Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After being mobbed by local rugby fans Botha said : ‘ We have come here to prove that we are all equal and our rugby is unified . ’ |
| 2 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , whenever we make comparisons the figures that we quote are adjusted backwards to ensure that we quote them on a truly comparable basis in all instances . |
| 3 | Newbolt 's attitude is still very common — not only among the British ( especially those who have come under the influence of F. R. Leavis ) , but also among American free versifiers who think they are an avantgarde and who are muddled enough to think that they have Pound 's authority to back them . |
| 4 | He had not had time to compare more than a few paragraphs scattered throughout each text , but he had seen enough to know that their contents were practically identical . |
| 5 | As events turned out , therefore , the management might have done better to realise that there are competing definitions as to what constitutes ‘ efficiency ’ . |
| 6 | He has said enough to ensure that we will take his point . |
| 7 | Claudine had phoned indignantly to say that you had taken Marie 's key , ordered the poor little thing away and taken possession of the farmhouse . ’ |
| 8 | He had ignored everything she had said previously to indicate that there was nothing between her and Florian , so why should tonight be any different ? |
| 9 | ‘ It must also be thoroughly researched locally to ensure that it is not being called after an undesirable part of town . |
| 10 | Not all the transactions were strictly honest , though , and sometimes customers got home to discover that they 'd bought a cat or a puppy , thus that expression and an expression bonus : ‘ letting the cat out of the bag ’ . |
| 11 | But when one is dealing with associative use , we have to do with a binary distinction ; the adjective is introduced solely to indicate that its property , even though applicable to some other entity , is associated with the entity of its noun phrase , and here there are only two possible states — either the property is associated , in the view of the speaker , or it is not ( and of course by a slightly curious consequence of the communicational process , the state must always be the positive one , since if the property were not felt to be associated with that entity and needed for identification , then the adjective which designates that property would simply not appear ) . |
| 12 | Then there had been the months of creeping doubt , the lack of any real communication between them , and the hostile silences when Julius had refused even to admit that anything was wrong . |
| 13 | Lucy had been saying nothing , letting him speak without interruption ; he 'd seemed almost to forget that she was there , but now he fell silent as if the vividness of the memories inside his head had made the words somehow redundant . |
| 14 | Analysis has been brought forward to show that what was taken as proof of a lack of logical processes amongst ‘ primitive ’ peoples was often simply misunderstanding by ill-informed European commentators of the meaning of what was being said and done . |
| 15 | It must be stated at this point that it is not intended here to suggest that there is a conspiracy on the part of doctors to deprive patients of their rights , or that doctors act out of ill will . |
| 16 | I promise the Hon. Gentleman that no trust hospitals will be created without those hospitals first agreeing to the totality of their obligations and without their being monitored thereafter to see that they fulfil those obligations . |
| 17 | There had not been time yet to find out exactly how brilliant the child was , but Miss Honey had learned enough to realise that something had to be done about it as soon as possible . |
| 18 | Legislation , however , is a dangerous invention : ‘ It gave into the hands of men an instrument of great power which they needed to achieve some good , but which they have not yet learned so to control that it may not produce great evil ’ . |
| 19 | Furthermore , where standard costs are used , they need to be reviewed frequently to ensure that they bear a reasonable relationship to actual costs obtaining during the period . |
| 20 | But he was somewhat taken aback to learn that it was a severe case of overswinging . |
| 21 | Supporters were even more taken aback to learn that he was calling himself James , rather that the long-familiar Jimmy . |
| 22 | She had been mistaken ever to think that he would come . |
| 23 | All sperm is tested twice to ensure that there has not been an error in the initial testing . |
| 24 | ‘ We have learnt enough to know that your box will be of great interest , Doctor . ‘ |
| 25 | Social workers , who are justifiably worried about the growth of abuse , are eager to catch hold of new ideas , but they have failed repeatedly to realise that they are not being given proof . |