Example sentences of "[adv prt] that [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yeah , well … we went over that at the time , did n't we ? ’ |
| 2 | Useless for Boswell to point out that notwithstanding the title ‘ Doctor ’ , physick did not belong in Johnson 's otherwise comprehensive repertoire , and here it was that the landlord made a distinction which so pleased Johnson : ‘ They say he is the greatest man in England , except Lord Mansfield . ’ |
| 3 | During our work with this widow , whose husband had died very unexpectedly , it turned out that since the time of his death until the time she contacted us , she had kept herself in a state of perpetual motion between her house and that of her son who lived some fifty miles away . |
| 4 | And no one pointed out that at the Chelsea game , the programme had a huge 2-page spread entitled ‘ Stop the Munich song ’ in which Strach , Macca , Speedo , and others suggested that singing this stuff is a dumb thing to do . |
| 5 | She points out that at the size S 1 the marginal benefit of the last inch is less than the marginal cost to you , which is also the amount you must be compensated for that last inch on the tree . |
| 6 | A sudden variation in sentence complexity may help to give this effect : Norman Page points out that at the beginning of Jane Austen 's Emma , the three-word sentence " Miss Taylor married " stands out momentously against a background of longer sentences ( the average sentence length for the first five paragraphs of the novel being 26.5 words ) . |
| 7 | Early in this chapter it was pointed out that at the beginning of the century British governments adopted an approach of relief of unemployment that largely ruled out the creation of specific employment opportunities . |
| 8 | Critics pointed out that at the time of the White Paper and in the process of polytechnic designation there had been little or nothing in the shape of academic planning . |
| 9 | And he points out that on the day in question , there were several serious emergencies , including the case of an eight year old boy who died . |
| 10 | Ken Schofield , executive director of the PGA European Tour , points out that on the debit side there will also be huge expenses and says : ‘ We shall not be able to assess the likely profit for some months . |
| 11 | Ken Schofield , executive director of the PGA European Tour , points out that on the debit side there will also be huge expenses and says : ‘ We shall not be able to assess the likely profit for some months . |
| 12 | First of all I think we have worked out the importance of establishing a very good relationship with the media and that 's developing and that means that , that the views of the trade union movement are beginning to be heard , er , when we , when we spoke to the editor of the local paper for example , we pointed out that on the business page there 's nothing about trade unions and did he think that business er existed without er on , just on one side . |
| 13 | Environmental groups have pointed out that on the basis of these figures emissions are likely to increase significantly after 2000 , even if the stabilization target is met , unless the government takes action to promote energy conservation . |
| 14 | Toward 2000 , points out that with the production of fuelwood expected to fall short by 40 per cent , ‘ many poor people will not be able to cook their food adequately . |
| 15 | Managing director of Torquay Leisure Hotels , Laurence Murrell , points out that for the system to be financially successful , the units must run for the maximum possible number of hours . |
| 16 | For the period 1757–1822 it has been calculated that the aggregate drain was approximately £250 million , while it has been pointed out that for the period from the 1850s to the First World War surpluses from the Indian economy were crucial in allowing Britain to balance its deficits with Europe and the USA ( Bagchi , 1982 , pp. 81 , 88 ) . |
| 17 | He pointed out that under the proposals an extra 42 places would be reserved for the disabled in Abbot 's Yard , near High Row and Skinnergate . |
| 18 | The union pointed out that under the Merchant Shipping Act , the loss of a ship terminated a seaman 's contract and that newcomers would expect the wages which they had previously enjoyed ; since these varied from port to port and ship to ship , domestic peace on board would be unlikely . |
| 19 | He pointed out that despite the increase in the quantity of grain collected ‘ the food reserves are in danger of drying up , and against this no improvement in the requisitioning machinery can help . ’ |
| 20 | It turns out that despite the accolades of later historians , Davy had formidable competition for the creation of a lamp . |
| 21 | Some three months later , on 5 June 1824 , he wrote to the Central Committee pointing out that as the bulk of shipwrecks on the island were from ‘ the surrounding kingdoms ’ it would be of benefit to all maritime interests for lifeboat stations to be established by the national organisation . |
| 22 | Although the soundblaster and Adlib cards are mentioned in the same breath when referring to their support by Windows , I think that it should be pointed out that unlike the SoundBlaster card , the Adlib card ( not including the Adlib Gold ) can only play MID files via the Media Player , and is not capable of playing the digitised speech WAV files . |
| 23 | It is worth pointing out that before the revolution , Cuba , due to its sugar-based economy , had relatively fewer smallholders and relatively more agricultural labourers than most Latin American countries . |
| 24 | Taylor ( 1987 ) points out that in the United States during the 1980s , the Reagan Administration , pursuing similar policies to those of the Conservatives , presided over a decline in crime and asks why the United Kingdom was different . |
| 25 | In Chapter 1 , we defined inflation as a persistent rise in the average level of prices and we pointed out that in the UK the rate of inflation is normally measured as the annual percentage increase in the Retail Price Index . |
| 26 | Adopting a paternal tone , however , Justinian went on to point out that in the case of bequests under conditions or uncertain terms it would also be best to refrain from alienation to avoid the possibility of grave expense arising from ensuing eviction . |
| 27 | Point out that in the case of a married couple or a permanent relationship ( especially between a man and woman living together and with the possibility of children , planned or unexpected ) , the joint tenancy is the surest guarantee that on the death of either there will at least be a roof over the heads of the surviving family , particularly if there is to be a mortgage supported by a life endowment policy . |
| 28 | Fforde highlights a key difficulty for his argument by pointing out that in the debates about the issue which dominated Edwardian Conservatism — tariff reform — the Conservative Party developed a language which ‘ employed a great deal of anti- laissez faire rhetoric and espoused policies which involved state expansion ’ . |
| 29 | They point out that in the history of science it is clear that social and political factors play a great part in determining which theories are held on to and which are rejected ; certainly they play at least as great a part as the degree to which a theory is seen as having evidential support . |
| 30 | ‘ The viewer pointed out that in the film Tony seemed to show responses . |