Example sentences of "[det] [vb base] that a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The setting is right , and some feel that a murder is about to be committed . |
| 2 | Perhaps lawyers and judges accept that proposition as true by convention , which means true just because everyone else accepts it , the way chess players all accept that a king can move only one square at a time . |
| 3 | But we all know that a moment 's overload , may wreak havoc . |
| 4 | The current mood of retrospection , coupled with reissues and reassessments ( another Dylan biography ! ) all indicate that a sense of lineage and legacy has been established . |
| 5 | Many argue that a league table of costs per QALY , if properly constructed , can provide comprehensive and valid information to help decisions on the allocation of resources . |
| 6 | My personal preference and practice — but it has to be supported by very fertile conditions — is to prune much harder than many think that a rose can stand ( remember , do n't be afraid of the knife , to three or four buds as necessary to find the outward pointing direction from the previous years prune . |
| 7 | The fruits of this estate would have provided the judges ' stipends , insulating the judges from all risk that a government might reduce their pay if they offended it . |
| 8 | James 's attempted flight , however , effectively destroyed any hope that a settlement might be reached which would enable James to preserve his throne . |
| 9 | Concern for the physical welfare of the police and the person resisting ( since the police are likely to be able to muster the greater force ultimately ) both dictate that a point must arise at which further resistance is not only unwise but improper . |