Example sentences of "[v-ing] [that] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was longing for some peace and privacy , believing that now the wedding was over she would slip back into relative obscurity . |
| 2 | It is worth remembering that only the format of the evening meal will change dramatically . |
| 3 | Similarly , the firm and a qualifying intermediary can agree in writing that only the intermediary is to be the customer ( in which case the client is not an indirect customer ) ; in practice , this agreement should be linked with the intermediary 's agreement that the intermediary 's client is not to be treated as an indirect customer . |
| 4 | The fall in population did not , however , mean a general decline in economic activity ; rising wages may have served to increase consumption and give some stimulus to production , and it is worth noting that even the magnate class , which was more likely to suffer from the changed balance of power between land and labour through declining rent rolls and higher payments of wages was still able to invest considerable sums in new building during Richard II 's reign . |
| 5 | DID MY ears deceive me or was yesterday 's BBC TV news saying that even the Queen has ‘ flu ? |
| 6 | In due course the " arithmetisation " of analysis got under way : Dedekind insisted that " what is provable should be proved " , observing that even the equality unc had not yet ( 1858 ) been satisfactorily established . |
| 7 | The apex of the arches was only some five feet six inches above floor level , indicating that either the floor had risen during repairs or men had become taller over the centuries . |
| 8 | Assuming that neither the document in question , nor the tests of which its examination formed a part , gave the auditor reason to be put on enquiry , he can hardly be criticised if it subsequently transpires that the document was fraudulently created or used . |
| 9 | He deliberately locked the french windows and stayed inside the room , knowing that eventually the night visitors , whoever they were , would have to make a move . |
| 10 | ‘ Now we can keep an eye on her here knowing that usually the blood pressure will soon settle . ’ |
| 11 | The court quashed the conviction finding that only the Minister or the Committee had the power to issue such orders under the statute . |
| 12 | Keynesians have remained very sceptical of this mechanism , arguing that neither the increase in the real money supply nor the real balance effect will have a significant effect on aggregate demand- and so can not be relied upon to reduce unemployment . |
| 13 | In the end , recognising that either the tension must crack or she would , she found her voice . |
| 14 | But do n't delude yourself into thinking that either the practice of fieldwork or the understanding of other people 's fieldwork is at all easy . |
| 15 | He chuckled inwardly , thinking that maybe the boy was not altogether lost to him . |
| 16 | He reached for her to kiss her again and Sally clung to him hoping that somehow the contact would make everything come right . |
| 17 | This means that these 43 people have lost any right to apply for an exit visa , whereas normally Jews waiting to leave keep on applying hoping that eventually the visa will be granted . |
| 18 | But Malebranche rejected various parts of Descartes 's proof , concluding that theoretically the material world was no more than a possibility , and could be accepted only on the basis of faith . |
| 19 | An apparently dangerous criminal may be hospitalised with a restriction stipulating that only the Home secretary can authorise his release . |