Example sentences of "[vb -s] that a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That he evidently supposes that a 43-year-old woman , hitherto miserably infertile , could make cod claims on such an issue tells you rather less about Walter than it does about Graham Swannell 's flimsy and opportunistic approach to characterisation . |
| 2 | However , the government emphasises that a clean environment can not be had on the cheap , and electricity and water consumers are being prepared for increased charges to meet the costs . |
| 3 | It emphasises that a proposed change of use constitutes development if the new use is ‘ substantially ’ different from the old . |
| 4 | The case illustrates that an indirect cause is sufficient . |
| 5 | I do not think this difficulty is insuperable , particularly if one accepts that a single gene mutation could have a large effect in fitting an organism to a new environment . |
| 6 | Kripke 's interpretation of the private language argument holds that a negative answer to the last question is a consequence of more general considerations about rules and objectivity . |
| 7 | Again , if the court holds that a particular decision was unreasonable , that decision could not lawfully be made again . |
| 8 | He thinks that a proportional representation voting system is more important than the constitutional future of Scotland . |
| 9 | What banana brain thinks that a curved edge to the lid is more important than removing an excess 200g ? |
| 10 | No one thinks that a female MP can not represent both the men and the women in her constituency just as effectively as a man . |
| 11 | The Committee is quoting the Heilbron Report , and appears to be saying that if the public thinks that a particular law covers certain activities and in fact it does cover these activities , then it should for that reason continue to cover only these activities . |
| 12 | It thinks that a sensible way would be to standardise on windows , icons , menus , and command box style via agreement on specific languages — such as C , C++ — for all interfaces , with reusable source code modules , rather than on specific product-oriented solutions . |
| 13 | Everyone thinks that an English Rose complexion is nice but I 'd love to have olive skin . |
| 14 | Henry Vizetelly remarks ( A History of Champagne , 1887 ) that the soil of Aÿ ‘ lends a flavour of peaches ’ , but as he also records that an anonymous document , entitled ‘ Mémoire sur la Manière de cultiver la Vigne et de fair le Vin en Champagne ’ , dated 1718 , reveals that the secret of Dom Pérignon was to add four or five stoned peaches to a piece of wine , the source of such an exotic flavour must be questioned . |
| 15 | Faced with worrying medical symptoms in one 's child , signs that an elderly parent can no longer cope alone in their own home , or the sight of flames consuming the house around you — what you do is crucial ! |
| 16 | Accordingly the law insists that a former employee can not be prevented from turning to his own account his professional skill and knowledge even though it may have been acquired whilst in employment and at the employer 's expense . |
| 17 | But Lang insists that a final blueprint has yet to be prepared . |
| 18 | Now , in a letter dismissing his appeal , the DoE inspector insists that a close relationship exists between the hall and the gateway . |
| 19 | Butler insists that a particular passion , like that for some particular food , say an apple pie , is not directed at self at all , but at some external object , such as the pie . |
| 20 | Surely this — gentleman — understands that a prior commitment must take precedence over his needs tonight . ’ |
| 21 | The pupil understands that a larger unit of measurement will produce a smaller numerical answer than a smaller unit of measurement applied to the same length ( Examples 92,93 ) . |
| 22 | I think that Doreen now understands that a double bed will not fit into any of the chalets . ’ |
| 23 | Sheila Hancock agrees that a great deal of the Williams intellectual showing off was to rid himself of the ‘ Carry On ’ persona . |
| 24 | To speed things up , Mr Gilchrist agrees that a few acquisitions may be needed . |
| 25 | The story goes that a young king held out his hand , declaring , " I am the commander of the faithfully . " |
| 26 | The story goes that an angry auto body painter noticed his masking tape only had adhesive along its edges and told the salesman : ‘ Take this tape back to your stingy Scotch bosses and tell them to put more adhesive on it . ’ |
| 27 | This suspicion is reinforced by another concession whereby Finnis allows that an unjust law may be a law for all that . |
| 28 | In industry it often happens that a great deal of thought goes into the design of a project , when the real problem is finding the right person to run the project . |
| 29 | It just so happens that a framed photograph of Clarence Winchester in his 50hp Caudron biplane at Hendon circa 1915 adorns the Collectair office wall ! |
| 30 | It often happens that a particular cat finds itself betrayed by a friendly human hand . |