Example sentences of "[that] they [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main weakness of these republican reforms was that they threatened fundamental change but did n't fully implement it . |
| 2 | It is equally undeniable that they derive great pleasure from physical confrontations with rival groups of supporters and go to great lengths to evade the authorities and make such confrontations possible . |
| 3 | The way in which royal messengers allegedly searched far and wide for a suitable bride ignores the likelihood that the union with Emma was motivated purely by political considerations , while the statement that they sent other sons to Normandy to be educated is a misleading reference to the exile of Emma 's offspring by Æthelred . |
| 4 | Although , as Beaumanoir stated at this time , the magnates were ‘ sovereigns within their baronies ’ , they were supposed to execute the crown 's ordinances — which often meant that they anticipated royal legislation by legislating in their own name for their own domains . |
| 5 | But , as prisoners see it , the new system means only that they receive negative replies to their complaints more quickly . |
| 6 | We must ensure that they receive ample opportunities to improve their skills and monitor their progress . |
| 7 | He thinks that it is more important to convince doctors that ‘ teaching ’ is a broad term and covers much of what they do every day and to ensure that they receive adequate training and support to carry it out well . |
| 8 | We recommend to the Executive Committee that they approve Christian Aid supporting such a course in the way outlined . |
| 9 | English historians have sometimes lamented the retention of continental possessions by the English crown in the later Middle Ages , maintaining that they distracted English kings from their proper purpose : the reduction of the British Isles to obedience and the formation of an island nation state . |
| 10 | Grafting an additional polarizing region into the anterior margin has done two things — the limb bud has widened and the polarizing region has re-specified the position of the cells in the anterior part of the limb so that they form additional digits . |
| 11 | In some rocks their shells lie so thickly that they form solid bands . |
| 12 | When organisms are examined it is seen that they form natural groups with features , usually morphological , in common . |
| 13 | One of the reasons why the better shipyards and coachbuilders were expensive was that they kept large stocks of valuable timber seasoned and seasoning . |
| 14 | Alternatively , the prices could be adjusted somehow so that they met total costs . |
| 15 | The 1967 Abortion Act made it possible for women to get abortions if they were in the early stages of pregnancy and could persuade two doctors that they met certain criteria . |
| 16 | The new version of the directive , which had received the assent of the European Parliament ( EP ) on Nov. 22 , and which was due to come into force in January 1993 , allowed providers of financial services the right , in principle , to trade anywhere in the EC provided that they met minimum standards ( the so-called " single passport " concept ) . |
| 17 | The fact that they show little grief does not mean they are unmoved , but they may have been less inclined than are many women to see their relationship with their partner as the fulcrum of their lives . |
| 18 | Grammatical structures need to be " overlearned " — so that they become automatic habits . |
| 19 | To help raise parental esteem so that they become equal partners in this process ; and so that young children are able to see their parents as problem solving , confident role models . |
| 20 | While the key features of each — the limited liability company , the use of collective bargaining and the state provision of welfare — all have something of a Christian basis in terms of providing outlets for savings , strengthening the family , and correcting injustice and providing for those in need , nevertheless it is easy to see how they can become taken over by humanistic philosophy — so that they become unlimited freedom to create wealth , the use of collective power and the denial of individual merit and the state as the alternative for the family and private charity . |
| 21 | I understand that they purify minuscule amounts of water . |
| 22 | I think that the 80s were beneficial in that they produced plural arts funding . |
| 23 | The Global Strategy paper that they produced pleased Churchill , and it became the starting point for the development of British military strategy in the nuclear era . |
| 24 | The things she said were always in disagreement , with the teacher or another member of the class , and cost her so much , in terms of physical anguish , that they carried great conviction . |
| 25 | Their women , far from being grateful , turned on them , snarling , in late night conversations telling them to shut up ; far from setting them free to work for the Revolution , their women demanded that they take emotional responsibility and also clean the loos . |
| 26 | Many police officers will want to remind the Home Secretary as he prepares his response to the Sheahy report that they take special risks and deserve special treatment . |
| 27 | In the course of doing so money will have to be spent on cleaning up the Six ( and , no doubt , eventually , the Soviet Union , too ) to ensure that they make respectable cohabitants of the new Europe which various leaders from Gorbachev to Delors to François Mitterrand have envisaged . |
| 28 | To begin with , young girls and women are frequently told that they talk too much , that they make facile use of words , that they chatter idly . |
| 29 | The main advantage of compression joints is that they make complicated pipe runs much easier since the joints can all be assembled , tightened , slackened off again and the pipe rotated in the joint to get the position right before the nuts are all re-tightened . |
| 30 | Modern breeds of these homing pigeons return so reliably and are so tame and amenable that they make excellent subjects with which to investigate the homing ability . |