Example sentences of "that a [noun sg] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have read in Ideal Home that a tip to help sell a house is to brew coffee or play soothing classical music when prospective buyers are viewing , but I disagree with this . |
| 2 | If we look at each of the consonants just mentioned and see which of the features each one has , we get a table like this , where + means that a phoneme does possess that feature and — means that it does not : |
| 3 | There are those who feel , for instance , that a revolution did take place but not one which achieved positive effects ; or others who dispute the existence of an English revolution but who do not adhere to a neo-conservative interpretation of English history . |
| 4 | This would mean that a marriage did exist ; but doubtless it would not be beyond the wit of the courts to arrange things so that the question of ancillary relief received short shrift . |
| 5 | The fact that a majority did vote for them has shifted the balance of power back towards the reformers . |
| 6 | These are practical limits on the beneficiary 's powers , for , although it will not usually be difficult to determine whether a real price was paid , it will regularly be very hard for a beneficiary to show that a buyer did know of the existence of a trust ; and unless this can be shown , no action lies . |
| 7 | Any study of postmodernism in Britain must first of all establish that there really is something to study ; that a literature does exist in Britain which can be seen , in Brian McHale 's terms , as the ‘ logical and historical ’ consequence of the earlier initiatives of modernism . |
| 8 | In a way this new fight against censorship is an opportunity not simply to defend and ensure intellectual freedom but to affirm that a profession does exist which essentially safeguards this freedom . |