Example sentences of "[vb -s] that a [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Again , if the court holds that a particular decision was unreasonable , that decision could not lawfully be made again . |
| 7 | He thinks that a proportional representation voting system is more important than the constitutional future of Scotland . |
| 8 | What banana brain thinks that a curved edge to the lid is more important than removing an excess 200g ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But Lang insists that a final blueprint has yet to be prepared . |
| 13 | Now , in a letter dismissing his appeal , the DoE inspector insists that a close relationship exists between the hall and the gateway . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Surely this — gentleman — understands that a prior commitment must take precedence over his needs tonight . ’ |
| 16 | I think that Doreen now understands that a double bed will not fit into any of the chalets . ’ |
| 17 | Sheila Hancock agrees that a great deal of the Williams intellectual showing off was to rid himself of the ‘ Carry On ’ persona . |
| 18 | The story goes that a young king held out his hand , declaring , " I am the commander of the faithfully . " |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ! |
| 21 | It often happens that a particular cat finds itself betrayed by a friendly human hand . |
| 22 | Gavron says that a Labour victory would extend the current hiatus in bid activity — but not for long . |
| 23 | The first law of thermodynamics says that a small change in the entropy of a system is accompanied by a proportional change in the energy of the system . |
| 24 | Matthew says that a small amount of yeast added to ‘ half a hundredweight of flour ’ produces a dough that will rise well beyond its former size . |
| 25 | He rose , began to pace the room , stared at the butler who entered , and said to Orrin , ‘ Beg pardon , sir , for interrupting , but the housekeeper says that a young woman , claiming to be Miss Sally-Anne Tunstall , has arrived at the servants ’ entrance , and what is she to do ? ’ |
| 26 | Professor Nils Shakkabaek of Copenhagen University , who co-ordinated the study , says that a corresponding increase in genito-urinary abnormalities and incidents of testicular cancer tend to support the environmental conclusion . |
| 27 | The company also says that a wide area network option , with five-mile line of sight connections , will be available later in the year . |
| 28 | Herodotus says that a rich Lydian called Pythios tried to get his son exempted from the draft by entertaining the king magnificently ; but the king had the young man sliced in half and made the army march between the pieces ( Hdt. vii.27f . ) . |
| 29 | Menard 142 says that a typical rate for productive scientists is three papers per year . |
| 30 | Menard says that a typical rate for productive scientists is three papers per year . |