Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb base] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just that I prefer the other rooms . ’ |
| 2 | I admit that I prefer the longer film , but that may be because I saw it first . |
| 3 | Tell her that I hope the next time I come to stay she wo n't have such a huge fire in the Blue Room . ’ |
| 4 | But I 'm hoping that I get the highest |
| 5 | He was on his way home — characteristically late , I realize , now that I keep the same office hours from the back blocks of the building where I am now sitting . |
| 6 | ‘ It is necessary for business purposes that I speak the major languages of Europe . |
| 7 | Now that I know the genetic formula of my insects , I can reproduce them at will , and I can tell the computer to " evolve " towards them from any arbitrary starting point . |
| 8 | From afar it looks like the classical volcanic cone and it is with a mounting sense of excitement that I climb the last section of loose lava gravel and sharp , welded lava rock . |
| 9 | If you move straight from chapter 5 to chapter 8 you will get a stark contrast between two theories of justification , and all you need to know for the moment is that I take the intervening chapters to provide a reason against any form of foundationalism . |
| 10 | It is for this reason that I regard the industrial action which swept through schools in the mid-1980s with regret . |
| 11 | Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses . |
| 12 | I have already mentioned that I regard the naive inductivist account of science to be very wrong and dangerously misleading . |
| 13 | I have already observed that I regard the so-called ‘ purposive ’ approach to construction with a somewhat critical eye . |
| 14 | But you know perfectly well that I support the new settlement strategy , and therefore in consequence I do support erm general limitations on the growth of settlements and expansion of settlements within the greenbelt . |
| 15 | I have a particular responsibility to ensure that I make the right decision . |
| 16 | The instrument with which we shall purge our minds is the idea that I call the extended phenotype . |
| 17 | I will do , not that I feel the gavel-bashing toastmaster was in order by repeatedly calling for ‘ gentlemen ’ to cough up money for raffle tickets . |
| 18 | ‘ All I can say is that I recognise the incredible enthusiasm that there is for this sport among a section of the listening public — especially Daily Telegraph readers . |
| 19 | By that I mean that I see the New English Art Club as standing for a cultured , civilised , very English approach to art — a kind of visual stability . |
| 20 | But , if I can take it ( given you 've stuck with me so far ) that I 'm preaching to the converted , then let me say that I think the GR-1 is a vast improvement on the GR-50 in terms of sound and ease of approach . |
| 21 | There were a few problems with the casting of the men and staffing for the kitchen , but these were overcome and an excellent play resulted a sentiment that I think the four hundred and thirty seven strong audience would agree with . |
| 22 | Yes , I 've got yeah I know they did , but I think after a while they stopped doing that I think the latest ones you 'll find do n't , do n't do that , they gave , you know , after a while they gave that up , but I , I must check on that , I must check on . |
| 23 | And when I appeal in parishes Sunday by Sunday I am aware that I meet the very people who made me a missionary . |
| 24 | I 've told Dizzy that I want the whole works , and I do n't care what it costs him . ’ |
| 25 | Everything that I do The other night when we came back the streets were deserted . |
| 26 | My shirts and nightwear were still " Annie Thompson " exclusives ( which was her maiden name ) and she would frequently scold herself when she made a mistake in her work and oddly I find that I do the same thing , even today , a sort of " pull your finger out Mahaddie " . |
| 27 | I am pleased to report that I believe the various committees are working in unison to further develop the understanding between them . |
| 28 | ‘ As an ex-sex symbol ’ , Miss Dors confessed , ‘ I usually amaze those who pose the question by saying that I believe the permissive society HAS gone too far . ’ |
| 29 | Dick , thank you for those kind words , er , specially about er my book , and I think I am considering appointing you as my agent er , you also said er that I 'd dr drawn the short straw indeed you er whispered to me that I was the sacrificial lamb this morning well we 'll see about that but I do know that I have the great honour to be invited to speak to congress this morning on behalf of the G M B parliamentary group . |
| 30 | I warrant that I have the unfettered right to authorise the publication of the Work ; that my own and any co-authors ' contributions to the Work are original and contain no libellous defamatory obscene or otherwise unlawful or misleading matter and that all statements therein purporting to be facts are true . |