Example sentences of "[that] [prep] [adj] [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This public celebration is still usually followed by the private honeymoon , despite the fact that for many it will not be the first holiday they have had together . |
| 2 | She went to the edge of the roof and shouted across the village at the unnamed thief that for this he 'd be struck with paralysis ; that he 'd be smitten with cholera and die : that unless he owned up and returned the cockerel , the gods would punish his family with poverty and starvation for ever . |
| 3 | We indicated that the night the flight was made would be the climax of the air-raids , that after that they 'd stop . |
| 4 | I shall allow three more questions from each side , but I am afraid that after that we must move on . |
| 5 | The result , which we obtain there , is that in general it will be rational for agents to infer from an own price higher than initially expected that there have been both positive aggregate and positive relative demand shocks . |
| 6 | I knew that in 1945 they could not make do on their rations . |
| 7 | I suppose it was inevitable that in 1918 he should capitalise on his expertise at a time when the post-war craze for the new-fangled wireless sets was at its height . |
| 8 | I anticipate that in 1991 we will re-visit most of these subjects and I expect that we will address several others such as skills shortages , innovation policy and education policy proposals . |
| 9 | most of us assume that without these we could not detect the Earth 's magnetic field . |
| 10 | I was so bemused that at first I could do nothing but stare . |
| 11 | ‘ hat I have to say ’ , I went on , ‘ is so important and so … vital that at first it may be difficult to believe . |
| 12 | Bill Webster of Hilton said that at first it might be voluntary for guests to use their towels twice . |
| 13 | This quiet group of people looked so simple and unassuming that at first he could not think what made them interesting to him , and then he realized that they gave every appearance of complete sincerity . |
| 14 | Heartily wishing she had never been provoked into volunteering that piece of information , Fabia did n't want him getting the idea that at twenty-two she could n't be a too well-seasoned journalist . |
| 15 | We do n't go out to gather potatoes we go to hunt taters And the East Mainland do n't say that at all they would call them more tatties or taties |
| 16 | With the surrender of Germany and Turkey 's entry into the war , it was felt that one phase of our work was done , and that at last we could go home . |
| 17 | Since being appointed as Shropshire Youth rep , I have become increasingly aware of the lack of ‘ voice ’ that the youth of Shropshire seem to have , and therefore my job is to represent the youth of Shropshire so that at last we can be heard . |
| 18 | ‘ Thank goodness that at last I shall be able to come from Stowbridge by the short way and under the low bridge ! ’ he said . |
| 19 | He had n't expected the red carpet to be unrolled for him , but he had thought that at last he would be at work , setting up his meetings , on the move . |
| 20 | It 's not the best time to launch a new car but we 're optimistic that by 1992 it 'll be alright . |
| 21 | Although China wanted the naval base retained , Chief Secretary Sir David Ford announced that by 1992 it would be moved from its central site to make way for land reclamation . |
| 22 | Most of the members of the IRB know that even in 1992 the rejection of South Africa as the host country would be a King Canute job and that by 1995 it would look just plain silly . |