Example sentences of "[pers pn] accept [that] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I accept that all aspects relating to the single market fall under the treaty of Rome and carry a commitment to more powers for the European Commission and the European Parliament . |
| 2 | I accept that many experts have a relevant view here . |
| 3 | I accept that many museums are concerned with acquiring such context works , but the national gallery is in the business , quite rightly , of acquiring the very finest works . |
| 4 | Nor do I accept that such feelings are a sign of weakness , provided that they are accompanied by an inner toughness where necessary and justified . ’ |
| 5 | Second , if we accept that such adjectives , unlike predicate qualifiers , are genuinely equivalent to a modified clause in conjunction with the noun phrase which they follow , then it is entirely predictable that this construction will demand , as the preceding main verb , one which customarily supports a predication expressed in an explicit subordinate clause ; this will not , however , be demanded of the verb preceding a predicate qualifier . |
| 6 | Although they accept that these numbers include practising Christians unable — or unwilling — to pay the tax , they believe that most are people who have long drifted away from the church . |
| 7 | Since they accept that some types of nuclear weapons can be used in this way , the argument is designed to legitimise the development and deployment of tactical or ‘ counterforce ’ nuclear weapons and other weaponry associated with a shift away from Mutual Assured Destruction towards Nuclear Utilisation Target Selection ( MAD versus NUTS : see Keeny and Panofsky , 1981 ) . |
| 8 | They accepted that these policies would provide the basis for peaceful co-existence between nations . |
| 9 | They accepted that some regions had distinctive populations resulting from local evolution . |
| 10 | Yet he accepts that these countries need small , defensively equipped armies that could make a potential attacker think twice . |
| 11 | He accepted that such facilities were expensive . |
| 12 | Does he accept that many employers , if not the overwhelming majority , support the Government 's robust stance against the social clause ? |