Example sentences of "[vb past] that [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It later transpired that in the days immediately preceding the budget he had found time to eat only once — a poached egg at the Lyons Corner House which was then opposite the House of Commons . |
| 2 | Disturbed that the English were at odds with a nation that should have been one of its natural religious allies , Cromwell brought about a rapid end to the Dutch War , and during the peace negotiations he even proposed that in the interests of their common religion the English and Dutch republics should merge to form one united Protestant state . |
| 3 | In my message for World Communications Day last year , I mentioned that among the realities we celebrate on this annual occasion are the God-given gifts of speech , of hearing and of sight which make communication possible between us . |
| 4 | On checking through the Division list , I found that among the Members who sadly threw out that advanced piece of legislation were the right hon. Member for Norfolk , South ( Mr. MacGregor ) and other interesting names . |
| 5 | She found that in the boys ' peer group , powerful members used direct imperatives like ‘ gim me ’ and ‘ get off ’ . |
| 6 | Fisher wrote a kind letter to Ramsey , who found that in the circumstances it showed a generous spirit . |
| 7 | They found that in the hybrids the germ cells apparently migrated into the fetal gonads normally , and their early cell divisions proceeded normally . |
| 8 | On top of the hill was a wood of beech trees surrounded by a stone wall ; I climbed the wall and found that underneath the trees were hundreds of moss-covered gravestones of soldiers from Napoleon 's Imperial Army who had died of disease while waiting to invade England . |
| 9 | Albanian sources reported that during the talks Alia had stressed the government 's intention to develop its relations with the UN . |
| 10 | But yesterday a friend who had been telephoning around Tories who are fighting marginal seats reported that on the doorsteps more voters were saying that , although they did not like the Tories , they liked Mr Kinnock even less . |
| 11 | Then I realized that over the years the white wedding dress had become yellow , and the flowers in her hair had died , and the bride inside the dress had grown old . |
| 12 | Erm we realized that with the students going for Easter there would be a lack of seminars |
| 13 | In due course , the company informed their financial advisers of the new arrangement and agreed that in the circumstances , proper practice dictated that D be told of the new development . |
| 14 | Furthermore , he agreed that after the trials and tribulations of the previous 29 months since taking over from Bobby Robson , he finally feels at ease with himself and the job . |
| 15 | A widely used example is that of a local authority which ruled that in no circumstances would it employ a teacher with red hair . |
| 16 | She felt a rush of excitement and anticipation , and realised that in the preoccupations of the last half hour she had not thought of Giles Carnaby once — definitely a record . |
| 17 | Interest increased when he revealed that among the types of RNA successfully attacked was RNA from the HIV virus which causes Aids . |
| 18 | The Government argued that as the Wages Act removes rights to paid holidays , additional rates for weekend and shift work , as well as 550,000 young people losing their rights to minimum wages , these cuts are justified . |
| 19 | He suppressed political perhaps , but Marenches argued that by the standards of the Orient , SAVAK was not that brutal . |
| 20 | But the SD added that in the areas tormented by allied bombing the trust of the people was expressed ‘ with more reserve ’ , and non-attendance at the celebrations was carefully excused by saying ‘ that it should n't be taken amiss if , despite all our love for the Führer , we ca n't celebrate his birthday this year with the usual joy ’ . |
| 21 | These workers noted that in the studies by Kinsbourne ( 1972 ) and by Kocel et al. |
| 22 | It seemed that in the days following the Earl 's death , his children displayed a hardness that even surprised me . |
| 23 | right up the stairs , the passage and er I noticed that on the stairs not too bad you know , that hardly gets used , er |
| 24 | I mean we noticed that with the referrals and everything but it was purely that you had n't got down to that point to ask for them . |
| 25 | He noticed that in the photographs of his childhood the rooms looked a lot less furnished . |
| 26 | Schroeder however does appear to equate unreasonableness with oppression but it is suggested that it was not laying down any principle to that effect : it so happened that on the facts in that case unreasonableness and oppression both existed . |
| 27 | Howarth 's fax stated that under the Conservatives , science funding has increased by 25 per cent above inflation . |
| 28 | The report stated that under the terms of the new budget , the government had agreed to meet all demands submitted by the Defence Ministry in order to ensure maintenance of Iraq 's combat capabilities . |
| 29 | When I last had the opportunity to question my right hon. Friend , he confirmed that under the Conservatives , miners and other earners in my constituency would not pay a higher rate of income tax . |
| 30 | Mr Gummer claimed that during the negotiations the powerful American farming lobby had been ‘ all over the hotel ’ . |