Example sentences of "[to-vb] that it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When chemists vapourised potassium nitrate and trapped it an argon matrix , however , they were surprised to discover that it contained molecules with the chemical formula KNO 3 . |
| 2 | I once garnered a useful titbit about Indian life from a documentary about the highest balloon flight in the world because I happened to see that it took place in the centre of the Indian sub-continent where the air can be particularly still . |
| 3 | This is not to reject the approach out of hand ; but merely to acknowledge that it has weaknesses . |
| 4 | We talked for many weeks , and gradually he genuinely came to see my point of view and to agree that it made sense . |
| 5 | I expect to hear that it matches Dr Darnell 's fingernails . |
| 6 | The accounts department is responsible for ensuring that top management is aware of the financial state of the company and for advising it on appropriate actions to ensure that it remains sound . |
| 7 | The accounts department is responsible for ensuring that top management is aware of the financial state of the company and for advising it on appropriate actions to ensure that it remains sound . |
| 8 | However , I should like to go further and suggest that the minimum term of appointment of the governors of the institution should be eight rather than five years , to ensure that it goes way beyond the electoral cycle of any member state . |
| 9 | With regard to what he said about Stratford school , if he had taken rather more interest in the school when it was in the control of Newham and insisted on the school keeping up to reasonable standards and if he now put pressure on Newham LEA to ensure that it raised standards in schools , he would be doing more for his constituents than he is by his performance today . |
| 10 | Full-time training at agricultural colleges , universities , or other specialized establishments can provide a much deeper knowledge of the theory of farming , but you should look very carefully at the syllabus to ensure that it covers subjects germane to practical smallholding before enrolling on a course . |
| 11 | Although one need look no further than the Institute 's mission statement to appreciate that it sees members ' interests as very much secondary to the public interest , it might be reassuring for practising members to know that the Institute , nevertheless , recognises their concerns and has taken proper account of them in determining its long-term objectives . |
| 12 | India , which in the 1960s led the fight in international agencies against rigid copyright rules , was the first to realise that it needed copyright and patents to protect and regularise its own emerging knowledge-based industries . |
| 13 | I have certainly tried to argue that it makes sense to talk of God inviting trust by withholding the sort of evidence which might admit of certainty that He exists . |
| 14 | It comes as no surprise to learn that it took director Peter Greenaway a very long time to find a film company that would consider his script for more than 30 seconds . |
| 15 | John thanked the staff for their generosity and went on to explain that it costs £1.5m to run the hospice for a year . |
| 16 | And it 's no exaggeration to say that it took years of sifting through the wreckage of myself to find a woman I could begin to take some pride in again . |
| 17 | This is not to say that such comment is wholly wrong ; merely to say that it lacks precision , finesse . |
| 18 | This may be sufficient to show that it lacks authority over me in those other areas . |
| 19 | It is both salutary and stimulating to show that it has roots in people 's minds . |
| 20 | In many countries besides America , public opinion strongly supports capital punishment — undeterred by the fact that no criminological study has ever been able to prove that it reduces crime . |
| 21 | If good faith requires only that the holder have no actual notice that the goods have not been shipped or do not correspond to the bill of lading description , the holder does not have to prove that it give value or consideration , as it must under the Pomerene Act . |
| 22 | In the first three years of the experiment not a single pedestrian was injured seriously enough while crossing the road to feel that it warranted reporting . |