |
| 6 | When you consider that it costs 40p in bank charges every time a cheque is cashed , or that a covenant will increase your contribution by a third ( if you pay income tax ) , you will appreciate why the fund raising and marketing department is so keen on these cost-effective methods ! |
| 7 | I accept that it precludes class A development . |
| 8 | Each House has its privileges ( though many are identical ) and whilst the modus vivendi above referred to may inveigh against interference by the ordinary courts into the affairs of the House of Commons , it is not at all clear that it precludes comment by the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords on the affairs of the House of Lords . |
| 9 | I suspect that it took place between Felix and Gabriel , the son of his elderly lover , Jonathan Swift . |
| 10 | I know that it seem shard to believe now , but , take it from me , things will get better . |
| 11 | Remember that it took New Zealand four attempts before they finally beat Wales in Cardiff , in 1963 ( they won in Swansea in 1924 ) . |
| 12 | We note that it came top of the apostles ' agenda when the members of the brand new church ‘ devoted themselves to the apostles ’ teaching' ( Acts 2:2 ) . |
| 13 | Now , however , the assessment provisions of the 1988 Act ( turned by TGAT into a model for curriculum construction ) actually demand that it takes place . |
| 14 | Such a system does mean that we need to rely on the local press and Shropshire Radio to send out messages , but I think that it allows flexibility . |
| 15 | We think that it conserves services , that it has searched out the vast majority of efficiencies that we can find within this council and that it does n't pass on to the poll tax , council tax payers the fruits , I mean it does pass on the poll tax or council tax payers the fruits of how we have achieved savings and efficiencies over the last couple of years . |
| 16 | Thirteen per cent think that it improved resources ; 12 per cent that it changed priorities , 9 per cent that it changed allocation of resources and 7 per cent think that it improved teacher-pupil relations . |
| 17 | Only a quarter say that it led to in-service training and a fifth think that it improved staff relations and improved teaching methods . |
| 18 | Yes , certainly , because I think that it gives depth to life . |
| 19 | Even though Rolfe only held 19.9% of BSI at the fiscal year end , accounting rules dictate that it include 100% of BSI 's turnover and profit figures in the group total . |
| 20 | The other meaning uses plastered in the type of structure which we have introduced in the present section ; notice that it allows addition of to be ( and that it is parallel in its overall structure to ( 42 ) where there is a non-finite clause complete with subject , verb and object ) : ( 41 ) Clara wants the façade to be plastered ( 42 ) she wants the builders to plaster the façade Let us also take note of a subtle and rather interesting ambiguity , found in : ( 43 ) Oliver imagined her red-haired This may mean that Oliver is allowing himself to speculate on the effect of , let us say , adding a wig to a blonde lady of his acquaintance ( and this may therefore be called the " cosmetic " version ) ; or he may be trying to build a mental picture of someone he has never met ( the " unacquainted " version ) , in which case imagined could be replaced by supposed with very little alteration in the meaning of the whole . |
| 21 | So if you can not decide what the icon that looks like a milk churn with an overgrown mushroom beside it means you can select it and discover that it means Paste Clipboard contents — oh perhaps it is supposed to be a drawing pin besides a board but you could have fooled me ! |