Example sentences of "[vb past] [that] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found that when a hen has decided where to nest , she works her whole body about to mould a comfortable shape , then pecks up more loose stuff to tuck in around her . |
| 2 | Additionally , he found that when a horse discovered that the messages it was trying to convey were understood , either by another horse or by a person , its range of communication could be extended considerably . |
| 3 | Preliminary investigation found that when a topic is closed two options for the ensuing course of the interaction may be relevant : making a definite move to close the whole conversation , or beginning a new topic by actively searching for something to keep the conversation going . |
| 4 | He arranged the pictures used in advertising into some fifty categories and found that whilst a representation of men and women embracing was most common there were no representatives at all of people at work . |
| 5 | Davy reported that if a candle were surrounded by a wire gauze mesh , the gas would diffuse into the gauze enclosed space and burn there without exploding . |
| 6 | He reported that if a house caught fire nobody attempted to put it out because they were all concentrating on protecting the cats , forming up in lines to prevent the panic-stricken animals from running into the flames and burning themselves . |
| 7 | This time , Ridley 's decision was quashed ; the three Appeal Judges agreed that if a minister departed from a clearly stated policy he had to explain why — something Ridley had failed to do in this case . |
| 8 | The wise heads realised that when a side is given such consistent attacking time points must be scored . |
| 9 | We expected that if a task was set as a group task , then it should be done as a group . |
| 10 | The CEGB itself admitted that if a plane weighing over 2.3 tonnes — a five seater light aircraft — struck one of the core buildings of the complex at a critical point it could lead to an ‘ uncontrolled release of radioactivity ’ . |
| 11 | During the four weeks of hearings , the Authority admitted that if a waste store was eventually built under Mullwharchar , it could involve a continuous mining operation extending over fifty years . |
| 12 | He argued that when a material can undergo viscous flow and also respond elastically to a stress it should be described by a combination of both the Newton and Hooke laws . |
| 13 | They argued that when a party had won an election on a given programme , it showed that the public wanted these measures to be passed . |
| 14 | He argued that if a jury had the benefit of ‘ this further evidence ’ it ‘ might take a very different view ’ of Mrs Sutcliffe 's attitude to deals with the Press . |
| 15 | Smith argued that where a print run — or more likely a reprint — had left hundreds or thousands of unsold copies , it made sense in times of crippling warehouse costs and tight cash flows to unload slow-selling stock . |
| 16 | Mrs J. Ramsay MacDonald believed that while a prohibition on married women 's work would cause distress in the short term , in the long run it would ensure that men provided for their families . |
| 17 | But he added that unless a buyer could be found for the debt-ridden club , which made a £700,000 loss last year , they could join the dubious ranks of former Football League clubs . |
| 18 | They predicted that when a subject 's attention was on the actor a situation would be described using an active , whereas when attention was on the acted-upon ( the recipient of action ) , greater use would be made of the passive . |
| 19 | The report showed that although a total of 62 ballistic missiles , 18 launch pads , 33 missile warheads , 127 missile storage-racks and substantial amounts of rocket fuel had so far been destroyed , " questions remain[ed] " about Iraq 's capability to manufacture short- and long-range Scud missiles . |
| 20 | The tests showed that if a product which should be cooked at 180°C is deep-fried at the correct temperature to seal it and is cooked as recommended , it will absorb only 6% of its weight in oil . |
| 21 | And I reckoned that if a star got stopped at the edge , I 'd be safe , what with my rocket and all . ’ |
| 22 | Balen indicated that when a question about the propriety of a determination was raised , the Court was a proper forum for resolving it . |
| 23 | The relevant passage in the judgment indicated that where a rape was committed by a person who was in a position of trust towards the victim , the starting point for consideration of the appropriate sentence should be eight years . |
| 24 | One legend taught that if a man and a woman caught the same wave they would be joined in physical union . |
| 25 | On telephoning the surgery , I discovered that before a cremation can take place the death certificate has to be signed by two doctors — one of whom must come from outside the area . |
| 26 | Moreover , Hahnemann discovered that if a patient needed a particular remedy he or she tended to be very sensitive to it — much more so than someone for whom it was not indicated . |
| 27 | In Payne v. Lord Harris of Greenwich [ 1981 ] 1 W.L.R. 754 the Court of Appeal decided that when a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence for murder had not been recommended for release by the local review committee or the Parole Board , before his next review he was not entitled to be told the reasons for the board 's decision . |
| 28 | ( S. ) 460 , which established that where a juvenile pleaded guilty to an offence for which he could be ordered to be detained under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , s.53(2) , it was open to the sentencer to impose a term of 12 months detention in a young offender institution , if he considered that apart from the plea of guilty a sentence of detention under section 53(2) would have been warranted . |
| 29 | Organising care in this way also meant that if a task was not allocated to anyone , for whatever reason , it never got done , whether it was necessary or not ! |
| 30 | This meant that when a traveller came upon a stretch of road made impassable by ruts , holes or waterlogging , he simply led his horse or walked off the highway and into the flanking fields . |