Example sentences of "that [noun] [vb base] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is beyond doubt , he argues , and most psychologists and ethologists would agree , ‘ that animals act for the sake of goals , and that they may be conscious of their goals , in the quite literal sense that they may see or smell what they are after ’ ( 1975 : 19 ) . |
| 2 | Not only must we limit the scope of animal goals but we must also limit the sense of the claim that animals act for the sake of goals . |
| 3 | There is not , of course , any serious evidence that kin support for the elderly is declining , despite the persistent myth that it is . |
| 4 | The staff admit that a sudden rise in entrances to the zoo was likely to be largely due to an interest by the public who wanted to visit it before it finally closed and they agree that problems remain for the future . |
| 5 | She turned back to Elinor and said in the rather loud , slow , and contrived voice that people use for the deaf , ‘ I 've brought you a surprise , Nell . ’ |
| 6 | It is inevitably a part of the normal grieving process that people search for the dead person in a multitude of ways , but it is very necessary for friends of the bereaved to help them choose carefully . |
| 7 | A rise in incomes will change the demand that citizens register for the good . |
| 8 | Few would deny the convenience for shoppers of large numbers of local stores with long opening hours on six and a half days each week , but there is no doubt that consumers pay for the convenience . |