Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] that [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Family tradition — that fund of oral folklore which passes on half-garbled stories , legends and rumours to succeeding generations — has it that one Titford died as a pirate . |
| 2 | A description in G.Paynes ' Collectania Cantiana tells us that four vases of black ware , one of reddish colour , two cups of imitation Samian ware , two black paterae and the neck of a large goblet with handle were found at a depth of four feet at the feet of ten human skeletons . |
| 3 | Does he know that thousands of construction workers in Wales are out of work , yet Shelter Cymru tells us that 63,000 families in the Principality have experienced homelessness in the past year ? |
| 4 | ‘ Her courageous vigil reminds them that one day the atrocities of the State Law and Order Restoration Council ( the junta ) will be only a gruesome memory . ’ |
| 5 | Discussion of the benefits to the manufacturer of vertical separation and of imposing restraints on downstream firms reminds us that one way the whole issue can be thought of is as a principal-agent problem of delegation . |
| 6 | It amuses me that eight years ago I had two homes — but I digress again . |