Example sentences of "that [noun prp] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it meant that Swindon had more room to manoevre and Maskells determination in front of goal brought them back level . |
| 2 | Anthony Scrivener QC , for the defence , had told the judge that Goldman had such an interest in protecting the MCC share price that it had a motive to ‘ create a story ’ about his client mounting a bear raid . |
| 3 | I could see that Holmes found this both interesting and strange . |
| 4 | To some extent , the demoralisation and poverty of spirit I had encountered could be attributed to the misfortunes of geography ; to the fact that Czechoslovakia had such ruthless neighbours as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union . |
| 5 | The World Bank estimates that Czechoslovakia requires more than US$50 billion to reduce pollution levels and to bring environmental standards to acceptable international levels . |
| 6 | One of the reasons it thinks COSE is interested in its participation is some key technology that DEC has that in its infinite wisdom it has failed to trumpet . |
| 7 | Alcuin [ q.v. ] says that Offa shed much blood to secure Ecgfrith 's position , and if this refers to a purge of the royal kindred may explain why Cenwulf was so distant a relative . |
| 8 | Bet that Pascall sells more of Hank 's book to women than he ever will to men . ’ |
| 9 | It seemed to Woodcock that Minton recognised this aspect of his nature almost before he himself did . |
| 10 | It is possible that Minton chose this subject , in which the relevance of the Crucifixion is cancelled out by the attention given to a game of chance , as an expression of his own despair at the malignancy of fate . |
| 11 | Later in life Ramsey denied that Temple had this supposed effect upon him . |
| 12 | It may have been that Harvey enjoyed such seniority in the Church that in his case such deviation was permitted , but given that two or three other committed Free Presbyterians have been active in the Official Unionist Party ( in 1985 there were two Free Presbyterians in local government as Official Unionist councillors ) , it is more likely that the Church leadership was genuinely able to maintain some distance from Paisley 's politics . |
| 13 | Abdulai Conteh , Vice-President under Joseph Momoh> until the April coup , was denied refuge in the United Kingdom K after the UK Home Secretary decided on July 24 that Conteh bore some responsibility for governmental corruption . |
| 14 | Of course , neither should we forget the shadowy Priory of Sion , the organisation that Lincoln spent much time on in his excellent bestseller The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail . |
| 15 | The absence of a prosperous merchant class meant that Sheffield had few fine houses or public buildings . |
| 16 | I do not think that Edwin set any great value on other people 's opinions . ’ |
| 17 | It is sometimes said that Watkins adopted such a variety of markers , including features of all types and ages , that his ideas can be discredited on this point alone . |
| 18 | He says that Hereford needs some sort of scheme which will be sympathetic to the area 's enviromnent , but succeed in reducing traffic . |
| 19 | One does not get the impression , however , that Greenfield recognises this polemical and ideological aspect of her description of unschooled thinking . |
| 20 | Peter Holman 's exemplary notes suggest that Jenkins composed these works in his 20s or 30s , but the quality of the music seem to belie that generally accepted claim : it is difficult to imagine such depth of repose in so young a man — though that in turn gives the modern listener a clue as to why Jenkins was such a respected and well-loved figure in his day . |
| 21 | Now that Yeremi perceived those shapes — some of which were shifting , as he watched — he also distinguished a rich spectrum of dark hues : purple , indigo , amethyst . |
| 22 | The notion that Germany possesses some magical formula for everlasting material success is deep-rooted and has led to a string of further propositions . |
| 23 | I trust that ASV realises this , and are even now preparing a matching series of modern Scots works . |
| 24 | But our sources do not for the most part interest themselves in times of peace — the impression from Diodorus ' own narrative is that Dionysius did little but fight wars against Carthage ; but Carthaginian aggressiveness , like Persian , was exaggerated by ‘ crusading ’ Greek historiography and poetry . |
| 25 | The tragedy is that Offiah did some very good promotional work in Gateshead a couple of days before the game — and then blew all the goodwill . |
| 26 | Nobody , no scientist anyway , would or could deny that Lucy had this propensity to an extraordinary degree , of this the Magistrate was sure . |
| 27 | Eb and Florrie Judge had one son , Thomas , and when Tom was sixteen he discovered that Saul had some hold over his father . |
| 28 | Farmer Colin points out that this selfless operation is always carried out with a complete lack of regard for personal safety and reminds the committee that Josh has several times fallen off his load just outside the King 's Head . |
| 29 | But it quickly became apparent to the practised eye of Brainsby that Branson required little advice in the matter of public relations — or , for that matter , in dressing up . |
| 30 | Not that Bobby had much time for sea-bathing . |