Example sentences of "they [vb base] that [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They concede that while the fall in the pound will push up inflation , the critical point is by how much . |
| 2 | They insist that because the warships would be protecting Japanese property , they would not be contravening clauses in the post-war constitution which forbid the use of armed forces outside territorial waters . |
| 3 | I hope that , the hon. Gentleman will welcome these tough targets and recognise that they mean that when the time is right , these matters are reviewed and the customer gets a better deal because we make sure that he does and that the regulators do their job excellently . |
| 4 | They say that before the first human was born the seven celestial sisters — the Nymphs of the Pleiades — using their sarongs as wings , used to descend to a sacred pool in Bali to bathe naked in the waters of the world . |
| 5 | They say that after the age of thirty , or marriage , whichever comes first , one can write no more poetry . |
| 6 | ‘ And they say that after the Conablaiche would come the Lad of the Skins , ’ said the soldier , and a sudden silence fell , because everyone knew about the Lad of the Skins and the Knife of Light , and how , if you fell into the Lad 's clutches , he would take your soul and you would be thrown for ever into the Prison of Hostages . |
| 7 | They say that because the chalk 's porous , dangerous chemicals could seep into groundwater below . |
| 8 | They say that as the meeting was drawing to its conclusion , everyone was waiting for a certain person to utter a few graceful words by way of a thank-you to the summit host , Mr Mitterrand . |
| 9 | Er you get , sa instructor and they say that if a training course which is gon na start at half past eight on February the tenth , erm yeah well that 's what we got ta do then you got ta start looking to the planning towards have n't you ? |
| 10 | They say that when the decision was made to transfer the spinal unit at Harlow Wood to Nottingham 's Queens Medical Centre about a third of the hospital 's work was removed and no new contracts were negotiated to fill the gap . |
| 11 | Both Atticus and Judge Taylor realise that the case is lost before that trial even begins because they realise that because the jury is all white , they can not convict a black man against a white man 's word . |
| 12 | The promoters say they hope that if the event becomes an annual festival , prices may then come down . |
| 13 | They predict that if no controls are placed on CFC and halon emissions there will be over 150 million extra cases of skin cancer in white US citizens born before 2075 . |
| 14 | They consider that unless the farming methods are tackled , no clothing industry can claim that its product is ecologically sound . |
| 15 | They know that if an item has the Royal Navy 's endorsement it is bound to be of good quality . |
| 16 | They assume that when a child hears ‘ Two twos are four , two threes are six ’ that they 've got various pictures in their heads , various ideas onto which to attach these symbols and these words . |
| 17 | They believe that since the Age of Aquarius started , people are beginning to be a lot nicer to each other a lot more responsible , caring and understanding . |
| 18 | They feel that if the Conservatives emerge as the largest minority party on April 9 and attempt to rule alone , the Liberal Democrats could make Labour ‘ sweat ’ by keeping the Tories going , even though this would mean effectively abandoning their clear commitment to electoral reform above all else . |
| 19 | In any case , they argue that if a country really wants to build its own bomb it will do so . |
| 20 | They argue that if the Greeks can demonstrate with exhibitions such as this that there is no such thing as a Macedonian culture in the former Yugoslavia , Serbian claims to cultural domination of the region are strengthened and Macedonia is more likely to suffer the kind of atrocities that Croatia and Bosnia have endured . |
| 21 | They argue that if the ‘ short-term ’ citation frequency increases , this represents an increase in the impact of that research group . |
| 22 | They argue that if the same rigour was applied to drafting proper legislation the problem of bringing suspects to trial could be eliminated . |
| 23 | They argue that as the industrial state has grown so the ‘ contradictions of capitalism ’ have increased . |
| 24 | They discover that although the stone is capable of communicating on ‘ vocal ’ , its more natural medium is ‘ softalk ’ , or direct interface with their pocket computer . |