Example sentences of "that they [vb base] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By this is meant that they derive an important part of their remuneration from singing , playing or directing in cathedrals and major parish churches . |
| 2 | It follows that they absorb a large part of the national resources in terms of money and man- and womanpower , and that the financing , staffing and administration of them is very complex . |
| 3 | Disputed claims can be an unnecessary drag on effective management of construction projects in that they absorb an enormous quantity of the time and energy of trained staff in unproductive activity |
| 4 | Whatever happens in 1992 we must all work to make our customers appreciate that they receive a first class service . |
| 5 | The simplest explanation for the persistence of the displacement model is that problems arising from pupils ' behaviour are so stressful that they provoke an expedient response . |
| 6 | The crucial process , which the British Technology Group is patenting , aligns the polymers so that they form a coherent layer . |
| 7 | Secondly , effective defence in depth presupposes that castles have been sited with this end in view , and that they form a coherent group under unified control . |
| 8 | A single small male cone produces several million grains and if you tap one in spring , they fall out in such numbers that they form a golden cloud . |
| 9 | These immigrant groups then tend to become part of the lower classes , unless there are so many that they form a separate sub-culture ( as is the case with Turks in West Germany ) . |
| 10 | There are so many of these tiny organisms that they form a vast golden carpet along the shoreline . |
| 11 | Their specific significance is that they form a crucial element in what has been called the ‘ self-production ’ of modern societies . |
| 12 | For mile after mile along the dark beaches , the living tide of horseshoe crabs is so thick that they form a continuous strip , like a causeway of giant cobbles . |
| 13 | Once in a while someone has such a severe throat infection that they form a large boil behind the tonsils . |
| 14 | The more phosphate that is available , the more algae grow and multiply , sometimes to such an extent that they form a dense mat over the surface of the water . |
| 15 | A third viewpoint suggests that they form an intermediate group between the middle and working classes . |
| 16 | In hexagonal ice the water molecules are arranged in such a way that they form an open lattice structure which produces puckered layers of hydrogen-bonded water molecules ( Figure 8 ) . |
| 17 | Trade figures , despite the fact that they show a sustained increase in the volume of exports , tell a particularly sad story of relative decline for a once dominant trading nation . |
| 18 | There is also a danger that , particularly in relation to inherent uncertainties arising from going concern considerations , added emphasis paragraphs would be used to such an extent that they become a standard paragraph . |
| 19 | Applying the principles of the 12 Steps in all aspects of life so that they become a natural way of life and provide the capacity to live happily and confidently without the need for mood-altering substances or behaviours . |
| 20 | Reverting now to spatio-temporal relations , the assumption of their irreducibility to monadic predicates is linked with the assumption that they depict an objective order , and if such relations are taken to depict an objective order , then it is clear that we shall have to assume the possibility of a plurality of biographically distinct points of view , occupied by different percipients , before we can make any significant inferences about the ontological distinguishability of their terms . |
| 21 | He should insist that the correct wing is held , and direct the car or tractor driver so that they take a safe route which is clear of any hazard from dropping winch cables . |
| 22 | I asked that they take a different route each time , as far as possible , and to occasionally drive him there . |
| 23 | I suggest that they take an extended lunch and return mid-afternoon . |
| 24 | It 's only by ignoring them that they make a real effort to survive . |
| 25 | In large organisations the assumption of the supervisory role is often made easier by transferring staff on promotion so that they make a fresh start among strangers ; |
| 26 | They all speak excellent English and going on last year , are so pleased to be in Britain and so appreciative of everything arranged for them that they make an easy and rewarding group to entertain . |
| 27 | Very big trees it , it 's suggested should be planted along there , so that they make an immediate impact . |
| 28 | And , needless now perhaps to say , such situations should mount up on a progressive scale so that they make an ongoing story . |
| 29 | I know that they combine a macho enthusiasm for selective violence with a rigid adherence to middle-class morality , but you are n't seriously suggesting that they 'll suspect me of cutting Paul 's throat because I go to bed with his wife ? |
| 30 | It is also true that many older people , who were trained rigorously in the disciplines of study fashionable before 1960 , think that they know a great deal about language , but in fact imbibed many false notions from their schooling . |